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.
Open account executive jobs
Verified against the employer’s own career site within the last week.
- Account Executive/Sales Director - Retail & CPG
Cognizant · Plano, TX
$190k–$210k · Oct 26, 2026
- Account Executive
Hearst · Greenville, SC, United States
Oct 25, 2026
- Account Executive
Hearst · Midland, MI, United States
Oct 25, 2026
- Account Executive - Online Division - Grand Canyon University
Grand Canyon University · New Albany, IN
$75k · Oct 25, 2026
- Account Executive
Waystar · Louisville, KY
Oct 25, 2026
- Account Executive
Hearst · Dallas, TX, United States
Oct 24, 2026
- Account Executive, Mid Market (West)
Samsara · San Francisco, CA, United States
$152k–$190k · Oct 24, 2026
- Account Executive, Mid Market (Midwest)
Samsara · Remote - OH
$152k–$190k · Oct 24, 2026
- Account Executive
Insight · Houston, TX
$180k–$250k · Oct 24, 2026
- Account Executive, Enterprise (TOLA)
Dataminr · Texas
$231k–$340k · Oct 24, 2026
- Account Executive
Car Wars by Call Box · Dallas, TX
Oct 24, 2026
- Account Executive
SiteZeus · Tampa, FL
$150k–$180k · Oct 24, 2026
- Account Executive
KiZAN Technologies · West Chester, Butler County, OH
Oct 24, 2026
- Account Executive
Porter Group · Columbus, OH
$145k · Oct 24, 2026
- Account Executive - Portfolio
020 Cisco Systems · Herndon, VA
$269k–$361k · Oct 24, 2026
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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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