AI Hiring Index
Posted salary ranges · updated 2026-09-28

Account Director salary at AI companies, 2026

14 open Account Director roles at 2 AI companies publish a base-salary range. The median posted range is $189k to $240k; the 90th percentile of posted maximums is $352k. From the companies' own postings, refreshed every 6 hours.

By company

The companies posting this role most often first.

CompanyRolesMedian lowMedian highMedian midpoint90th pct high
OpenAI11$189k$240k$214k$352k
Cognition2$165k$190k$178k$220k

By level

LevelRolesMedian lowMedian highMedian midpoint90th pct high
Unspecified13$189k$240k$214k$350k

By region

RegionRolesMedian lowMedian highMedian midpoint90th pct high
Remote12$189k$240k$214k$352k
US2$165k$190k$178k$220k

Highest posted Account Director ranges

One row per company.

CompanyRoleRangeLocation
OpenAIAccount Director, Startups Expansion$378k to $441kSan Francisco
CognitionAccount Director$180k to $220kSan Francisco; New York City; Austin, Te
OutsetAccount Director$160k to $185kSan Francisco; NYC

Titles are normalised (seniority words and team suffixes removed) so postings for the same role group together. All functions and companies.

New go-to-market roles at AI companies, every Monday. The week's openings in this function across 286 companies, plus the weekly index. Free.

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