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Account Executive salary in Chicago

Employer-stated pay · updated Oct 18, 2026

Account Executive pay in Chicago is measured from 190 postings where the employer stated pay. The best-evidenced figure is mid-level, where 135 postings put the middle half between $77,500 and $155,125, with a median of $116,550.

Pay rises with seniority here: the medians run entry-level $70,000, mid-level $116,550 and senior $150,500. Moving from entry-level to senior is worth roughly 115% more.

Against the 61 other measured markets for account executive at mid-level, this sits below 25 of them; Palo Alto leads at $225,000.

1 of these ranges rests on fewer than 10 postings, so read it as a strong hint rather than a benchmark; the sample column shows exactly what backs each number.

279 account executive roles are open in Chicago right now, 168 listing pay.

LevelMarket rangeMedianSample
Entry $55,000 – $79,094 $70,000 10
Mid $77,500 – $155,125 $116,550 135
Senior $109,724 – $209,060 $150,500 40
Lead $140,500 – $182,500 $145,000 5hint

Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.

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

Open account executive roles in Chicago · 168 with stated pay

this job's paywhere most pay sits here, $60,000–$172,100scale $30,000–$250,000

Account Executive MicroStrategy · Chicago New $108,500–$195,300 1d ago Senior Enterprise Account Executive (C1 - B2B) CLEAR - Corporate · Chicago New $200,000–$400,000 2d ago Market Sales Representative Ecolab · Chicago New $83,200–$124,700 2d ago Auth0 Account Executive- New Business Okta · Chicago New $212,000–$318,000 2d ago Okta Account Executive- New Business Okta · Chicago New $212,000–$318,000 2d ago Enterprise Sales Account Executive (Great Lakes) Sectigo · Remote · US New $240,000–$250,000 2d ago Business Development Sales Representative -Chicago, IL (January 2027 Start) Ti Ntg · Chicago New $50,000 2d ago Client Executive - Financial Services Sales TransUnion · Chicago New $75,750–$126,250 2d ago NA Sales Representative, Data Platform - Manufacturing & Transportation Eeho · Chicago New $110,000–$194,400 3d ago Account Executive, SLED (Chicago) Everpure · Chicago New $130,000–$208,000 3d ago Account Executive, National Digital Iheartmedia · Chicago New $128,000–$160,000 3d ago Sales Account Executive, NBCU Local Chicago NBCUniversal · Chicago New $90,000–$125,000 3d ago ServiceNow Sales Specialist - Large Enterprise - Products Vertical - Flexible U.S. Location NTT DATA · Chicago New $127,577–$236,254 3d ago Senior Account Executive/Sales Director - Enterprise (Central) Nexxen · Chicago New $125,000–$165,000 3d ago Strategic Sales Rep (Midwest/CST) RR Donnelley · Remote · US New $50,000–$150,000 3d ago Sales Associate Development Program - Sales Enablement RR Donnelley · Chicago New $50,000–$60,000 3d ago Treasury Sales Associate I – Global Payment Solutions – General Industries - Healthcare, Technology, Sponsors, Restaurants (HTSR) Bank of America · Chicago $95,000–$109,200 4d ago Account Executive Clear Channel Outdoor · Chicago $40,000 4d ago New Business Specialist Djeholdings (ZenoCareers) · Redwood City $65,000–$75,000 4d ago Account Executive, Corporate Digital Djeholdings (ZenoCareers) · Chicago $65,000–$80,000 4d ago Senior SMB New Business Account Executive Okta · Chicago $136,000–$204,000 4d ago Senior Account Executive, OTTO AMR Rockwellautomation · Remote · US $236,640–$354,960 4d ago Manager, Digital Sales - West Alteryx · Remote · US $200,000–$230,000 5d ago Treasury Sales Associate I -Global Payment Solutions - Private Bank Bank of America · New York $95,000–$109,200 5d ago Senior Account Executive, Employee Engagement Djeholdings (ZenoCareers) · Chicago $65,000–$75,000 5d ago Account Executive, Employee Engagement Djeholdings (ZenoCareers) · Chicago $60,000–$70,325 5d ago Senior Account Executive, Corporate Affairs Djeholdings (ZenoCareers) · Chicago $70,000–$90,000 5d ago Account Executive Digital Sales RR Donnelley · Remote · US $50,000–$150,000 5d ago Senior Digital Account Executive RR Donnelley · Remote · US $50,000–$150,000 5d ago Payment Sales Consultant - U.S. Bank · New York $140,040–$171,160 5d ago Sales Associate Development Program RR Donnelley · Chicago $50,000–$60,000 6d ago Account Executive - Emerging Accounts - Chicago Fictiv · Chicago $50,000–$75,000 8d ago Channel Sales Specialist Danaher · Chicago $84,000–$143,300 9d ago Payment Sales Consultant - FIG U.S. Bank · Chicago $131,670–$160,930 9d ago Sr. Account Executive - Purification Technologies Ecolab · Chicago $142,100–$213,200 10d ago Strategic Account Executive, Auth0 ( Chicago) Okta · Chicago $308,000–$424,000 10d ago Employee Benefits Account Executive Hubinternational · Chicago $150,000–$175,000 11d ago Health & Benefits Sales Professional Mmc · Chicago $97,000–$194,500 11d ago Lead Client Partner, Large Customer Sales (Restaurants & Drinks) Reddit · Chicago $142,200–$199,100 11d ago Global Cash Sales Consultant, VP II - State Street Investment Management Statestreet · New York $120,000–$210,000 11d ago Senior Solution Sales Executive ( Armis / Veza ) ServiceNow · Remote · US $125,450–$207,000 12d ago Enterprise Account Executive Shi · Chicago $120,000–$250,000 12d ago Executive Sales Representative Xylem · Bolingbrook $200,000–$285,000 12d ago Account Executive Entry Level Clear Channel Outdoor · Chicago $40,000 13d ago Industrial Cybersecurity Sales Executive Accenture · Chicago $116,200–$194,300 2w ago Senior Account Executive, Associate Practice (Health) Djeholdings · Chicago $60,000–$80,000 2w ago Logistics Account Executive Echo Global Logistics · Chicago $51,413 2w ago Account Executive - Healthcare Firstup · Remote · US $140,000–$150,000 2w ago SMB Senior Account Executive, Comcast Business Comcast · Chicago $68,750–$118,750 2w ago Account Executive, LE, GTS Gartner · Chicago $101,000–$140,000 2w ago Inside Sales Representative, GMN Travelhrportal · Chicago $72,100–$133,900 2w ago Client Partner, Media & Digital Solutions Cars · Chicago $118,600–$148,250 2w ago Merchant Services Account Executive - Business Banking For nearly 160 years, PNC · Chicago $70,000 2w ago Account Executive - TikTok Shop - US Grail Talent · Chicago $70,000–$85,000 2w ago Enterprise Account Executive (Large Enterprise), Auth0 Okta · Chicago $288,000–$396,000 2w ago Account Executive - Growth Engine · Chicago $180,000 2w ago Employee Benefits Account Executive Mmc · Orland Park - Orland $92,400–$172,100 2w ago Sales Account Executive R+L Carriers · Chicago $80,000–$100,000 2w ago Senior Account Executive, Strategic Growth - Financial Services AlphaSense · Chicago $158,000–$217,000 2w ago Account Executive, Enterprise (Remote) Travelhrportal · Massachusetts, United States $88,200–$163,800 2w ago

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