Account Executive salary

133 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 18, 2026

The best-evidenced figure here is for account executive roles at mid level across the United States: 1,718 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $86,320 and $179,859, with a median of $122,825.

Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run entry-level $69,350, mid-level $122,825, senior $142,500 and lead $172,500. Moving from entry-level to lead is worth roughly 149% more.

Location moves the number too. Of the 13 cities with at least 25 postings in USD at mid level, San Francisco has the highest median at $185,000 and Minneapolis the lowest at $95,650, a gap of roughly 93%.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. Every range in the table rests on at least 10 postings.

Every measured range

133 by market and level

Market	Level	Market range	Median	Sample
United States · country-wide	Entry	$56,750 – $80,000	$69,350	75
United States · country-wide	Mid	$86,320 – $179,859	$122,825	1,718
Canada · country-wide	Mid	CA$75,000 – CA$157,250	CA$100,000	201
United Kingdom · country-wide	Mid	£42,883 – £111,213	£72,500	69
Germany · country-wide	Mid	€84,500 – €131,875	€98,750	39
Italy · country-wide	Mid	€59,000 – €112,700	€81,500	30
France · country-wide	Mid	€86,706 – €143,250	€100,850	19
Spain · country-wide	Mid	€47,755 – €91,875	€66,473	14
Australia · country-wide	Mid	A$110,000 – A$247,800	A$172,500	13
United States · country-wide	Senior	$102,251 – $187,250	$142,500	487
Canada · country-wide	Senior	CA$90,000 – CA$184,000	CA$113,100	33
Germany · country-wide	Senior	€101,232 – €151,250	€120,500	14
United States · country-wide	Lead	$140,500 – $208,750	$172,500	73
Remote · United States	Entry	$58,125 – $82,250	$72,302	14
Remote · United States	Mid	$99,517 – $200,000	$136,775	662
Remote · Canada	Mid	CA$87,125 – CA$152,809	CA$120,000	40
Remote · Germany	Mid	€94,500 – €171,500	€108,000	15
Remote · United Kingdom	Mid	£72,500 – £165,000	£87,875	13
Remote · United States	Senior	$110,850 – $190,000	$148,763	214
Remote · United States	Lead	$133,125 – $213,391	$175,000	18
Arlington	Mid	$100,000 – $201,438	$120,250	12
Atlanta	Mid	$86,260 – $155,000	$130,000	45
Austin	Mid	$86,260 – $174,500	$116,250	46
Boston	Mid	$87,500 – $174,995	$120,500	71
Boston	Senior	$120,600 – $151,063	$134,600	16
Charlotte	Mid	$81,565 – $130,500	$97,500	14
Chicago	Mid	$77,500 – $155,125	$116,550	135
Chicago	Senior	$109,724 – $209,060	$150,500	40
Columbus	Mid	$59,375 – $125,055	$74,363	16
Dallas	Mid	$89,375 – $170,052	$144,250	30
Denver	Mid	$80,000 – $129,000	$97,500	61
Houston	Mid	$80,625 – $147,669	$97,295	28
Houston	Senior	$125,000 – $160,000	$144,750	13
Irvine	Mid	$83,125 – $130,875	$98,438	14
London	Mid	£63,750 – £129,313	£94,500	40
Los Angeles	Mid	$77,500 – $153,900	$100,000	57
Los Angeles	Senior	$125,000 – $182,575	$160,875	17
Miami	Mid	$82,500 – $125,788	$100,255	12
Milan	Mid	€55,900 – €95,000	€61,215	16
Minneapolis	Mid	$86,260 – $125,000	$95,650	25
Mississauga	Mid	CA$94,500 – CA$145,075	CA$117,500	13
New York	Mid	$102,000 – $212,500	$147,750	369
New York	Senior	$86,250 – $204,040	$139,000	103
New York	Lead	$141,250 – $202,500	$165,000	27
Philadelphia	Mid	$85,000 – $178,675	$108,000	22
Phoenix	Mid	$79,825 – $145,000	$90,000	15
Portland	Mid	$76,063 – $101,500	$92,500	14
Sacramento	Mid	$76,250 – $143,070	$94,034	18
Salt Lake City	Mid	$67,500 – $129,000	$87,500	13
San Diego	Mid	$73,750 – $136,958	$96,250	16
San Francisco	Mid	$140,375 – $260,000	$185,000	212
San Francisco	Senior	$128,125 – $212,770	$158,750	34
San Jose	Mid	$83,700 – $185,912	$134,750	17
Seattle	Mid	$100,000 – $190,750	$151,719	30
Tampa	Mid	$73,750 – $117,000	$86,260	16
Toronto	Mid	CA$82,500 – CA$182,050	CA$140,800	61
Vancouver	Mid	CA$72,500 – CA$141,538	CA$110,000	13
Washington	Mid	$116,875 – $182,638	$144,750	36
Washington	Senior	$120,625 – $327,375	$255,250	14
Washington Dc	Mid	$116,900 – $201,056	$157,050	16

Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above.

Top 60 of 133 ranges by sample size.

Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.