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Federal Account Executive salary: median $146,500 a year

Federal Account Executive listings that state pay run from $145,000 to $205,000 for the middle half, based on 25 current job listings. 45 federal account executive roles are open now.

Federal Account Executive pay range

From 25 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.

Lower quarter
$145,000
Median
$146,500
Upper quarter
$205,000

Do AI skills change federal account executive pay?

For Sales roles in general, as of October 26, 2026. This is the function’s figure, not one for federal account executive alone: one title rarely has enough listings on both sides.

Among Sales listings, those that ask for an AI skill advertise +15.6% (about $23k) compared with similar listings that do not, matched on level and industry.

Listings that ask for an AI skill
$170,000
median, from 1,228 paid listings
Listings that never mention AI
$135,000
median, from 2,249 paid listings

Advertised pay only: the midpoint of the range an employer posted, on live U.S. postings read from the full text. “Asks for an AI skill” means the posting names a specific AI skill; “no AI” means it never mentions AI. A difference in what is advertised is not a promise of what you would be paid, and it does not show that learning a skill causes a raise.

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Federal Account Executive salary questions

How much does a federal account executive make?
Among 25 open federal account executive listings that state pay, the median is $146,500 a year, and half of listings fall between $145,000 and $205,000.
Where does this federal 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 federal account executives the most?
Of the states with enough listings, District of Columbia has the highest median listed pay at $162,000.

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