Side-by-side distribution
Account Manager
$121,910
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 38.1%
- Live roles
- 4,011
Sales Engineer
$162,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 45.4%
- Live roles
- 907
Highest-paying jobs
Associate Account Manager
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Strategic Account Manager (Remote - LATAM Based)
Vice President of Account Manager
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Account Manager
Sr. Partner Account Manager - Canada
Strategic Account & Channel Sales Manager
Technical Account Manager
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Sales Engineer - Data & AI Security
Senior Sales Engineer - Data & AI Security
Senior Sales Engineer - Data & AI Security
Senior Sales Systems Engineer, VDC M365
Sr. Sales Systems Engineer - TX
Sales Engineer, Enterprise
Senior Solutions Engineer - Pre Sales (SF)
Senior Solutions Engineer - Pre Sales (NYC)
Sales Engineer (Bay Area)
Senior Pre-Sales Systems Engineer, SLED (Iowa / Kansas / Missouri / Nebraska)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
EquipmentShare
|
$375,000 | 137 |
| AT Axsome Therapeutics | $125,000 | 94 |
Esri
|
$135,200 | 54 |
BridgeBio Pharma
|
$182,500 | 48 |
Human Interest
|
$135,000 | 28 |
Block
|
$154,300 | 16 |
City Wide Facility Solutions
|
$70,625 | 16 |
Pinterest
|
$124,082 | 14 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
CaptiveAire
|
$85,000 | 30 |
Zscaler
|
$188,063 | 29 |
Samsara
|
$128,800 | 23 |
Ambient Enterprises
|
$77,500 | 16 |
| RL Rithum LinkedIn Board | $104,000 | 15 |
Datadog
|
$164,500 | 10 |
|
Veeam Software
|
$288,550 | 9 |
| CO Commvault | $138,175 | 9 |
Account Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | $154,500 | 23 |
| San Francisco | $142,500 | 135 |
| Seattle | $138,600 | 22 |
| Denver | $135,200 | 56 |
| New York | $117,500 | 229 |
| Boston | $110,000 | 44 |
| Chicago | $108,000 | 81 |
| London | $105,991 | 47 |
| Los Angeles | $105,840 | 40 |
| Atlanta | $105,840 | 22 |
Sales Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $197,500 | 51 |
| New York | $180,000 | 53 |
| Atlanta | $171,750 | 8 |
| Seattle | $171,600 | 5 |
| Los Angeles | $169,500 | 9 |
| Denver | $150,348 | 14 |
| Chicago | $150,000 | 8 |
| Austin | $144,350 | 7 |
| London | $134,425 | 6 |
| Toronto | $130,000 | 4 |
Account Manager vs Sales Engineer: which pays more?
The median for Account Manager is $121,910 per year (typically $82,120–$157,109), versus $162,500 for Sales Engineer ($120,348–$200,000). That puts Sales Engineer about 33% 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.