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SLED Account Executive Salaries

How much do SLED Account Executives make? The median base salary for SLED Account Executives is $110,000. The median total compensation or OTE is $205,000. Data updated on 04/15/2025.

Median Base Salary
$110,000
5%
in the last year
Median On-Target Earnings
$205,000
5%
in the last year
Top Performer Earning Potential
$545,564
6%
in the last year
Current % that Attain Quota
43.8%
2%
in the last year
Distribution of Earnings
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Base Salary
On-Target Earnings
Percent that Attain Quota
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Current % that Attain Quota
Current Attainment
43.8%
Avg Deal Size
$138k
Highest Paying Companies for SLED Account Executives
See which companies pay their SLED Account Executives the most in 2025. This list is sorted by highest OTE (on-target earnings). Data updated 04/15/2025
Company
Base Salary
Median OTE
Top Performer
1
Carbon Black
Carbon BlackCarbon Black
82.82
$235,000
$395,000
$818,000
2
Elastic
ElasticElastic
83.05
$175,000
$350,000
$1,112,000
3
Google Cloud
Google CloudGoogle Cloud
85.15
$155,000
$350,000
$1,102,000
4
Axonius
AxoniusAxonius
80.19
$175,000
$350,000
$1,184,000
5
Boomi
BoomiBoomi
76.39
$200,000
$345,000
$672,000
6
Snowflake
SnowflakeSnowflake
86.37
Hiring
$170,000
$340,000
$842,000
7
ExtraHop
ExtraHopExtraHop
75.79
$170,000
$340,000
$816,666
8
ServiceNow
ServiceNowServiceNow
89.69
$168,000
$336,000
$1,105,625
9
UiPath
UiPathUiPath
82.91
$165,000
$330,000
$824,090
10
Trellix
TrellixTrellix
78.10
$165,000
$330,000
$1,014,000
11
Mulesoft (Salesforce)
Mulesoft (Salesforce)Mulesoft (Salesforce)
84.44
Hiring
$160,000
$325,000
$998,571
12
Datadog
DatadogDatadog
82.84
$160,000
$325,000
$802,000
13
SentinelOne
SentinelOneSentinelOne
84.32
$165,000
$325,000
$1,500,000
14
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Amazon Web Services (AWS)...
86.64
Hiring
$165,000
$320,000
$706,739
15
Eightfold
EightfoldEightfold
81.38
$185,000
$320,000
$942,000
16
GitLab
GitLabGitLab
82.82
$158,000
$316,000
$916,000
17
Palo Alto Networks
Palo Alto NetworksPalo Alto Networks
85.75
$150,000
$310,000
$670,833
18
Okta
OktaOkta
82.64
Hiring
$150,000
$305,000
$828,571
19
WalkMe
WalkMeWalkMe
77.77
Hiring
$150,000
$300,000
$940,000
20
Workday
WorkdayWorkday
87.97
Hiring
$150,000
$300,000
$864,000
21
SailPoint
SailPointSailPoint
86.39
$150,000
$300,000
$1,098,000
22
Rubrik
RubrikRubrik
84.23
Hiring
$150,000
$300,000
$794,000
23
Tanium
TaniumTanium
82.88
$150,000
$300,000
$800,000
24
Commvault
CommvaultCommvault
83.58
$150,000
$300,000
$1,018,000
25
Everlaw
EverlawEverlaw
81.71
$150,000
$300,000
$600,000
26
Genesys
GenesysGenesys
84.44
$150,000
$300,000
$1,422,000
27
Ultimate Kronos Group UKG
Ultimate Kronos Group UKGUltimate Kronos Group UKG...
83.34
$110,000
$300,000
$620,000
28
Cohesity
CohesityCohesity
81.93
$150,000
$300,000
$1,210,000
29
Collibra
CollibraCollibra
79.74
$150,000
$300,000
$473,333
30
OneStream Software
OneStream SoftwareOneStream Software
85.76
$135,000
$300,000
$1,032,000
31
Microstrategy
MicrostrategyMicrostrategy
72.82
$100,000
$300,000
$1,025,000
32
Armis Security
Armis SecurityArmis Security
86.69
$150,000
$300,000
$1,166,666
33
Motive
MotiveMotive
85.48
Hiring
$150,000
$300,000
$633,333
34
Freshworks
FreshworksFreshworks
74.29
$150,000
$300,000
$326,666
35
AppDynamics (Cisco)
AppDynamics (Cisco)AppDynamics (Cisco)
80.44
Hiring
$145,000
$290,000
$745,000
36
Slack (Salesforce)
Slack (Salesforce)Slack (Salesforce)
81.97
$150,000
$290,000
$766,666
37
Microsoft
MicrosoftMicrosoft
86.93
$155,000
$285,000
$473,181
38
Adobe
AdobeAdobe
85.32
$140,000
$280,000
$450,000
39
Accela, Inc.
Accela, Inc.Accela, Inc.
82.69
$140,000
$280,000
$516,000
40
Proofpoint
ProofpointProofpoint
81.80
Hiring
$140,000
$280,000
$735,454
41
Immuta
ImmutaImmuta
77.93
$140,000
$280,000
$758,000
42
NICE Ltd
NICE LtdNICE Ltd
77.42
Hiring
$140,000
$280,000
$906,153
43
Anaplan
AnaplanAnaplan
79.38
Hiring
$140,000
$280,000
$774,000
44
Pure Storage
Pure StoragePure Storage
89.45
$135,000
$275,000
$810,000
45
Cisco Systems
Cisco SystemsCisco Systems
85.92
$120,000
$270,000
$562,777
46
GitHub
GitHubGitHub
88.05
$130,000
$270,000
$600,000
47
Juniper Networks
Juniper NetworksJuniper Networks
79.71
$135,000
$270,000
$431,538
48
RingCentral
RingCentralRingCentral
81.83
$140,000
$270,000
$1,116,000
49
Splunk
SplunkSplunk
85.25
$130,000
$260,000
$692,220
50
MongoDB
MongoDBMongoDB
85.42
$130,000
$260,000
$866,666
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Frequently Asked Questions

A SLED Account Executive specializes in selling to public sector entities such as state and local governments, as well as educational institutions. They navigate regulatory complexities, align solutions with public sector needs, and often engage in long bidding and proposal processes.

SLED AEs typically earn a base salary plus commission for securing public sector contracts. Compensation may also include bonuses tied to the overall volume of government deals, contract renewals, and compliance adherence.

Successful SLED AEs can move into Government Sales Leadership roles, guiding strategies for large public sector accounts. With specialized industry knowledge, they may also transition into Strategic Account Management, Business Development, or Consultancy roles focusing on public sector growth.