Side by side
Account Executive vs Customer Success Manager
Account Executive pays more: a median of $100,500 against $93,000. There is 2.4× more demand for Account Executive. Listings for Customer Success Manager move faster — median age 54 days against 86.
Comparison
Side by side
| Measure | Account Executive | Customer Success Manager | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open postings | 36,923 | 15,338 | +21,585 |
| Posted this week | 1,712 | 1,216 | |
| Median salary | $100,500 | $93,000 | +$7.5k |
| 25th percentile | $79.5k | $73.5k | |
| 75th percentile | $125k | $116k | |
| Salary disclosed | 3.4% | 6.9% | |
| Remote share | 10.0% | 5.7% | +4.3pp |
| Median age of posting | 86d | 54d | |
| Open over 60 days | 39.4% | 36.1% | |
| Visa sponsorship | 7.8% | 9.8% |
Pay
Pay distribution
Account Executive
$45k$174k
Customer Success Manager
$42k$161k
Freshness
How old the listings are
Account Executive
just posted86d median90d+
Customer Success Manager
just posted54d median90d+
Demand
What each side asks for
Account Executive — technologies
Customer Success Manager — technologies
Account Executive — employers
Customer Success Manager — employers
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Both sides are counted the same way on the same day, so the gap is comparable even where the
absolute numbers move. Salary figures use only postings that publish a range — the disclosure
rate is in the table because a median over 20% of a cohort is a weaker number than one over 70%.