# Account Executive Salary United States: $160k median (2026)

> account executive salary United States - based on 1,100 live postings across 30+ ATS sources.

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## Salary

- **Median:** $160k
- **25th-75th percentile:** $102k - $200k
- **Based on:** 304 disclosed salaries from live postings

## Hiring across industries (ISIC Rev.4)

- Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (division 62, 509 open)
- Advertising and market research (division 73, 85 open)
- Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding (division 64, 38 open)
- Human health activities (division 86, 38 open)
- Telecommunications (division 61, 24 open)
- Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (division 26, 21 open)

## Top companies hiring

- Salesforce (84 open)
- Gartner (71 open)
- LinkedIn (10 open)
- RELX (10 open)
- Workday (9 open)
- Jack & Jill (7 open)
- Cohere (6 open)
- Rippling (6 open)

## Sample live roles

- [Senior Account Executive, Latin America Federal (US)](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Cohere/fcf20b30-cab9-4aba-a848-45e28d24030f) - Cohere - Miami, Florida - $230,000 – $430,000
- [Account Executive, SLED (US)](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Cohere/fdf2e205-0c85-4940-9450-aa024379746a) - Cohere - San Francisco, California - $230,000 – $430,000
- [Senior Account Executive, Federal Defense and Intelligence](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Cohere/372e94d9-fc43-445e-8a96-62caf98366c6) - Cohere - Washington, DC, Washington, DC - $230,000 – $430,000
- [Founding Account Executive ](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lighthouz-ai/jobs/lcnoXxx-founding-account-executive) - Lighthouz AI - US - $75K - $150K
- [Commercial Prime Territory Account Executive - Data Foundation](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/commercial-prime-territory-account-executive-data-foundation-at-salesforce-4336931082) - Salesforce - Chicago, IL - $62,250 - $189,350
- [Enterprise Account Executive at Greptile](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/enterprise-account-executive-at-greptile-at-jack-jill-4444879443) - Jack & Jill - San Francisco, CA
- [Founding Account Executive (NYC)](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/characterquilt/jobs/CDbLjkb-founding-account-executive-nyc) - CharacterQuilt - New York, NY - $150K - $250K
- [Founding Account Executive (Bay Area)](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/characterquilt/jobs/ROCSvqJ-founding-account-executive-bay-area) - CharacterQuilt - US - $150K - $250K
- [Account Executive, LE, GBS (Sales Practice)](https://gartner.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/EXT/job/Remote---Texas/Account-Executive--LE--GBS--Sales-Practice-_112529-1) - Gartner
- [MSP Account Executive - Chicago](https://jobs.workable.com/view/4pXNKnJxo5dC4eEj3nT5Pd/remote-msp-account-executive---chicago-in-chicago-at-versa-networks) - Versa Networks - Chicago, Illinois - $200,000 to $280,000
- [Medical Device Account Executive - Midwest (WI & IL)](https://jobs.workable.com/view/mgCdAASvJ2jZrCF4sDFLct/remote-medical-device-account-executive---midwest-(wi-%26-il)-in-madison-at-ensodata) - EnsoData - Madison, Wisconsin - $90,000
- [Channel Account Executive - North-Central](https://jobs.workable.com/view/nRqgeL6H7sr9yp29bE3yJM/remote-channel-account-executive---north-central-in-illinois-at-versa-networks) - Versa Networks - Illinois - $250,000 to $280,000

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