Average Sales Account Executive Salary

The top respondents for the job title Sales Account Executive are from the companies C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc., Comcast Cable, Inc. and Ricoh Corporation. Reported salaries are highest at Quest Diagnostics where the average pay is $77,166. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include United Parcel Service (UPS), Inc. and MSDSonline, earning around $54,258 and $45,000, respectively. Ricoh Corporation pays the lowest at around $32,047. Comcast Cable, Inc. and Marriott International, Inc. also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $34,817 and $35,608, respectively.

Skills in Account Sales, Account Management, Business Development and Field Sales are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Customer Relationship Management (CRM).

An entry-level Sales Account Executive with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $40,409 based on 172 salaries. An early career Sales Account Executive with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $49,034 based on 508 salaries. A mid-career Sales Account Executive with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $58,678 based on 344 salaries. An experienced Sales Account Executive with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $63,058 based on 285 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $63,910.

Employees with Sales Account Executive in their job title in Dallas, Texas earn an average of 33.4% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in San Francisco, California (27.2% more) and New York, New York (24.9% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Chicago, Illinois (7.4% less).