Key Account Director salary
2 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 22, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for key account director roles at lead level across the United States: 17 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $159,754 and $235,450, with a median of $172,000.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 1 of the 2 ranges in the table rests on fewer than 10 postings and is marked hint: treat it as a hint rather than a benchmark.
Every measured range
2 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Lead | $159,754 – $235,450 | $172,000 | 17 |
| Remote · United States | Lead | $161,764 – $173,500 | $172,000 | 7hint |
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 market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
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Pay by market
1 pageOpen key account director roles · 17 with stated pay
Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.
this job's payour estimatewhere most pay sits here, $144,000–$242,100scale $80,000–$340,000
Global Key Account Director Amcor · AF Deerfield IL Corporate New $176,100–$242,100 2d ago 
Key Account Director, Corrections Skydio · Remote · US New $144,000–$200,000 3d ago Key Account Director, Majors East Skydio · Remote · US New $144,000–$200,000 3d ago Key Account Director, Majors West Skydio · Remote · US New $144,000–$200,000 3d ago Key Account Director, Campus Skydio · Remote · US $144,000–$200,000 4d ago Key Account Director, Mid City (West) Skydio · Remote · US $144,000–$200,000 4d ago Key Account Director, Small City (East) Skydio · Remote · US $144,000–$200,000 4d ago Key Account Director, Small City (West) Skydio · Remote · US $144,000–$200,000 4d ago 
Key Account Director, Core & Emerging Markets - LinkedIn Sales Solutions LinkedIn · New York $230,000–$350,000 11d ago 
US Market Access Key Account Director (MAx-KAD), Cell Therapy - Florida Gilead Sciences, Inc · United States - Field $205,615–$266,090 2w ago US Market Access Key Account Director (MAx-KAD), Cell Therapy - Mid Atlantic Gilead Sciences, Inc · United States - Field $205,615–$266,090 2w ago 
US Market Access Key Account Director (MAx-KAD), Cell Therapy - Florida Gilead Sciences, Inc (Kitepharmacareers) · United States - Field $205,615–$266,090 2w ago US Market Access Key Account Director (MAx-KAD), Cell Therapy - Mid Atlantic Gilead Sciences, Inc (Kitepharmacareers) · United States - Field $205,615–$266,090 2w ago Global Key Account Director, Private Label Amcor · AF Miramar FL $140,000–$220,000 6w ago Key Account Director S&C Minimal Career Site · Remote · US $140,880–$186,666 2mo ago Global Key Account Director Monotype · Woburn $120,000–$140,000 3mo ago Global Key Account Director Monotype · Woburn $120,000–$140,000 5mo ago North America Digital Solutions Key Account Director Prysmian · Remote · US $135,375–$219,375e 2w ago Regional Key Account Director Dssmith · Remote · UK £40,750–£53,750e 2w ago 
Key Account Director - Heartland Madrigalpharma · MO - Missouri - Field In listing 3w ago Key Account Director - Southwest Madrigalpharma · OK - Oklahoma - Field In listing 3w ago 
Key Account Director - Media & Entertainment Cloudera · Remote · US $135,375–$219,375e 3w ago Key Account Director, Public Sector (EMEA) Jobs at Dataminr · London £40,750–£53,750e 4w ago 
Key Account Director - CRM & Industry Solutions (BFSI) ServiceNow · Mumbai Pay not stated 4w ago 
Senior Key Account Director System1 Group · Multiple states In listing 2mo ago Regional Key Account Director Dssmith · Remote · China Pay not stated 2mo ago Key Account Director Cloudera · Remote · US $135,375–$219,375e 2mo ago 
Key Account Director - OEM Aiven · Austin $124,000–$237,000e 3mo ago