Side-by-side distribution
Account Executive
$140,625
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 46.3%
- Live roles
- 10,397
Customer Success
$115,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 40.7%
- Live roles
- 2,072
Highest-paying jobs
Wholesale Account Executive, National
Senior Enterprise Account Executive
Account Executive
Account Executive
Founding Account Executive, Nordics
Founding Account Executive, Japan
Founding Account Executive, Colombia
Enterprise Account Executive
Enterprise Account Executive, East
Enterprise Account Executive, West
Highest-paying jobs
Pooled Customer Success Manager
Customer Success Manager, Public Sector (National Security)
Customer Success Manager, Top Accounts
Manager, Customer Success - Commercial
Manager, Customer Success – Cyber
Manager, Customer Success
Manager, Customer Success
Manager, Enterprise Outcome Architects (Customer Success)
Customer Success Manager
Customer Success Manager
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Toast
|
$150,000 | 194 |
T-Mobile
|
$100,600 | 164 |
| GI Goosehead Insurance | $71,500 | 85 |
Grand Canyon University
|
$75,000 | 67 |
Snap! Mobile, Inc.
|
$85,000 | 63 |
Braze
|
$141,500 | 48 |
| SI SHI International | $185,000 | 45 |
BillionToOne
|
$176,266 | 45 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Samsara
|
$122,964 | 17 |
Harvey
|
$135,000 | 13 |
|
Anthropic
|
$232,500 | 11 |
DXC Technology
|
$137,000 | 11 |
Connecteam
|
$120,000 | 9 |
NoGigiddy
|
$39,520 | 9 |
Crusoe
|
$195,000 | 8 |
Nooks
|
$144,839 | 8 |
Customer Success salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $157,500 | 103 |
| Seattle | $137,500 | 17 |
| New York | $135,000 | 148 |
| Austin | $132,350 | 22 |
| Boston | $127,900 | 36 |
| Los Angeles | $120,960 | 11 |
| Chicago | $117,020 | 47 |
| Denver | $105,000 | 21 |
| London | $100,595 | 20 |
| Atlanta | $97,500 | 6 |
Account Executive vs Customer Success: which pays more?
The median for Account Executive is $140,625 per year (typically $95,000–$209,223), versus $115,000 for Customer Success ($85,000–$145,619). That puts Account Executive about 22% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Account Executive and Customer Success are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.