How much does primary skill segment of a staffing firm matter when it comes to total compensation for staffing industry sales account executives?
Answer:
A recent report by Staffing Industry Analysts found significant differences in median pay among sales account executives in the staffing industry. IT sales account executives had the highest median annual compensation at $95,000, as might be expected given the growing market. Healthcare staffing sales account executives had the second-highest at $75,000.
Sales account executives in the professional finance/accounting staffing segment and the commercial office/clerical staffing segment earned about the same; the median annual compensation was $65,000 for each. For sales account executives in the industrial/logistics segment, median annual compensation was $45,000.
