Average Annual Salary

• Salarylist.com indicates that the average business account executive earns $50,337 per year. Additionally, the average median salary of business account executives is $40,300, according to StateUniversity.com. The top 10 percent of all business account executives earn $89,720 or more per year. Business account executives usually earn annual salaries of $36,849 to $60,322, according to a 2011 Payscale.com survey that included 2,976 business account executives. A business account executive can expect to earn as much as $49,000 to $111,000 with the inclusion of bonuses, commissions and profit sharing.
  
  

Type of Employer

• Business account executives can earn higher salaries working for different types of employers. For example, a business account executive working as a contractor can earn an annual salary of $34,996 to $73,250, according to Payscale.com. Nonprofit organizations pay their business account executives annual salaries of $36,107 to $62,206. Business account executives can earn salaries of $47,166 to $61,042 per year at hospitals. A business account executive working for a company or corporation earns between $37,478 and $60,710 per year in salary. Colleges and universities tend to pay their business account executives significantly lower salaries on average, at $30,000 to $40,000 per year.
  
  

Salary by Sales Territory

• Salaries for business account executives can vary slightly depending on their sales territories. For example, business account executives working multistate or regional territories earn the highest annual salaries at $40,511 to $67,396. Business account executives who handle national accounts make the second-highest salaries, $39,352 to $64,439 per year. Business account executives working district territories earn the third-highest annual salaries at $35,056 to $64,135. Additionally, business account executives working for branch offices earn salaries between $34,960 to $55,069 per year. And business account executives who work within single metro areas earn annual salaries of $31,303 to $51,927.
  
  

Salary by State

• The salary ranges for business account executives can also vary by state. Business account executives in California earn the highest annual salaries at $40,978 to $69,296, according to Payscale.com. Business account executives earn the second-highest annual salaries in New York at $39,194 to $63,129. Business account executives in Illinois earn salaries of $35,733 to $62,722 per year. Additionally, business account executives in Georgia earn salaries of $36,606 to $60,100 per year. In Texas, a business account executive can expect to earn an annual salary of $37,760 to $58,653.