Side-by-side distribution
Account Executive
$140,625
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 46.3%
- Live roles
- 10,394
Solutions Engineer
$159,563
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 41.1%
- Live roles
- 2,060
Highest-paying jobs
Wholesale Account Executive, National
Senior Enterprise Account Executive
Account Executive
Account Executive
Founding Account Executive, Nordics
Founding Account Executive, Japan
Founding Account Executive, Colombia
Enterprise Account Executive
Enterprise Account Executive, East
Enterprise Account Executive, West
Highest-paying jobs
Enterprise Solutions Engineer
Director, Solutions Engineer Forward Deployed - Splunk (Remote)
Director, Solutions Engineer
Senior Principal, Solution Test & Automation Engineer
Staff Applied AI Engineer - Enterprise AI Solutions
Senior Solution Engineer
Senior Applied AI Solutions Engineer
Sr. Solutions Engineer - Enterprise
Principal Software Test Engineer - Solution Engineering – Customer Solution Validation
Senior Solutions Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Toast
|
$150,000 | 194 |
T-Mobile
|
$100,600 | 164 |
| GI Goosehead Insurance | $71,500 | 85 |
Grand Canyon University
|
$75,000 | 67 |
Snap! Mobile, Inc.
|
$85,000 | 63 |
Braze
|
$141,500 | 48 |
| SI SHI International | $185,000 | 45 |
BillionToOne
|
$176,266 | 45 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Esri
|
$106,392 | 58 |
| SI SHI International | $175,000 | 53 |
|
Cisco
|
$240,150 | 41 |
Netskope
|
$213,500 | 23 |
|
T-Mobile
|
$157,700 | 16 |
Xometry
|
$125,500 | 13 |
SentinelOne
|
$233,000 | 11 |
Verkada
|
$185,000 | 11 |
Account Executive vs Solutions Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Account Executive is $140,625 per year (typically $95,000–$209,223), versus $159,563 for Solutions Engineer ($125,500–$200,000). That puts Solutions Engineer about 13% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Account Executive and Solutions 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.