Account Lead Salary in Atlanta, Georgia

How much does an Account Lead make in Atlanta, GA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for an Account Lead in Atlanta, GA is $65,271. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $56,976 to $76,682, with most professionals earning between $49,425 and $87,070.

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Demonstrates professional service delivery skills necessary to resolve client issues, payments/invoice questions, and reporting, including the ability to review, analyze, and assess the needs of the client and pull together the resources that allow an environment of working cooperatively with others throughout the organization.

September 18, 2022

Manage a portfolio of high-potential SMB businesses by thoroughly understanding growth drivers, identifying opportunity for growth, managing risks and creating multi-quarter plans for achievement.

December 05, 2022

Provide skill training and mentoring on complex sales motions including collaboration with legal, product presentations, juggling multiple relationships with internal teams and quarterly sales forecasting.

January 04, 2023

Reviews accounting history, responds to accounting inquiries, corrects discrepancies and contacts client on receivable collections.

February 21, 2023

Lead Workday Financials projects involving strategy, implementation support, and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) optimization related to Information Technology (IT) operations, business processes, security, and data integrity for the Workday applications.

February 28, 2023

Works jointly with senior level to manage and evaluate the performance of client services staff directly reporting to this position, including completing performance reviews, implementing training and development plans, performing disciplinary action, recognizing and rewarding colleagues, and making compensation decisions.

March 13, 2023

Participates and oversees projects by providing resources to the team, identifying and solving roadblocks, and executing completion on time.

March 18, 2023

Prepare and provide financial reports and supporting documents if requested for internal or external audit.

April 01, 2023

Monitor project budgets by tracking the invoicing of customer purchase orders as well as requisitions related to the project and report out on these periodically through the project phase.

April 09, 2023

Assist manager in leading front-line sales organization to identify opportunities, establish goals and objectives and deliver business plan goals across the DC/SC entire sales universe including F2F, E-Com and Tel Sell.

May 16, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Account Lead in Atlanta, GA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

56976

76682

65271

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

60462

85561

70289

What is the average salary for Account Lead in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Account Lead in Atlanta, GA. The base salary for Account Lead ranges from $56,976 to $76,682 with the average base salary of $65,271. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $60,462 to $85,561 with the average total cash compensation of $70,289.

View Average Salary for Account Lead as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$65,271	$56,976 - $76,682
Bonus	$5,018	$3,485 - $8,879
Total Pay	$70,289	$60,462 - $85,561

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Account Lead Salary Near Atlanta, GA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Atlanta, GA
CITY, STATE Roswell, GA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $56,761 - $76,392	COMPARE TO Atlanta, GA
CITY, STATE Marietta, GA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $56,814 - $76,462	COMPARE TO Atlanta, GA
CITY, STATE Athens, GA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $56,569 - $76,133	COMPARE TO Atlanta, GA
CITY, STATE Macon, GA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $52,130 - $70,158	COMPARE TO Atlanta, GA
CITY, STATE Gadsden, AL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $54,806 - $73,761	COMPARE TO Atlanta, GA
CITY, STATE Columbus, GA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $51,443 - $69,234	COMPARE TO Atlanta, GA

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About Atlanta, Georgia

Atlanta (/ætˈlæntə/) is the capital of, and the most populous city in, the U.S. state of Georgia. With an estimated 2017 population of 486,290, it is also the 38th most-populous city in the United States. The city serves as the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, home to 5.8 million people and the ninth-largest metropolitan area in the nation. Atlanta is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia. A small portion of the city extends eastward into neighboring DeKalb County. Atlanta was originally founded as the terminating stop of a major state-sp...

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