Side-by-side distribution
Account Executive
$150,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 47.6%
- Live roles
- 7,213
Sales Engineer
$161,750
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44.2%
- Live roles
- 918
Highest-paying jobs
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Senior Account Executive
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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 |
|---|---|---|
CaptiveAire
|
$85,000 | 30 |
|
Samsara
|
$120,348 | 21 |
|
Zscaler
|
$188,063 | 20 |
Ambient Enterprises
|
$80,000 | 17 |
| RL Rithum LinkedIn Board | $104,000 | 15 |
Datadog
|
$145,500 | 11 |
|
Veeam Software
|
$259,675 | 10 |
Horizon3 AI
|
$220,056 | 8 |
Sales Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $212,500 | 49 |
| Austin | $210,000 | 7 |
| Atlanta | $210,000 | 7 |
| Chicago | $195,300 | 7 |
| Boston | $195,300 | 9 |
| Los Angeles | $187,710 | 8 |
| New York | $183,500 | 49 |
| Seattle | $166,823 | 10 |
| Denver | $156,395 | 15 |
| London | $144,590 | 7 |
Account Executive vs Sales Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Account Executive is $150,000 per year (typically $102,500–$233,427), versus $161,750 for Sales Engineer ($120,348–$200,112). That puts Sales Engineer about 8% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Account Executive and Sales Engineer 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.