Side-by-side distribution
Account Manager
$120,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 37.4%
- Live roles
- 4,051
Solutions Engineer
$163,700
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 43.3%
- Live roles
- 1,213
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
Solutions Engineer
Solutions Engineer, Digital Natives (Strategics)
Principal Solutions Engineer
Senior Applied AI Solutions Engineer
Solutions Engineer - LATAM (Portuguese Speaking)
Senior Solutions Engineer, Majors, San Francisco
Solutions Engineer
AI Solutions Engineer
Senior Solutions Engineer- West Coast
Senior Solutions Engineer- West Coast
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Esri
|
$104,988 | 50 |
Netskope
|
$179,750 | 24 |
Snowflake
|
$190,781 | 17 |
|
Okta
|
$237,500 | 13 |
Anduril Industries
|
$256,000 | 10 |
Grafana Labs
|
$229,000 | 9 |
Applied Intuition
|
$119,741 | 9 |
Databricks
|
$180,875 | 7 |
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 |
Solutions Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $202,500 | 92 |
| Seattle | $190,781 | 15 |
| Boston | $185,438 | 16 |
| New York | $185,000 | 97 |
| Chicago | $177,988 | 22 |
| Austin | $175,750 | 16 |
| Los Angeles | $166,000 | 15 |
| Atlanta | $159,141 | 12 |
| Dublin | $141,617 | 5 |
| Amsterdam | $139,313 | 4 |
Account Manager vs Solutions Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Account Manager is $120,000 per year (typically $81,375–$157,327), versus $163,700 for Solutions Engineer ($130,000–$205,000). That puts Solutions Engineer about 36% 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.