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Everyone loves a $350K+ OTE… until they realize it’s mostly fiction. I’ve spent the last year mulling on a solution.
No April Fools joke here. I'm dead serious.
Here's the dirty secret with OTE (on track earnings) assumes you hit 100% of quota.
Let's say a company offers you $300 OTE.
Your Base Salary - $150K
Your Variable - $150K
But at this company - less than 28% of reps hit 100% of goal, meaning they don't see that $150K in variable.
The average rep may take home $210,000, when they expected $300,000.
Here's what SaaS needs to adopt: Median Earnings Attainment Number (MEAN)
Not what reps COULD earn if they hit 100%.
What reps ACTUALLY earned last year.
Publish it by segment:
→ SMB AE: $142K MEAN
→ MM AE: $183K MEAN
→ ENT AE: $267K MEAN
This would:
✔ End the fake OTE inflation game
✔ Give candidates real earning expectations
✔ Force companies to be honest about attainment
✔ Help sellers make informed career decisions
Until then, always ask in interviews:
"What % of reps hit 100% of quota last year?"
"Can you show me the attainment distribution?"
"What did the median rep actually earn?"
Who'd be onboard with this?
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