Across 1,445 live US postings for account executives with a listed USD salary, measured November 2026, the median offer is $144,000–$189,350 a year. This is the tracked catalog, not the whole labor market.
Measured November 2026 · n=1,445 US postings with salary
Account executive salary: $144,000–$189,350 a year, measured from live postings.
Every number below comes from 4,259 tracked live postings whose title matches "account executive". No surveys, no self-reports. Listed salaries only, in US dollars.
- The median account executive posting offers $144,000–$189,350 a year (n=1,445).
- 42.8% of the 4,259 live postings matching "account executive" are remote.
Median salary by seniority (USD / year)
Seniority as tagged on the posting. Both salary bounds required.
| Segment | US postings with salary | Median min–max / year |
|---|---|---|
| Intern | 0 | not enough data |
| Junior | 5 | $55,000–$70,000 |
| Mid-level | 294 | $120,000–$160,000 |
| Senior | 607 | $147,900–$193,200 |
| Lead | 12 | $172,500–$185,000 |
Remote vs on-site (USD / year)
| Segment | US postings with salary | Median min–max / year |
|---|---|---|
| Remote | 805 | $152,000–$192,500 |
| On-site / hybrid | 640 | $132,500–$179,200 |
Companies hiring account executives
Method
US-dollar postings whose title contains "account executive", with both salary bounds listed. This page exists because 1,445 such postings clear the 50-posting floor Level requires before publishing a dedicated salary page. Below that, the median moves too much between ingestion cycles to be a citable number.
Sample: postings at tech companies tracked by Level. Not the whole labor market. Do not cite as a national average.
Refreshed automatically; this edition is measured November 2026. Small-n slices move a lot. Read the n column first.
How many account executives jobs are remote?
42.8% of the 1,445 live postings are marked remote by the employer, measured November 2026.
Does the AI level of the job change the pay?
In this sample, 0 postings build AI and 3,659 involve little AI. See the level breakdown below for the median at each level. Measured November 2026.