Account Executive salary: median $117,000 a year

Account Executive listings that state pay run from $80,000 to $169,000 for the middle half, based on 1,213 current job listings. 3,542 account executive roles are open now.

Account Executive pay range

From 1,213 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.

Lower quarter
$80,000
Median
$117,000
Upper quarter
$169,000

Account Executive salary by state

States with at least 8 listings that state pay.

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Account Executive salary questions

How much does a account executive make?
Among 1,213 open account executive listings that state pay, the median is $117,000 a year, and half of listings fall between $80,000 and $169,000.
Where does this account executive pay data come from?
From current job listings on employers’ own career sites that state a pay range. Hourly pay is converted at 2,080 hours a year, and a listing’s midpoint is used. Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
Which state pays account executives the most?
Of the states with enough listings, California has the highest median listed pay at $160,000.

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