Of course not. Parent comment is certainly cherrypicking based on whatever anecdotal experience they heard or experienced.
Even if the Sales team happens to hit a home run in a particular quarter, you can bet that Finance will raise targets for the next cycle, and it'll be twice as hard to hit it again. So on a functional company you won't be hitting all goals every time, and the annual income for sellers evens out.
Worth mentioning that, depending on the pay arrangement (individual vs. team-based goals), one specific individual may make a lot more than the average, but the team as a whole won't be making the same.
Ultimately the main difference is between being on a Sales plan (with lower base + higher variable/risk), vs. a more traditional plan with base + stocks + performance bonus.
Also, the average "$150K engineer" is more like a "$300K engineer", at least in the US [1].
Even if the Sales team happens to hit a home run in a particular quarter, you can bet that Finance will raise targets for the next cycle, and it'll be twice as hard to hit it again. So on a functional company you won't be hitting all goals every time, and the annual income for sellers evens out.
Worth mentioning that, depending on the pay arrangement (individual vs. team-based goals), one specific individual may make a lot more than the average, but the team as a whole won't be making the same.
Ultimately the main difference is between being on a Sales plan (with lower base + higher variable/risk), vs. a more traditional plan with base + stocks + performance bonus.
Also, the average "$150K engineer" is more like a "$300K engineer", at least in the US [1].
[1] https://www.levels.fy