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Sales forecasting & productivity · Core

On-target earnings

Also called: OTE

ELI5

Expected total pay when a salesperson achieves target performance.

Used in conversation

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Pitch context

You will see “On-target earnings” in go-to-market plans, sales forecasts, account reviews and commercial proposals when the discussion reaches sales forecasting & productivity.

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Sources & evidence · 2

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.