AE
What does an Account Executive earn in tech sales?
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AEs own the deal from qualified opportunity to signed contract. Variable rises with seniority: junior 30%, Enterprise 47%. Each promotion adds roughly 45% to midpoint OTE — about twice what an SDR promotion does.
Junior1–2 yrs
€70–95kOTE
Base€50–65kVariable€20–30k30% variable
Mid2–5 yrs
€95–145kOTE
Base€65–95kVariable€30–50k33% variable
Senior5+ yrs
€140–200kOTE
Base€90–130kVariable€50–70k35% variable
EnterpriseTop IC closer
€200–300kOTE
Base€110–155kVariable€90–145k47% variable
Base
Variable
Bar width scales with OTE midpoint