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 233% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Account Executive Customer Support
$150k
$45k
$1k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $327.5k

Account Executive

$150,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -4.8%
$157,500 $150,000
$102.5k 25th
$150k Median
$233.4k 75th
$72.5k
$305k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5k – $5,000k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
47.6%
Live roles
7,213

Customer Support

$45,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -70%
$150,000 $45,000
$38.1k 25th
$45k Median
$55.5k 75th
$23.6k
$72.8k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $6k – $2,400k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
27.3%
Live roles
766

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Toast $150,000 152
talentpluto $138,750 76
BillionToOne $276,741 57
Samsara $171,000 55
SpotHopper $120,000 44
Verkada $250,000 36
HubSpot $137,730 35
Zscaler $137,700 35

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Serenity Mental Health Centers $55,120 45
Air Apps $25,026 10
Oscar Health $39,520 8
SI Sila $45,760 5
Bush & Bush Law Group $29,120 5
Mudflap $52,000 3
Procare Solutions $49,920 3
Fullscript $44,000 3

Account Executive salary by location

Location Median Roles
Singapore $246,442 6
San Francisco $200,000 439
London $173,849 100
New York $165,000 676
Austin $160,000 93
Boston $160,000 133
Seattle $155,000 67
Paris $151,356 31
Chicago $140,100 166
Atlanta $140,100 51

Customer Support salary by location

Location Median Roles
New York $77,123 8
Seattle $55,000 3
Denver $49,500 7
Dublin $43,840 3
London $40,001 4

Account Executive vs Customer Support: which pays more?

The median for Account Executive is $150,000 per year (typically $102,500–$233,427), versus $45,000 for Customer Support ($38,147–$55,549). That puts Account Executive about 233% 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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