Side-by-side distribution
Account Executive
$150,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 49.1%
- Live roles
- 7,490
Solutions Engineer
$169,250
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 43.4%
- Live roles
- 1,243
Highest-paying jobs
Account Executive, Bailiwick (Req#1206)
Account Executive
Account Executive
Account Executive
Account Executive, EMEA
Account Executive, EMEA
Senior Account Executive
Account Executive - LATAM
Account Executive, US
Enterprise Account Executive
Highest-paying jobs
Solutions Engineer
AI Solutions Engineer
Solutions Engineer, Digital Natives (Strategics)
Strategic 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
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Hibu
|
$95,000 | 210 |
Toast
|
$150,000 | 137 |
Samsara
|
$171,000 | 64 |
BillionToOne
|
$276,741 | 57 |
talentpluto
|
$138,750 | 56 |
Verkada
|
$250,000 | 43 |
Zscaler
|
$137,700 | 40 |
SpotHopper
|
$120,000 | 40 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Esri
|
$104,988 | 48 |
Snowflake
|
$190,781 | 22 |
Netskope
|
$185,750 | 16 |
|
Okta
|
$237,500 | 13 |
Anduril Industries
|
$256,000 | 10 |
Grafana Labs
|
$229,000 | 9 |
|
OpenAI
|
$249,500 | 8 |
|
Cloudflare
|
$192,837 | 8 |
Solutions Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $201,650 | 100 |
| New York | $185,000 | 97 |
| Seattle | $172,500 | 16 |
| Boston | $171,688 | 16 |
| Chicago | $156,626 | 18 |
| Los Angeles | $156,251 | 14 |
| Austin | $151,801 | 14 |
| Amsterdam | $148,757 | 3 |
| Dublin | $144,345 | 3 |
| Atlanta | $143,438 | 10 |
Account Executive vs Solutions Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Account Executive is $150,000 per year (typically $102,500–$230,375), versus $169,250 for Solutions Engineer ($134,167–$203,750). 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.