Average Senior Account Executive Salary

The top respondents for the job title Senior Account Executive are from the companies Edelman Worldwide, Weber Shandwick and Epsilon. Reported salaries are highest at Gartner Group Inc where the average pay is $108,522. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include CenturyLink and Epsilon, earning around $87,891 and $67,654, respectively. Weber Shandwick pays the lowest at around $54,520. Edelman Worldwide and Cvent, Inc. also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $57,155 and $62,184, respectively.

Skills in Business Development and Account Sales are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Marketing Communications, Client Interaction and Account Management.

An early career Senior Account Executive with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $58,812 based on 885 salaries. A mid-career Senior Account Executive with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $65,931 based on 969 salaries. An experienced Senior Account Executive with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $82,109 based on 817 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $89,388.

Employees with Senior Account Executive in their job title in San Francisco, California earn an average of 10.6% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in New York, New York (3.0% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Chicago, Illinois (8.8% less), Washington, District of Columbia (7.4% less) and Dallas, Texas (4.6% less).