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 246% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Account Executive Customer Support
$151k
$43.7k
$-4k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $325.2k

Account Executive

$150,994

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -4.1%
$157,500 $150,994
$107.5k 25th
$151k Median
$232.5k 75th
$75k
$302.5k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5.6k – $5,000k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
48.5%
Live roles
7,122

Customer Support

$43,680

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -70.9%
$150,000 $43,680
$36k 25th
$43.7k Median
$51.2k 75th
$18.7k
$68.9k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5.5k – $361.7k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
15.8%
Live roles
1,221

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Toast $150,000 187
talentpluto $135,000 71
Zscaler $146,625 49
Braze $143,750 48
BillionToOne $176,266 47
SpotHopper $110,000 45
Anthropic $414,267 36
Verkada $209,024 33

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Guild Garage Group $42,640 13
Air Apps $24,800 10
Oscar Health $42,120 8
Momsmeals $37,440 5
Getwingapp $8,478 5
Packard Culligan Water $40,820 4
Mudflap $52,000 3
SI Sila $45,760 3

Account Executive salary by location

Location Median Roles
Amsterdam $211,792 4
London $190,145 84
San Francisco $190,000 449
Seattle $176,500 55
Singapore $164,525 5
New York $163,500 684
Austin $160,000 107
Boston $160,000 132
Paris $156,587 26
Atlanta $150,000 53

Customer Support salary by location

Location Median Roles
New York $74,246 9
San Francisco $56,625 4
Dublin $44,042 3
Denver $42,640 5
Atlanta $41,798 4
London $40,903 3

Account Executive vs Customer Support: which pays more?

The median for Account Executive is $150,994 per year (typically $107,500–$232,499), versus $43,680 for Customer Support ($35,989–$51,220). That puts Account Executive about 246% 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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