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Account Executive Career Market Report 2026

17,551 active jobs. 3,404 companies. Median salary $120K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

17,551
Active Job Openings
3,404
Companies Hiring
$120K
Median Salary (US)
80%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Account Executive market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 80% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $120K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $80K to $220K.

Remote roles pay 6% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 41%

Go demand rose +10.0pp — fastest-growing skill

Bestversionmedia leads hiring with 726 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Mid-Level (+$32K, +36%)

Salary increase: +$32K · Sample: Junior → Mid-Level

AI automation risk: medium (score 55/100)

Score: 55/100 · AI/LLM demand: 41% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Senior263$82K$120K$270K
Mid-Level212$80K$120K$240K
Junior170$60K$88K$141K
Entry-Level8$100K$100K$160K
Manager5$77K$85K$354K
Lead4$100K$116K$140K

What jumps out

Junior → Mid-Level: +$32K (36%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States997$125KUSD
Remote300$132KUSD
United Kingdom35$72KUSD
Canada20$90KUSD
Germany10$46KUSD
India3$42KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site2.9%
Remote25.0%
Hybrid2.5%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
41%
Salesforce
24%
Customer Success
20%
Sales Pipeline
20%
Account Management
13%
B2B Sales
12%
Go
10%
Cold Calling
9%
Upselling
8%
Negotiation
6%
Lead Generation
6%
CRM Software
4%

Skills on the Rise

Go ↑+10.0ppSales Pipeline ↑+7.6ppNegotiation ↑+6.2ppLead Generation ↑+6.1ppB2B Sales ↑+5.4pp

Declining in Demand

Procurement ↓-12.2ppJournalism ↓-11.9ppExcel ↓-8.9ppPublic Speaking ↓-8.9ppMental Health ↓-8.8pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Bestversionmedia7264.1%
Webprops5693.2%
Salesforce3592.0%
N2Publishingglassdoor2851.6%
Hibu2041.2%
Gartner1961.1%
Toast1480.8%
Goosehead1350.8%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States7,150
Remote2,318
United Kingdom854
Germany377
Canada282
India237
Japan217
Australia212

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree32.2%1,610
Bachelor's Degree4.1%207
Master's Degree3.4%170
PhD / Doctorate0.3%13
MBA0.2%12

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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