Side-by-side distribution
Account Manager
$110,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 33.2%
- Live roles
- 8,991
Solutions Engineer
$159,563
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 39.6%
- Live roles
- 2,037
Highest-paying jobs
Territory Account Manager
Territory Account Manager
Territory Account Manager
Territory Account Manager
Territory Account Manager
Territory Account Manager
Territory Account Manager
Territory Account Manager
Territory Account Manager
Territory Account Manager
Highest-paying jobs
Enterprise Solutions Engineer
Director, Solutions Engineer Forward Deployed - Splunk (Remote)
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
Industry Solutions Engineer
Senior Solutions Engineer
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Esri
|
$106,392 | 56 |
| SI SHI International | $175,000 | 39 |
|
Cisco
|
$240,150 | 35 |
Netskope
|
$213,500 | 22 |
T-Mobile
|
$157,700 | 16 |
| SN Snowflake | $190,781 | 13 |
Xometry
|
$125,500 | 13 |
SentinelOne
|
$233,000 | 11 |
Account Manager vs Solutions Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Account Manager is $110,000 per year (typically $80,000–$154,000), versus $159,563 for Solutions Engineer ($127,131–$200,000). That puts Solutions Engineer about 45% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Account Manager 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.