Side-by-side distribution
Account Executive
$142,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 45.6%
- Live roles
- 10,986
Help Desk
$31.11/hr
per hour · USD
- Disclosing
- 36.2%
- Live roles
- 398
Highest-paying jobs
Wholesale Account Executive, National
Account Executive
Senior Enterprise Account Executive
Account Executive
Enterprise Account Executive, East
Founding Account Executive, Nordics
Founding Account Executive, Japan
Founding Account Executive, KSA
Enterprise Account Executive
Founding Account Executive, Colombia
Highest-paying jobs
IT Support Specialist
Sr. IT Operations Specialist - Corporate Events & Executive Support
Senior IT Infrastructure Support Specialist-ICAM & PKI
IT Support Specialist
Manager, Senior Application Specialist - IT Lending Support
IT End User Support Specialist
IT End User Support Specialist
IT Support Specialist
IT Support Specialist
IT Support Specialist
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Toast
|
$166,500 | 196 |
T-Mobile
|
$100,600 | 165 |
| SA Salesforce | $142,234 | 102 |
| GI Goosehead Insurance | $71,500 | 88 |
Snap! Mobile, Inc.
|
$85,000 | 78 |
Grand Canyon University
|
$75,000 | 75 |
Samsara
|
$171,000 | 63 |
| SI SHI International | $185,000 | 50 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
GDIT
|
$67,496 | 12 |
University of Pennsylvania
|
$71,450 | 4 |
| BI Beth Israel Lahey Health | $59,280 | 4 |
| UL Universal Logistics Holdings | $41,600 | 4 |
|
Astreya
|
$109,762 | 3 |
Centene
|
$78,593 | 3 |
Leidos
|
$73,000 | 3 |
Motorola Solutions
|
$70,002 | 3 |
Help Desk salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $95,550 | 10 |
| Los Angeles | $69,000 | 5 |
| Chicago | $55,176 | 4 |
| Toronto | $44,656 | 3 |
Account Executive vs Help Desk: which pays more?
The median for Account Executive is $142,500 per year (typically $95,000–$209,000), versus $31.11/hr for Help Desk ($25.81/hr–$35.71/hr). That puts Account Executive about 120% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Account Executive and Help Desk 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.