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Reasonable Salaries?

Living in a large metropolitan city in North America (amongst the top 10 in every aspect), what is a reasonable base salary for an account executive/account manager with 5+ years of experience?

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Kosta_Konfucius
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Feel like when you hit 5 years, the goal should be 80k+ minimum. I am 5 years of experience and there were numerous companies I was interviewing at with north of 100k base.
Just need to be patient and know your worth and they will come
jefe
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Definitely wouldn't want to go under $80K for a major metropolitan area in NA.
CuriousFox
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Depends on where ya live and what you are selling friend.
antiASKHOLE
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Bravado's Resident Asshole
Just tell us which city. It's not like that is a dead giveaway to who you are and who you work for. That will help determine the answer to your question.
Sunbunny31
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Sr Sales Executive 🐰
In addition to what anti asked about the city, what role? AE? SMB/MM/Ent?
RandyLahey
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Account Executive
We need more details here, but your poll choices should start at 75 k minimum.
Beans
Big Shot
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Enterprise Account Executive
Why the LOL for 6 figures?
Sunbunny31
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Sr Sales Executive 🐰
Right? I'm looking at that and saying, why not?
ChunkyButters
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AE
I laughed because it was the obvious answer. Like "duh, 100k, lol".
Fenderbaum
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Retired Choirboy🪕
That's way too broad for a realistic estimate.
Pachacuti
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They call me Daddy, Sales Daddy
5+ years experience, so less than 10?

It really depends on what you're selling and the sales cycle. Longer sales cycles typically garner you a higher base/lower commission. With the oppositive being true for short sales cycles. And of course how quickly you can be contributing is very important to the equation.

In the end though, its up to YOU to determine your worth.
wolfofmiami
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In addition to those. What industry
SportsSalesGuy
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Enterprise Account Executive
Depends on whether AE or AM and what they really entail and at what level. Enterprise, MM, commercial, etc. but I’d say 80k + at the least for base living in SF, Boston, NYC maybe some others. 90-100k plus at the very least for AE at enterprise level or similar is going rate anything below they better have a rly good comp plan and get a lot of inbound leads to make up for the lack of pay for living expensive in those areas
Justatitle
Big Shot
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Account Executive
100K+ for MM and above
GDO
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BDM
I don't know the market tbh. but id expect with that experience to be 80k+
LambyCorn
Arsonist
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A mfkn E
Give us more. City, industry, product, quota
Coffeesforclosers
Notable Contributor
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Director Sales and Market Development
100k minimum no question, 100k variable to boot. 200-250k OTE no question
SaasSlingin
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Sr AE
I more or less asked this question recently. 80k+ for lower segments and 100k+ for upper segments
NoSuperhero
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BDR LEAD
Idk, l think $80K is pretty reasonable after a few years of experience.
FinanceEngineer
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Sr Director, sales and partnerships
Most postings I see for that kind of experience, with a decently large firm, are $150-250 OTE with $100-180 as the base. That’s from recruiters and not generic posts on LinkedIn, but those are there too (my feed is recruiters and people pushing webinars/conferences, with about 5% articles relevant to my work I do or did).
SerialBiller
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Account Executive
I hate being in the motherfucking UK... salaries are SHITTTTTTTT
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Leader
Unless you live in Phoenix because salaries are WAY too low here. Too much old money keeping salaries down.
0
Sales rep
as base 50k+ is enough for me

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