Side-by-side distribution
Account Manager
$120,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 37.4%
- Live roles
- 4,051
Sales Engineer
$161,750
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 44.2%
- Live roles
- 918
Highest-paying jobs
Manager, Account Management
Associate Account Manager
Account Manager (Creative Services)
Strategic Account Manager (Remote - LATAM Based)
Account Manager
Vice President of Account Manager
Client Operations Specialist (Internal Account Manager)
Account Manager
Search Engine Marketing Account Manager
Account Manager
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Sales Engineer - Data & AI Security
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Senior Solutions Engineer - Pre Sales (SF)
Sales Engineer (Bay Area)
Staff Applied AI Engineer - Pre-Sales
Solutions Engineer (AI/ML, Pre-Sales)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
EquipmentShare
|
$375,000 | 141 |
| AT Axsome Therapeutics | $125,000 | 79 |
Esri
|
$135,200 | 47 |
BridgeBio Pharma
|
$182,500 | 46 |
Human Interest
|
$133,000 | 24 |
Reachdesk Ltd
|
$180,000 | 19 |
Pinterest
|
$121,716 | 19 |
LandCare
|
$87,500 | 17 |
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 |
Account Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | $150,200 | 24 |
| San Francisco | $150,000 | 117 |
| Seattle | $148,874 | 18 |
| Denver | $135,200 | 48 |
| New York | $126,520 | 230 |
| Boston | $110,300 | 42 |
| Chicago | $110,000 | 76 |
| London | $105,991 | 45 |
| Los Angeles | $105,840 | 34 |
| Atlanta | $105,840 | 26 |
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 Manager vs Sales Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Account Manager is $120,000 per year (typically $81,375–$157,327), versus $161,750 for Sales Engineer ($120,348–$200,112). That puts Sales Engineer about 35% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Account Manager 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.