Account Director salary
12 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for account director roles at lead level across the United States: 246 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $130,300 and $209,075, with a median of $159,877.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 4 of the 12 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
Every measured range
12 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Lead | $130,300 – $209,075 | $159,877 | 246 |
| Canada · country-wide | Lead | CA$102,500 – CA$165,000 | CA$115,000 | 21 |
| United Kingdom · country-wide | Lead | £40,750 – £53,750 | £47,500 | 7hint |
| Remote · United States | Lead | $130,000 – $210,000 | $160,500 | 96 |
| Boston | Lead | $122,500 – $221,100 | $160,000 | 9hint |
| Chicago | Lead | $120,000 – $190,000 | $136,000 | 13 |
| Dallas | Lead | $131,250 – $184,250 | $145,000 | 7hint |
| Los Angeles | Lead | $130,163 – $163,750 | $146,250 | 12 |
| New York | Lead | $130,000 – $164,000 | $142,500 | 59 |
| San Francisco | Lead | $135,000 – $215,000 | $172,500 | 21 |
| Toronto | Lead | CA$108,375 – CA$119,750 | CA$113,750 | 12 |
| Washington | Lead | $111,250 – $185,588 | $153,500 | 8hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
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Open account director roles · 28 with stated pay
Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.
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Account Director, US Federal Law Enforcement TRM Labs · Remote · US New $243,334–$310,000 1d ago 
Account Director Yougov · Remote · US New $110,000–$130,000 1d ago 
Key Account Director, Corrections Skydio · Remote · US New $144,000–$200,000 2d ago Key Account Director, Majors West Skydio · Remote · US New $144,000–$200,000 2d ago Account Director, National Security TRM Labs · Remote · US New $293,334–$343,334 2d ago Account Director, Crypto TRM Labs · Remote · US New $276,666–$343,334 2d ago 
Account Director - SLED (Great Lakes: IL, MN, WI) Zayo · Remote · US New $100,000–$140,000 3d ago Account Director McKesson · Remote · US $115,400–$192,300 4d ago 
Sr Account Director, Business Development (Bioanalytical Labs) -US -San Francisco Thermofisher · Remote · US $160,000–$185,000 8d ago Account Director, Business Development (Central Labs) US - Boston Thermofisher · Remote · US $95,000–$158,300 9d ago Account Director - SLED (Michigan) Zayo · Remote · US $100,000–$140,000 9d ago 
Account Director - MRI-Simmons Agency Vertical NielsenIQ · Remote · US $117,500–$180,000 2w ago 
Group Account Director, B2B Wpromote · Remote · US $140,000–$165,000 3w ago 
Account Director JLL · Remote · US $170,000–$210,000 3w ago 
Group Account Director (Medical Affairs) Real Chemistry · Remote · Canada CA$165,000–CA$185,000 4w ago 
Enterprise Account Director Curri · Remote · US $100,000–$120,000 5w ago Account Director K2D Strategies · Remote · US From $90,000 5w ago 
Cellular Therapy Account Director (CTAD) - Plains (CO, MN, MO, WI, IA, NE, SD, ND) Pierre Fabre Laboratories · Remote · US $170,000–$250,000 7w ago Cellular Therapy Account Director (CTAD), Southwest (So.CA, AZ, NM) Pierre Fabre Laboratories · Remote · US $170,000–$250,000 7w ago Cellular Therapy Account Director (CTAD) - Northwest (No. CA, WA, OR, UT, NV, ID) Pierre Fabre Laboratories · Remote · US $170,000–$250,000 7w ago 
Senior Account Director General Assembly · Remote · US $120,000–$130,000 2mo ago 
Associate Account Director Jonas (Perseus Careers1) · Remote · US $99,000–$121,000 2mo ago 
Account Director Hovercraft · Remote · US $150,000–$160,000 2mo ago 
Account Director - eDiscovery Sales, Western Region Epiq · Remote · US $110,000–$140,000 3mo ago 
Strategic Account Director - Colleges & Universities vivenu GmbH · Remote · US $200,000–$280,000 8mo ago 
Enterprise Account Director Later · Remote · US $175,000–$225,000 9mo ago 
Account Director, Brand Partnerships Low Battery · Remote · US $90,000–$275,000 2y ago 
Enterprise Sales Account Director Five9 · Remote · US $75,300–$155,000 2y ago Account Director, Central Banks & Regulators (EMEA) TRM Labs · Remote · Germany New Pay not stated 1d ago Account Director, Medical Imaging and SS Clarioclinical · Remote · US New $135,000–$219,375e 2d ago Account Director, Private Sector (CEE & Central Asia) TRM Labs · Remote · Germany New Pay not stated 2d ago 
Account Director Go Fish · Remote · US $135,000–$219,375e 11d ago 
Major Account Director CoLab Software · Remote · US $135,000–$219,375e 12d ago 
Enterprise Account Director- Pacific Northwest HiddenLayer · Remote · US $135,000–$219,375e 2w ago Enterprise Account Director- Southeast HiddenLayer · Remote · US $112,000–$217,000e 2w ago North America Digital Solutions Key Account Director Prysmian · Remote · US $135,000–$219,375e 2w ago Account Director GTT · Remote · US $135,000–$219,375e 5w ago 
Enterprise Account Director, GTM Zipline · Remote · US In listing 5w ago 
Account Director Opus Training Inc. · Remote · US $135,000–$219,375e 6w ago 
Account Director, Government OpenAI · Remote · Australia Pay not stated 8w ago 
Account Director Morning Consult · Remote · US In listing 3mo ago 
Senior Account Director Hawk · Remote · Singapore Pay not stated 4mo ago 
LATAM Account Director Constructor · Remote · Germany Pay not stated 5mo ago Account Director - Freelance jackmortonworldwide · Remote · US $145,000–$207,000e 5mo ago 
Client Account Director - Public Sector - Intelligence Chainalysis · Remote · India Pay not stated 6mo ago 
Account Director Superside · Remote · Worldwide Pay not stated 8mo ago