Side by side
Account Manager vs Sales Manager
Account Manager pays more: a median of $103,000 against $94,000. There is 6.0× more demand for Account Manager. Account Manager is the more remote-friendly of the two, by 5.8%. Listings for Account Manager move faster — median age 59 days against 94.
Comparison
Side by side
| Measure | Account Manager | Sales Manager | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open postings | 101,318 | 16,752 | +84,566 |
| Posted this week | 6,661 | 534 | |
| Median salary | $103,000 | $94,000 | +$9k |
| 25th percentile | $81.5k | $74.5k | |
| 75th percentile | $128k | $117k | |
| Salary disclosed | 7.9% | 4.9% | |
| Remote share | 12.7% | 6.9% | +5.8pp |
| Median age of posting | 59d | 94d | |
| Open over 60 days | 31.0% | 45.2% | |
| Visa sponsorship | 25.0% | 8.3% |
Pay
Pay distribution
Account Manager
$46k$178k
Sales Manager
$42k$163k
Freshness
How old the listings are
Account Manager
just posted59d median90d+
Sales Manager
just posted94d median90d+
Demand
What each side asks for
Account Manager — technologies
Sales Manager — technologies
Account Manager — employers
Sales 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%.