Account Manager vs Customer Support

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

Side A

Side B

Account Manager pays about 164% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Account Manager Customer Support
$110k
$41.6k
$20.7k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $203.4k

Account Manager

$110,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -21.1%
$139,500 $110,000
$80k 25th
$110k Median
$154k 75th
$63.5k
$190.8k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $6.1k – $600k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
33.2%
Live roles
8,991

Customer Support

$20.00/hr

per hour · USD

Median over time ▼ -72.3%
$150,000 $41,600
$18.00/hr 25th
$20.00/hr Median
$22.63/hr 75th
$16.00/hr
$26.00/hr
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5.00/hr – $55.00/hr · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
21.4%
Live roles
9,248

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
EquipmentShare $375,000 125
HUB International $71,750 77
AT Axsome Therapeutics $125,000 69
Esri $135,200 61
Revolution Medicines $190,000 60
HE Heartflow $125,000 51
Hewlett Packard Enterprise $325,500 44
Mirum Pharmaceuticals $190,000 42

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
LCBO $43,306 448
UH U-Haul $34,320 440
R1 RCM $38,584 183
DP Destination Pet $31,980 65
Lendmark Financial Services $45,760 30
BMO $45,250 30
GoodLife Fitness $18,075 30
CO Copart $42,203 29

Account Manager salary by location

Location Median Roles
Austin $145,000 54
San Francisco $142,500 134
Sydney $139,249 5
Seattle $137,500 43
Berlin $129,630 6
New York $125,000 312
Denver $125,000 102
Boston $117,500 67
Atlanta $110,000 63
Chicago $105,325 126

Customer Support salary by location

Location Median Roles
San Francisco $65,250 7
Seattle $53,903 9
Los Angeles $46,784 8
Boston $44,314 5
London $43,306 16
Toronto $43,306 110
Denver $42,640 13
Atlanta $41,600 5
Austin $40,903 16
Chicago $38,938 18

Account Manager vs Customer Support: which pays more?

The median for Account Manager is $110,000 per year (typically $80,000–$154,000), versus $20.00/hr for Customer Support ($18.00/hr–$22.63/hr). That puts Account Manager about 164% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Account Manager 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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