Account Executive Salary: Year, Week, and Hour
If you are an account executive in Australia, you probably want to know how your pay stacks up against the national average. This site lets you read the same salary as a yearly figure, a weekly amount, and an hourly rate on a 38‑hour week. The key benchmark is the national full‑time adult ordinary‑time average: $2,083.70 per week, or about $108,352 per year (ABS Average Weekly Earnings, May 2026). This is the line on our chart.
What the ABS Says About Account Executive Pay
The Australian Bureau of Statistics does not publish a specific salary for “account executive”. The closest occupation categories in the Employee Earnings and Hours survey (May 2025) are:
- Sales workers – average weekly total cash earnings of $878 for all employees (including part‑time). For non‑managerial sales workers, the average hourly rate is $33.40.
- Managers – average weekly total cash earnings of $2,801 for all employees. Non‑managerial managers average $69.20 per hour.
- Professionals – average weekly total cash earnings of $2,050 for all employees. Non‑managerial professionals average $64.50 per hour.
Account executives often sit between sales and management, depending on the industry. A corporate account executive in finance or technology may earn closer to the professional or managerial average, while a retail account executive may earn closer to the sales worker average. Because the ABS does not break out this role, the best way to assess your pay is to compare it to the national full‑time average.
Using the National Average as a Benchmark
The national full‑time average is the midpoint of all full‑time adult ordinary‑time earnings. It is not a median – the median full‑time earnings are lower, at about $90,532 per year (ABS Employee Earnings, August 2025). The all‑employees median (including part‑time) is about $74,100 per year.
If your account executive salary is above $108,352, you are earning more than the typical full‑time worker. If it is below, you are below the average. Remember that averages can be pulled up by very high earners, so the median may be a better reference for “typical” pay. You can explore job medians for other roles.
State and Territory Differences
Where you work also matters. The full‑time average varies across Australia:
- Australian Capital Territory: $119,090
- Western Australia: $115,825
- New South Wales: $109,658
- Victoria: $106,137
- Queensland: $106,064
- Northern Territory: $103,173
- South Australia: $102,450
- Tasmania: $96,008
Account executives in Canberra or Perth may earn more than those in Hobart or Adelaide, reflecting local labour markets. See states and territories for more detail.
Minimum Wage and Awards
From 1 July 2026, the national minimum wage is $26.44 per hour, $1,004.90 per week, or about $52,255 per year on a 38‑hour week (Fair Work). Award minimums for sales and clerical roles rose by 4.75% from that date. Most account executives are covered by individual arrangements or enterprise agreements, so their pay is well above the minimum. If you are unsure of your classification, check your award or agreement.
Tax on an Account Executive Salary
For the 2026–27 income year, the resident tax rates are:
- Nil on the first $18,200
- 15% on income from $18,201 to $45,000
- 30% on income from $45,001 to $135,000
- 37% on income from $135,001 to $190,000
- 45% on income above $190,000
Plus a 2% Medicare levy (before any reductions). For example, an account executive earning $90,000 would pay about $20,467 in tax plus $1,800 Medicare levy, leaving about $67,733 after tax. Use the line tool to see your own after‑tax estimate.
How to Use This Site
Place a salary on the line to see how your account executive pay compares to the national full‑time average. The tool shows your salary as a year, a week, and an hour, and tells you how far above or below the line you are. You can also browse industry medians or guides for more context.
Remember: the ABS publishes Average Weekly Earnings twice a year (May and November). The figures on this page are from the May 2026 release. Medians come from the Employee Earnings and Hours survey (August 2025) and the minimum wage from Fair Work (1 July 2026). All figures are before tax unless stated otherwise.