Account Executive: salaries and requirements
As of September 28, 2026, the cvGO database holds 1,393 active jobs for “Account Executive”. Median pay among jobs that state it: US & Canada — $160,900 per year (n = 391); Europe — $187,000 per year (n = 69); Asia — $100,000 per year (n = 17). Most requested skills: pipeline management, Salesforce, Enterprise Sales.
Pay by region
| Region | Median | 25–75% | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| US & Canada | $160,900 per year | $123,200 per year – $271,000 per year | 391 |
| Europe | $187,000 per year | $100,000 per year – $291,500 per year | 69 |
| CIS | not enough data | 6 | |
| Asia | $100,000 per year | $100,000 per year – $250,000 per year | 17 |
| Remote, region not specified | not enough data | 6 | |
| Other countries | $100,000 per year | $50,000 per year – $100,000 per year | 13 |
Skills in requirements
- pipeline management — 48%
- Salesforce — 35%
- Enterprise Sales — 34%
- prospecting — 27%
- stakeholder management — 23%
- forecasting — 23%
- full sales cycle — 18%
- SaaS — 15%
- negotiation — 14%
- account planning — 14%
- CRM — 13%
- outbound prospecting — 12%
- cross-functional collaboration — 11%
- sales methodology — 11%
- SaaS sales — 11%
- consultative sales — 10%
- account management — 10%
- quota attainment — 10%
- pipeline generation — 10%
- Customer Success — 9%
Levels
- Junior — 3
- Middle — 499
- Senior — 885
- Lead — 3
- Director — 3
FAQ
How much do “Account Executive” jobs pay?
US & Canada: median $160,900 per year, half of jobs between $123,200 per year and $271,000 per year (n = 391). Europe: median $187,000 per year, half of jobs between $100,000 per year and $291,500 per year (n = 69). Asia: median $100,000 per year, half of jobs between $100,000 per year and $250,000 per year (n = 17). Other countries: median $100,000 per year, half of jobs between $50,000 per year and $100,000 per year (n = 13). Pay is stated in 36% of jobs.
Which skills do “Account Executive” jobs require?
pipeline management — 48%, Salesforce — 35%, Enterprise Sales — 34%, prospecting — 27%, stakeholder management — 23%. Share of jobs with parsed requirements (n = 1234).
How many “Account Executive” jobs are remote?
Remote — 27%, hybrid — 17%, office — 56% (of 1,393 jobs that state the format).
Are there entry-level “Account Executive” jobs?
Intern and junior — 3 jobs (0%).
What level of English is required?
The level is stated in 69% of jobs; most often: C1 — 60%, C2 — 6%, B2 — 3%.
How we count
- Source: jobs in the cvGO database as of September 28, 2026: Global 100%, Telegram 0%, HeadHunter 0%, JSearch 0%.
- A job belongs to a profession by its title; one job may belong to several professions.
- Some jobs in the database match no profession in our catalogue and are not counted on these pages.
- Pay is the midpoint of the stated range or the single stated amount, in US dollars at a fixed rate (90 RUB per USD, table v1). Yearly amounts are divided by 12; if the period is not stated, it is inferred from the currency and amount; amounts outside 300–60,000 USD per month are excluded.
- A median is shown when a region has at least 10 jobs with pay.
- Skills and English are counted only for jobs with the employer’s own text.
- Duplicates of one job across sources are not merged.