Kernel salaries, 1 Nov 2026
How much Kernel pays its sales hires
Our researched figure for sales pay at Kernel is Stated per posting (stated by the company, checked 30 Oct 2026). Every posting names a sterling figure, most as OTE plus equity: £63,000 OTE for the BDR, whose commission is a share of the closed-won deals they sourced with accelerators past target, £110,000 to £140,000 OTE for a mid-market AE and £140,000 to £200,000 OTE for an enterprise AE. The solutions engineering and delivery seats pay £80,000 to £120,000 OTE, while the RevOps and GTM engineering roles quote a plain salary with no commission.
Kernel pay by sales role
One row per sales role Kernel is hiring for, set beside what that role posts at every other company here, so a strong number stands out from an ordinary one. Typical means from the 25th percentile of the midpoints of posted ranges (each counted as yearly pay, a rate per hour at 2,080 hours) to the 90th percentile of their top ends. Click a figure for the openings behind it.
| Sales role | Openings | Pay posted | All companies | Top posted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AE | 2 | No pay posted | Too few to band | None posted |
| Customer success | 2 | No pay posted | Too few to band | None posted |
| RevOps | 2 | No pay posted | Too few to band | None posted |
| SDR & BDR | 2 | No pay posted | Too few to band | None posted |
| Account management | 1 | No pay posted | Too few to band | None posted |
| Sales engineering | 1 | No pay posted | Too few to band | None posted |
Top-paying sales seats at Kernel today
All Kernel openings, sorted by payImplementation Lead (shows the role here)
Customer success · London · 1mo agoDetails
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How Kernel structures pay
Base salary with commission quoted as OTE (uncapped with accelerators for BDRs), equity on every posting and a £450 monthly allowance for dinners in the office.
Kernel pay from our research
Our researched figure (stated by the company, checked 30 Oct 2026) is Stated per posting. Every posting names a sterling figure, most as OTE plus equity: £63,000 OTE for the BDR, whose commission is a share of the closed-won deals they sourced with accelerators past target, £110,000 to £140,000 OTE for a mid-market AE and £140,000 to £200,000 OTE for an enterprise AE. The solutions engineering and delivery seats pay £80,000 to £120,000 OTE, while the RevOps and GTM engineering roles quote a plain salary with no commission. How we research employer pay.
Questions about pay at Kernel
What does Kernel pay its salespeople?
Our researched figure for sales pay at Kernel is Stated per posting (stated by the company, checked 30 Oct 2026). Every posting names a sterling figure, most as OTE plus equity: £63,000 OTE for the BDR, whose commission is a share of the closed-won deals they sourced with accelerators past target, £110,000 to £140,000 OTE for a mid-market AE and £140,000 to £200,000 OTE for an enterprise AE. The solutions engineering and delivery seats pay £80,000 to £120,000 OTE, while the RevOps and GTM engineering roles quote a plain salary with no commission.
How is sales comp structured at Kernel?
Base salary with commission quoted as OTE (uncapped with accelerators for BDRs), equity on every posting and a £450 monthly allowance for dinners in the office.