Side by side

Account Executive vs Sales Manager

Account Executive pays more: a median of $100,500 against $94,000. There is 2.2× more demand for Account Executive. Listings for Account Executive move faster — median age 86 days against 94.

Comparison

Side by side

MeasureAccount ExecutiveSales ManagerGap
Open postings36,92316,752+20,171
Posted this week1,712534
Median salary$100,500$94,000+$6.5k
25th percentile$79.5k$74.5k
75th percentile$125k$117k
Salary disclosed3.4%4.9%
Remote share10.0%6.9%+3.1pp
Median age of posting86d94d
Open over 60 days39.4%45.2%
Visa sponsorship7.8%8.3%
Pay

Pay distribution

Account Executive

$45k$174k

Sales Manager

$42k$163k
Freshness

How old the listings are

Account Executive

just posted86d median90d+

Sales Manager

just posted94d median90d+
Demand

What each side asks for

Account Executive — technologies

AWS
72.0%
Python
65.8%
React
59.6%
Kotlin
53.4%
Docker
47.2%
Go
41.0%
JavaScript
34.8%

Sales Manager — technologies

TypeScript
72.0%
Salesforce
65.8%
Node.js
59.6%
Python
53.4%
Airflow
47.2%
AWS
41.0%
Java
34.8%

Account Executive — employers

Kestrel Health
9.4%
Fairmount Legal
8.7%
Quarry Analytics
8.0%
Aperture Labs
7.2%
Pinewood Education
6.5%
Meridian Software
5.8%
Northwind Systems
5.1%

Sales Manager — employers

Halcyon Energy
9.4%
Quarry Analytics
8.7%
Brightline Retail
8.0%
Ironbark Manufacturing
7.2%
Meridian Software
6.5%
Fairmount Legal
5.8%
Aperture Labs
5.1%

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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%.