Sales · Career move

VP of Sales → Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)

What the move actually takes — the path, the skills to add, and the timeline — with the pay it unlocks. Indicative and sourced; a target, not a promise.

The trajectory

$456,000 total comp now → $715,000 total comp in 5 yrs

~5 yrs typical

The path

VP of Sales→Chief Revenue Officer (CRO)

Route: impact-promotion

Skills to add

What Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) needs that VP of Sales typically doesn't.

Own the full revenue org (sales+CS+ops)
Company GTM vision

Credentials on this route

Optional MBA; often an external hire step

Explore both roles

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Figures are indicative, in USD, and never a guarantee of an outcome.