The median account executive posting at a tech startup offers $215K base, with the middle half between $156K and $300K — from 479 live pay ranges at 108 companies.
| Level | Postings | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry / new grad | 5 | $118K | $94K–$118K |
| Level not stated | 440 | $222K | $157K–$303K |
| Senior | 33 | $175K | $114K–$265K |
| City | Postings | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 93 | $238K | $165K–$315K |
| New York | 84 | $235K | $172K–$323K |
| Chicago | 26 | $157K | $111K–$184K |
| Washington DC | 21 | $323K | $275K–$415K |
| Seattle | 9 | $182K | $151K–$310K |
| Austin | 7 | $185K | $178K–$289K |
| Denver | 7 | $200K | $128K–$313K |
| Los Angeles | 6 | $168K | $142K–$270K |
| Boston | 5 | $204K | $143K–$240K |
| Bellevue | 5 | $85K | $76K–$103K |
| Company | Postings | Median | Middle 50% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | 25 | $415K | $335K–$415K |
| Tennr | 2 | $400K | $388K–$413K |
| Latent | 2 | $390K | $390K–$390K |
| Kong | 11 | $360K | $360K–$360K |
| Assort Health | 2 | $348K | $334K–$361K |
| Writer | 4 | $345K | $331K–$345K |
| Cohere | 6 | $330K | $309K–$334K |
| Databricks | 23 | $323K | $323K–$356K |
| Deepgram | 4 | $320K | $305K–$333K |
| Ramp | 9 | $307K | $265K–$359K |
| Exa | 2 | $305K | $305K–$305K |
| Vanta | 6 | $303K | $274K–$303K |
| Glean | 21 | $300K | $295K–$325K |
| Opal | 4 | $300K | $295K–$300K |
| ClickHouse | 2 | $300K | $288K–$313K |
| Enterprise Account Executive, DoW/IC Anthropic |
$380K–$450K |
| Enterprise Account Executive, Federal Civilian Sales Anthropic |
$380K–$450K |
| Enterprise Account Executive, Federal Civilian Sales - Commerce & Interior Anthropic |
$380K–$450K |
| Enterprise Account Executive, Federal Civilian Sales - Transport & Land Anthropic |
$380K–$450K |
| Enterprise Account Executive, Federal Partners Sales Anthropic |
$380K–$450K |
| Strategic Account Executive, GSI Anthropic |
$380K–$450K |
| Strategic Account Executive, Industries Anthropic |
$380K–$450K |
| Strategic Account Executive, Tech Anthropic |
$380K–$450K |
Figures are the midpoint of each pay range published in a job posting (US$, base salary as posted), across open roles at the startups we track, recalculated daily. Postings without a range, interns and contractors are excluded. Updated Oct 27, 2026.