What are the main factors that influence an Account Exec's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Account Exec?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Account Exec roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change An Account Exec's salary?

An Account Exec's salary grows with experience: starting around $70,723 for beginners, reaching about $107,435 at mid-level, and approach $168,361 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Account Exec?

Account Exec salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Account Exec roles are District of Columbia $89,938, California $89,597, Massachusetts $88,403. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Account Exec roles make?

Salaries for Account Exec level roles vary by specialization: Enterprise Architect Exec: $278,021; Account Exec Major Projects: $196,699; Account Director, Account Services: $168,870; Exec Director: $140,278; Account Executive, Account Management: $100,897.

Account Exec Salary in Connecticut

How much does an Account Exec make in Connecticut? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Account Exec in Connecticut is $86,811 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

However, an Account Exec's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $103,205
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $80,051 to $95,392
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $73,897

10% $73,897

50% (Median) $86,811

90% $103,205

Account Exec Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,392	$7,949	$1,834	$46
Average	$86,811	$7,234	$1,669	$42
25th Percentile	$80,051	$6,671	$1,539	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Account Exec Salaries

An Account Exec's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Account Exec Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Account Exec's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $70,723
Early Career (1-2 years): $85,023
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $107,435
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $135,540
Expert (over 8 years): $168,361

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Account Manager I	less than 1 year	$70,723
Account Exec	1-2 years	$85,023
Account Manager III	2-4 years	$107,435
Account Manager IV	5-8 years	$135,540
Account Manager V	over 8 years	$168,361

How Do Account Exec Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Account Execs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $89,938.
California: $89,597.
Massachusetts: $88,403.

District of Columbia $89,938 California $89,597 Massachusetts $88,403 Washington $88,078 New Jersey $88,046 Alaska $87,932 Connecticut $86,811 New York $86,356

Hawaii $84,902 Rhode Island $84,220 Maryland $83,757 Minnesota $83,123 Colorado $82,879 Illinois $82,798 Oregon $82,489 Delaware $82,262

New Hampshire $82,119 Virginia $81,799 Pennsylvania $80,865 Nevada $80,394 North Dakota $80,239 Michigan $79,996 Wisconsin $79,906 Vermont $79,728

Texas $79,232 Maine $79,200 Arizona $79,151 Ohio $79,094 Georgia $78,347 Indiana $77,973 Wyoming $77,900 Utah $77,786

Iowa $77,737 Kansas $77,347 Louisiana $77,234 North Carolina $77,193 Missouri $77,177 Florida $76,860 Montana $76,690 Nebraska $76,527

Kentucky $76,438 South Carolina $76,113 Tennessee $75,910 Idaho $75,828 New Mexico $75,236 Oklahoma $75,106 Alabama $74,626 South Dakota $73,822

Arkansas $73,383 West Virginia $73,148 Mississippi $72,441

Top Paying Cities for Account Exec

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Old Mystic: $85,434
Oneco: $85,214
Avon: $85,597

Old Mystic, CT $85,434

Oneco, CT $85,214

Avon, CT $85,597

Bloomfield, CT $85,646

Windsor, CT $85,648

Bristol, CT $85,639

Burlington, CT $85,635

Broad Brook, CT $85,170

Canaan, CT $85,228

Canton, CT $85,556

Canton Center, CT $85,531

Colebrook, CT $85,231

Collinsville, CT $85,549

East Berlin, CT $85,503

East Canaan, CT $85,324

East Glastonbury, CT $85,647

East Granby, CT $85,181

East Hartland, CT $84,964

East Windsor Hill, CT $85,582

Ellington, CT $84,984

Farmington, CT $85,505

Falls Village, CT $85,520

Glastonbury, CT $85,650

Granby, CT $85,007

Berlin, CT $85,497

Lakeville, CT $85,593

Manchester, CT $85,639

Bolton, CT $85,529

New Britain, CT $85,471

New Hartford, CT $85,620

Norfolk, CT $85,441

North Canton, CT $85,466

North Granby, CT $84,757

Pine Meadow, CT $85,544

Plainville, CT $85,503

Barkhamsted, CT $85,372

Poquonock, CT $85,582

Riverton, CT $85,267

Vernon Rockville, CT $85,413

Rocky Hill, CT $85,554

Salisbury, CT $85,018

Sharon, CT $86,241

Simsbury, CT $85,522

Somers, CT $84,285

Somersville, CT $84,268

South Glastonbury, CT $85,627

South Windsor, CT $85,614

North Windham, CT $85,414

Pomfret Center, CT $85,324

Putnam, CT $85,276

Quinebaug, CT $85,302

Rogers, CT $85,272

Scotland, CT $85,419

South Willington, CT $85,203

South Windham, CT $85,436

South Woodstock, CT $85,315

Storrs Mansfield, CT $85,367

Thompson, CT $85,293

Ashford, CT $85,219

Willington, CT $85,192

Windham, CT $85,423

Woodstock, CT $85,291

Woodstock Valley, CT $85,256

New London, CT $85,438

Baltic, CT $85,418

Canterbury, CT $85,382

Central Village, CT $85,315

East Lyme, CT $85,466

Bozrah, CT $85,427

Gales Ferry, CT $85,432

Gilman, CT $85,445

Mashantucket, CT $85,423

Ledyard, CT $85,431

Groton, CT $85,437

Hanover, CT $85,417

Jewett City, CT $85,413

Montville, CT $85,436

Moosup, CT $85,273

Mystic, CT $85,433

Niantic, CT $85,461

North Stonington, CT $85,392

Norwich, CT $85,414

Preston, CT $85,414

Oakdale, CT $85,458

Old Lyme, CT $85,624

Stafford, CT $84,843

Stafford Springs, CT $84,885

Staffordville, CT $84,762

Suffield, CT $84,204

Taconic, CT $85,330

Tariffville, CT $85,371

Enfield, CT $84,186

Tolland, CT $85,160

Unionville, CT $85,577

East Windsor, CT $85,059

Weatogue, CT $85,601

West Granby, CT $85,189

West Hartland, CT $84,995

West Simsbury, CT $85,511

West Suffield, CT $84,219

Winchester Center, CT $85,520

Windsor Locks, CT $85,062

Winsted, CT $85,512

Hartford, CT $85,722

West Hartford, CT $85,649

East Hartford, CT $85,716

Wethersfield, CT $85,645

Newington, CT $85,488

Plainfield, CT $85,351

Quaker Hill, CT $85,438

South Lyme, CT $85,518

Sterling, CT $85,192

Stonington, CT $85,416

Pawcatuck, CT $85,370

Taftville, CT $85,414

Uncasville, CT $85,432

Versailles, CT $85,409

Voluntown, CT $85,347

Waterford, CT $85,440

Wauregan, CT $85,308

West Mystic, CT $85,435

Yantic, CT $85,419

Ansonia, CT $87,141

Beacon Falls, CT $86,909

Botsford, CT $88,511

Branford, CT $86,323

Cheshire, CT $86,164

Centerbrook, CT $85,890

Chester, CT $85,890

Clinton, CT $86,263

Cobalt, CT $85,656

Colchester, CT $85,573

Cromwell, CT $85,550

Deep River, CT $85,940

Derby, CT $87,539

Killingworth, CT $86,155

Salem, CT $85,509

Durham, CT $85,944

East Haddam, CT $85,698

East Hampton, CT $85,683

Essex, CT $85,814

Guilford, CT $86,401

Haddam, CT $85,862

Hadlyme, CT $85,743

Hawleyville, CT $88,288

Higganum, CT $85,883

Ivoryton, CT $85,907

Madison, CT $86,296

Marion, CT $85,928

Marlborough, CT $85,629

Meriden, CT $85,699

Middlefield, CT $85,762

Middle Haddam, CT $85,715

Middletown, CT $85,662

Milford, CT $88,764

Milldale, CT $85,789

Monroe, CT $89,651

Moodus, CT $85,721

Newtown, CT $88,461

North Branford, CT $86,298

Northford, CT $86,284

North Haven, CT $86,219

North Westchester, CT $85,565

Old Saybrook, CT $85,848

Orange, CT $86,618

Oxford, CT $87,595

Plantsville, CT $85,784

Portland, CT $85,618

Rockfall, CT $85,666

Sandy Hook, CT $88,383

Seymour, CT $87,188

Shelton, CT $89,371

South Britain, CT $87,916

Southbury, CT $87,886

Southington, CT $85,561

Stevenson, CT $89,841

Wallingford, CT $86,136

Stratford, CT $91,081

Westbrook, CT $86,063

New Haven, CT $86,096

East Haven, CT $86,137

Hamden, CT $86,212

West Haven, CT $86,171

Bethany, CT $86,538

Woodbridge, CT $86,353

Willimantic, CT $85,437

Abington, CT $85,313

Amston, CT $85,527

Andover, CT $85,489

Ballouville, CT $85,239

Brooklyn, CT $85,312

Chaplin, CT $85,385

Columbia, CT $85,497

Coventry, CT $85,444

Danielson, CT $85,211

Dayville, CT $85,215

Eastford, CT $85,275

East Killingly, CT $85,129

East Woodstock, CT $85,306

Fabyan, CT $85,306

Grosvenor Dale, CT $85,307

Hampton, CT $85,357

Hebron, CT $85,542

Lebanon, CT $85,466

Mansfield Center, CT $85,392

Mansfield Depot, CT $85,395

North Franklin, CT $85,427

North Grosvenordale, CT $85,313

Pomfret, CT $85,319

Bridgeport, CT $91,318

Trumbull, CT $90,828

Easton, CT $90,776

Waterbury, CT $86,444

Prospect, CT $86,422

Wolcott, CT $85,942

Bantam, CT $86,753

Bethlehem, CT $86,944

Cornwall, CT $86,340

Cornwall Bridge, CT $86,841

Gaylordsville, CT $87,628

Goshen, CT $86,121

Kent, CT $87,016

Lakeside, CT $86,849

Litchfield, CT $86,442

Middlebury, CT $87,047

Morris, CT $86,708

Naugatuck, CT $86,830

New Milford, CT $87,892

New Preston Marble Dale, CT $87,171

Northfield, CT $86,153

Oakville, CT $86,505

Pequabuck, CT $85,842

Plymouth, CT $86,124

Roxbury, CT $87,827

Sherman, CT $87,994

South Kent, CT $87,215

Terryville, CT $85,907

Thomaston, CT $86,255

Torrington, CT $85,878

Harwinton, CT $85,902

Washington, CT $87,356

Washington Depot, CT $87,414

Watertown, CT $86,625

West Cornwall, CT $86,076

Woodbury, CT $87,303

Bethel, CT $88,391

Brookfield, CT $88,250

Cos Cob, CT $92,101

Danbury, CT $88,263

New Fairfield, CT $88,264

Darien, CT $92,075

Fairfield, CT $91,264

Georgetown, CT $90,534

Greenwich, CT $92,032

Greens Farms, CT $91,211

New Canaan, CT $91,690

Norwalk, CT $91,749

Old Greenwich, CT $92,102

Redding Center, CT $89,673

Redding Ridge, CT $89,673

Ridgefield, CT $88,884

Riverside, CT $92,097

Westport, CT $91,212

Weston, CT $90,837

Southport, CT $91,243

Redding, CT $89,472

Wilton, CT $90,929

Stamford, CT $92,123

Bridgewater, CT $88,127

Account Exec Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Account Exec roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Account Exec positions in Transportation or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Account Exec as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Account Exec

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$112,854	$54.0	30%
Energy & Utilities	$104,173	$50.0	20%
Financial Services	$99,832	$48.0	15%
Pharmaceuticals	$99,832	$48.0	15%
Business Services	$95,492	$46.0	10%

Account Exec Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Account Exec's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$80,051

Average $86,811/year

$95,392

$6,671

Average $7,234/month

$7,949

$1,539

Average $1,669/week

$1,834

$38

Average $42/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$95,392	$7,949	$1,834	$46
Average	$86,811	$7,234	$1,669	$42
25th Percentile	$80,051	$6,671	$1,539	$38

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