Salary benchmark · San Francisco

Account Executive Salary in San Francisco

Mid-level (3-5y) account executive pay in San Francisco sits around $156,000/yr. Floor and stretch bands below, plus how the role compares across other markets and roles.

Floor

$132,600

$11,050/mo · 15th percentile

Median

$156,000

$13,000/mo · Typical mid-level offer

Stretch

$195,000

$16,250/mo · Top-quartile, hot market

By experience level in San Francisco

Same role, four experience levels, annual total comp.

ExperienceFloorMedianStretchMult.
Junior (0-2y)$86,196$101,400$126,7560.65×
Mid (3-5y)$132,600$156,000$195,0001.00×
Senior (5-8y)$179,016$210,600$263,2561.35×
Lead (8y+)$232,056$273,000$341,2561.75×

Floor = median × 0.85 · Stretch = median × 1.25. Mult applied to the San Francisco mid-level base.

How San Francisco compares

Same account executive role, other top markets, mid-level annual median.

New York$132,000-15%Austin$108,000-31%Singapore$102,000-35%Remote$96,000-38%London$90,000-42%

Other roles in San Francisco

Top 5 highest-paid roles in San Francisco, mid-level annual median.

Engineering Manager$312,000Product Manager$222,000Backend Engineer$204,000Full-stack Engineer$198,000Frontend Engineer$192,000

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