Account Executive salary
What a account executive actually earns, from 1,366 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
Switch the market above to see account executive pay in the 3 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
An account executive earns a blended US median near 124,635 dollars, with the typical middle running from 102,839 dollars to 179,239 dollars. The official OEWS median is 66,260 dollars, under the posted figure, because the advertised roles skew senior or well-funded. The official trend has moved up about 18 percent since 2019. Demand is rated high, and 19% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is sales representative, at 86 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open account executive roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- Account Executive, Uber Eats, South AfricaUber · Johannesburg, South AfricaJul 23
- Amazon Sales ManagerScaleJet · PhilippinesRemoteJul 23
- Territory Sales ManagerThales · United States$148k–$290kRemoteJul 23
- Partner Account ManagerAutodesk · SpainRemoteJul 23
- Account Executive (USA)DroneDeploy · United StatesRemoteJul 23
- Partner Account Manager, Mid-Enterprise - Southern EuropeKlaviyo · Paris, FRJul 23
By seniority
Posted-median pay by seniority signal in the title, from our corpus. Noisy at the edges where sample sizes are small.
By country
- United States$102,839 – $179,239 · median $124,635
- Canada$74,592 – $172,500 · median $109,892
- United Kingdom$53,774 – $77,300 · median $64,374
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- New Yorkmedian $135,983
- Californiamedian $119,377
- Massachusettsmedian $101,069
- Illinoismedian $94,489
- Texasmedian $83,829
- Washingtonmedian $80,530
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Quick answers
How much does an account executive make?
The blended US median is about 124,635 dollars, with a typical range from 102,839 dollars to 179,239 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 66,260 dollars.
Is account executive a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated high in our July 2026 corpus, with 19% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can an account executive move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is sales representative, at 86 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 41-3091. Live corpus 1,366 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.