Best states for an account associate

Q: What is the best state for account associates?

The best state to be an account associate is New York based on account associate salaries and job opportunities.

Q: What is the highest paying state for account associates?

The highest paying state for account associates is West Virginia based on Zippia’s salary database.

Q: What is the worst state for account associates?

The worst state for account associates is West Virginia, due to a combination of low salaries and few job opportunities.

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Do you want to become an account associate at Xerox, and you wonder what that means or entails? We have the full list of best states for account associates that you can check out, before you begin your journey. Our research found that New York is the best state for account associates, while California and New York are ranked highest in terms of median salary. New York has a median salary of $58,886 and California has the highest median salary among all 50 states for account associates.

To that end, we dove into our dataset of job and salary numbers to figure out which states have the best opportunities for account associates. New York is the best state for account associates, where the median salary is $58,886.We found that New York is the best state for account associate jobs, whereas West Virginia is the worst.

10 best states for account associates in 2026

1. New York
Total account associate jobs: 2,240
Average annual salary: $58,886
Lowest 10 percent earn: $40,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $84,000
Location Quotient:
1.11
Account associate jobs in New York
2. California
Total account associate jobs: 4,858
Average annual salary: $60,753
Lowest 10 percent earn: $41,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $88,000
Location Quotient:
1.05
Account associate jobs in California
3. Texas
Total account associate jobs: 3,966
Average annual salary: $49,283
Lowest 10 percent earn: $34,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $70,000
Location Quotient:
1.24
Account associate jobs in Texas
4. Pennsylvania
Total account associate jobs: 1,862
Average annual salary: $49,322
Lowest 10 percent earn: $34,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $71,000
Location Quotient:
1.01
Account associate jobs in Pennsylvania
5. Connecticut
Total account associate jobs: 550
Average annual salary: $51,292
Lowest 10 percent earn: $35,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $73,000
Location Quotient:
1.05
Account associate jobs in Connecticut
6. Delaware
Total account associate jobs: 197
Average annual salary: $51,179
Lowest 10 percent earn: $35,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $73,000
Location Quotient:
1
Account associate jobs in Delaware
7. Washington
Total account associate jobs: 1,246
Average annual salary: $49,903
Lowest 10 percent earn: $35,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $71,000
Location Quotient:
1.08
Account associate jobs in Washington
8. Massachusetts
Total account associate jobs: 1,331
Average annual salary: $55,561
Lowest 10 percent earn: $39,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $78,000
Location Quotient:
0.92
Account associate jobs in Massachusetts
9. New Jersey
Total account associate jobs: 1,156
Average annual salary: $55,999
Lowest 10 percent earn: $38,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $80,000
Location Quotient:
0.92
Account associate jobs in New Jersey
10. District of Columbia
Total account associate jobs: 293
Average annual salary: $54,385
Lowest 10 percent earn: $37,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $78,000
Location Quotient:
1.11
Account associate jobs in District of Columbia

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How Zippia determines the best states to be an account associate

You can read about how the best state rankings are calculated here.

Detailed list of the best states for an account associate

Rank	State	Average salary	Lowest 10% earn	Population	Job count
1	New York	$58,886	$40,000	19,849,399	2,240
2	California	$60,753	$41,000	39,536,653	4,858
3	Texas	$49,283	$34,000	28,304,596	3,966
4	Pennsylvania	$49,322	$34,000	12,805,537	1,862
5	Connecticut	$51,292	$35,000	3,588,184	550
6	Delaware	$51,179	$35,000	961,939	197
7	Washington	$49,903	$35,000	7,405,743	1,246
8	Massachusetts	$55,561	$39,000	6,859,819	1,331
9	New Jersey	$55,999	$38,000	9,005,644	1,156
10	District of Columbia	$54,385	$37,000	693,972	293
11	Arizona	$45,858	$32,000	7,016,270	1,076
12	Illinois	$48,084	$34,000	12,802,023	1,834
13	Louisiana	$49,708	$34,000	4,684,333	417
14	Rhode Island	$48,596	$34,000	1,059,639	177
15	Virginia	$49,676	$34,000	8,470,020	1,433
16	Florida	$45,692	$32,000	20,984,400	2,714
17	Tennessee	$43,722	$31,000	6,715,984	974
18	Maryland	$50,628	$35,000	6,052,177	947
19	Oregon	$47,169	$32,000	4,142,776	675
20	Michigan	$45,625	$31,000	9,962,311	1,151
21	Kentucky	$46,365	$33,000	4,454,189	493
22	Alaska	$50,564	$40,000	739,795	73
23	Wisconsin	$43,698	$30,000	5,795,483	850
24	Georgia	$43,863	$31,000	10,429,379	1,625
25	Nevada	$42,444	$28,000	2,998,039	367
26	Minnesota	$42,530	$30,000	5,576,606	1,212
27	Vermont	$45,442	$32,000	623,657	105
28	North Carolina	$43,198	$30,000	10,273,419	1,448
29	North Dakota	$42,370	$30,000	755,393	142
30	Ohio	$41,107	$28,000	11,658,609	1,637
31	Montana	$41,619	$29,000	1,050,493	236
32	Hawaii	$50,740	$39,000	1,427,538	101
33	New Hampshire	$42,612	$30,000	1,342,795	271
34	Oklahoma	$42,959	$30,000	3,930,864	387
35	Alabama	$42,846	$30,000	4,874,747	515
36	New Mexico	$43,417	$30,000	2,088,070	236
37	Colorado	$44,187	$31,000	5,607,154	835
38	Arkansas	$40,521	$28,000	3,004,279	401
39	Kansas	$41,115	$29,000	2,913,123	454
40	Missouri	$40,860	$29,000	6,113,532	930
41	Iowa	$41,769	$29,000	3,145,711	435
42	Idaho	$41,291	$28,000	1,716,943	237
43	Wyoming	$40,502	$28,000	579,315	87
44	Utah	$39,555	$27,000	3,101,833	499
45	Nebraska	$39,531	$28,000	1,920,076	329
46	South Carolina	$40,496	$28,000	5,024,369	543
47	Indiana	$39,299	$27,000	6,666,818	788
48	Mississippi	$39,275	$27,000	2,984,100	271
49	Maine	$37,340	$27,000	1,335,907	175
50	South Dakota	$38,157	$27,000	869,666	117
51	West Virginia	$33,726	$23,000	1,815,857	164

Highest paying states for account associates

Rank	State	Avg. Account Associate Salary
1	New York	$58,886
2	California	$60,753
3	Texas	$49,283
4	Pennsylvania	$49,322
5	Connecticut	$51,292
6	Delaware	$51,179
7	Washington	$49,903
8	Massachusetts	$55,561
9	New Jersey	$55,999
10	District of Columbia	$54,385
11	Arizona	$45,858
12	Illinois	$48,084
13	Louisiana	$49,708
14	Rhode Island	$48,596
15	Virginia	$49,676
16	Florida	$45,692
17	Tennessee	$43,722
18	Maryland	$50,628
19	Oregon	$47,169
20	Michigan	$45,625
21	Kentucky	$46,365
22	Alaska	$50,564
23	Wisconsin	$43,698
24	Georgia	$43,863
25	Nevada	$42,444
26	Minnesota	$42,530
27	Vermont	$45,442
28	North Carolina	$43,198
29	North Dakota	$42,370
30	Ohio	$41,107
31	Montana	$41,619
32	Hawaii	$50,740
33	New Hampshire	$42,612
34	Oklahoma	$42,959
35	Alabama	$42,846
36	New Mexico	$43,417
37	Colorado	$44,187
38	Arkansas	$40,521
39	Kansas	$41,115
40	Missouri	$40,860
41	Iowa	$41,769
42	Idaho	$41,291
43	Wyoming	$40,502
44	Utah	$39,555
45	Nebraska	$39,531
46	South Carolina	$40,496
47	Indiana	$39,299
48	Mississippi	$39,275
49	Maine	$37,340
50	South Dakota	$38,157
51	West Virginia	$33,726

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Total account associate jobs:	2,240
Average annual salary:	$58,886
Lowest 10 percent earn:	$40,000
Highest 10 percent earn:	$84,000
Location Quotient:	1.11

Best states for an account associate

10 best states for account associates in 2026

1. New York

2. California

3. Texas

4. Pennsylvania

5. Connecticut

6. Delaware

7. Washington

8. Massachusetts

9. New Jersey

10. District of Columbia