Account Executive vs Customer Support

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

Side A

Side B

Account Executive pays about 242% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Account Executive Customer Support
$141.8k
$41.5k
$11.7k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $324.1k

Account Executive

$141,750

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -10%
$157,500 $141,750
$95k 25th
$141.8k Median
$209k 75th
$71.5k
$302.6k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5.8k – $5,000k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
46.2%
Live roles
10,277

Customer Support

$19.94/hr

per hour · USD

Median over time ▼ -72.4%
$150,000 $41,470
$18.00/hr 25th
$19.94/hr Median
$22.50/hr 75th
$16.00/hr
$26.00/hr
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5.00/hr – $55.00/hr · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
21.4%
Live roles
9,244

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Toast $150,000 189
T-Mobile $100,600 164
GI Goosehead Insurance $71,500 84
Grand Canyon University $75,000 67
Snap! Mobile, Inc. $85,000 58
Braze $141,500 48
Travelers $144,750 47
SI SHI International $185,000 46

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
LCBO $43,306 448
UH U-Haul $34,320 440
R1 RCM $38,584 183
DP Destination Pet $31,980 65
Lendmark Financial Services $45,760 30
BMO $45,250 30
GoodLife Fitness $18,075 30
CO Copart $42,203 29

Account Executive salary by location

Location Median Roles
Singapore $202,500 4
San Francisco $195,000 477
Amsterdam $192,427 11
London $190,145 100
Seattle $160,000 87
New York $158,500 787
Boston $157,500 159
Paris $155,573 20
Austin $155,250 144
Atlanta $155,250 97

Customer Support salary by location

Location Median Roles
San Francisco $65,250 7
Seattle $53,903 9
Los Angeles $46,784 8
Boston $44,314 5
London $43,306 16
Toronto $43,306 110
Denver $42,640 13
Atlanta $41,600 5
Austin $40,903 16
Chicago $38,938 18

Account Executive vs Customer Support: which pays more?

The median for Account Executive is $141,750 per year (typically $95,000–$209,000), versus $19.94/hr for Customer Support ($18.00/hr–$22.50/hr). That puts Account Executive about 242% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Account Executive and Customer Support 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.

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