Business software · Small business accounting software
Xero
About Xero
Xero sells accounting software for small businesses that links them with their bank, accountant, bookkeeper and other apps. Its salespeople mostly sell to accounting and bookkeeping practices: account executives grow partner territories, solutions consultants design workflows for practices, and Xero is recruiting accountants into SaaS sales in Australia and New Zealand. Roles sit in San Mateo, Austin and remote US states, Toronto, Manchester, London, Milton Keynes, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Auckland and Wellington.
Stated by the company
, SalesJobs.Now shows 8 open Xero sales roles; 2 of them print a salary figure.
Xero sales openings
Board read 30 Oct 2026, 21:06 UTCAccount Executive (shows the role here)
AE · UK: Manchester (Landmark, St Peter's Square, 1 Oxford St)· 3d agoDetails
- $70,000–$80,000/yr
- $110,000–$120,000/yr
Solutions Consultant (shows the role here)
Sales engineering · NZ: Auckland: Xero 4 (96 St Georges Bay Rd, Level 2 & 3)· 1mo agoDetails
Small Business Onboarding Specialist (shows the role here)
Customer success · ZA: Cape Town (Willowbridge Centre)· 1mo agoDetails
Head of Sales, Canada (shows the role here)
Sales leadership · CAN: Toronto (111 Richmond Street West)· 1mo agoDetails
Customer Success People Lead (shows the role here)
Customer success · UK: Milton Keynes (100 Avebury)· 3mo agoDetails
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Xero as an employer
Accounting software used by 5 million customers worldwide, by its own count. Posted pay: Stated per posting (stated by the company).
8 sales openings on its careers board right now8 sales openings at Xero, as its own board showed them 30 Oct 2026.
Base salary, performance incentives and equity, which Xero groups as its Total Package.
San Mateo, Austin and remote in Illinois, New York, Massachusetts and Texas; Toronto; Manchester, London and Milton Keynes; Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney; Auckland and Wellington.
Caveats
- The pay figure is stated by the company: a reference point from research, not a salary read off today's postings, so negotiate from the offer in front of you.
Pay at Xero
Stated by the company, checked 2026-10-30From our research: stated by the company, checked 2026-10-30
US postings give an expected base, sometimes split by state (a senior AE at $110,000 to $120,000 in California, New York and Washington, $106,200 to $115,200 elsewhere) and sometimes marked plus commission; the Toronto Head of Sales lists CA$178,200 to CA$236,000 plus commission. Australian, New Zealand and UK postings give no figure.
Only 2 of its 8 openings post pay, not enough to call a band typical for Xero, so the figure above comes from research. What each sales role posts:
| Sales role | Openings | Pay posted | Top posted |
|---|---|---|---|
| AE | 4 | $70k–$120k/yr2 salaries | $120k/yr |
| Customer success | 2 | No pay posted | None posted |
| Sales engineering | 1 | No pay posted | None posted |
| Sales leadership | 1 | No pay posted | None posted |
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Is Xero a good company to sell for?
Accounting software used by 5 million customers worldwide, by its own count.
Is Xero still an active employer?
Yes. Accounting software used by 5 million customers worldwide, by its own count. How its pay is structured: Base salary, performance incentives and equity, which Xero groups as its Total Package.
What does a sales job at Xero pay?
Stated per posting. US postings give an expected base, sometimes split by state (a senior AE at $110,000 to $120,000 in California, New York and Washington, $106,200 to $115,200 elsewhere) and sometimes marked plus commission; the Toronto Head of Sales lists CA$178,200 to CA$236,000 plus commission. Australian, New Zealand and UK postings give no figure.
Is selling for Xero worth it?
Posted pay at Xero: Stated per posting (stated by the company). Business software suits reps who like a repeatable motion, a clear quota and a defined patch.
How is Xero's sales comp put together?
Base salary, performance incentives and equity, which Xero groups as its Total Package.
Where are Xero's sales roles based?
San Mateo, Austin and remote in Illinois, New York, Massachusetts and Texas; Toronto; Manchester, London and Milton Keynes; Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney; Auckland and Wellington.
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