Best states for an account planner

Q: What is the best state for account planners?

The best state to be an account planner is Washington based on account planner salaries and job opportunities.

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

The highest paying state for account planners is Oklahoma based on Zippia’s salary database.

Q: What is the worst state for account planners?

The worst state for account planners is Kansas, due to a combination of low salaries and few job opportunities.

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Are you wondering which place in the United States is the best state for account planners? Knowing how challenging it is to figure out where to start your career or where to move to advance your career, we decided to bring you a list of best states for account planner jobs.We wanted to look at the best states for account planners -- where there are plenty of account planner jobs to go around and account planners get paid what they deserve during every phase of their career.

The median salary for account planners in Washington is $90,765. Compare that to the median salary in Kansas of $50,408, which ranked worst for account planners, and you can see how your location is important for your career.Washington is the best state, and Wilmington is the city with the highest pay for account planners.

10 best states for account planners in 2025

1. Washington
Total account planner jobs: 1,088
Average annual salary: $90,765
Lowest 10 percent earn: $60,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $136,000
Location Quotient:
1.5
Account planner jobs in Washington
2. New Jersey
Total account planner jobs: 987
Average annual salary: $88,585
Lowest 10 percent earn: $57,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $137,000
Location Quotient:
1.26
Account planner jobs in New Jersey
3. Delaware
Total account planner jobs: 144
Average annual salary: $91,119
Lowest 10 percent earn: $58,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $142,000
Location Quotient:
1.16
Account planner jobs in Delaware
4. Connecticut
Total account planner jobs: 520
Average annual salary: $76,485
Lowest 10 percent earn: $49,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $118,000
Location Quotient:
1.58
Account planner jobs in Connecticut
5. Arkansas
Total account planner jobs: 349
Average annual salary: $72,852
Lowest 10 percent earn: $47,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $112,000
Location Quotient:
1.35
Account planner jobs in Arkansas
6. Maryland
Total account planner jobs: 824
Average annual salary: $81,007
Lowest 10 percent earn: $51,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $127,000
Location Quotient:
1.31
Account planner jobs in Maryland
7. New Hampshire
Total account planner jobs: 208
Average annual salary: $74,546
Lowest 10 percent earn: $48,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $114,000
Location Quotient:
1.2
Account planner jobs in New Hampshire
8. Michigan
Total account planner jobs: 907
Average annual salary: $72,808
Lowest 10 percent earn: $46,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $114,000
Location Quotient:
1.18
Account planner jobs in Michigan
9. New York
Total account planner jobs: 1,168
Average annual salary: $81,280
Lowest 10 percent earn: $52,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $126,000
Location Quotient:
0.92
Account planner jobs in New York
10. Texas
Total account planner jobs: 1,401
Average annual salary: $79,949
Lowest 10 percent earn: $50,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $125,000
Location Quotient:
0.7
Account planner jobs in Texas

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How Zippia determines the best states to be an account planner

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

Detailed list of the best states for an account planner

Rank	State	Average salary	Lowest 10% earn	Population	Job count
1	Washington	$90,765	$60,000	7,405,743	1,088
2	New Jersey	$88,585	$57,000	9,005,644	987
3	Delaware	$91,119	$58,000	961,939	144
4	Connecticut	$76,485	$49,000	3,588,184	520
5	Arkansas	$72,852	$47,000	3,004,279	349
6	Maryland	$81,007	$51,000	6,052,177	824
7	New Hampshire	$74,546	$48,000	1,342,795	208
8	Michigan	$72,808	$46,000	9,962,311	907
9	New York	$81,280	$52,000	19,849,399	1,168
10	Texas	$79,949	$50,000	28,304,596	1,401
11	Tennessee	$68,665	$44,000	6,715,984	688
12	Nevada	$66,317	$42,000	2,998,039	289
13	Vermont	$67,818	$44,000	623,657	109
14	Maine	$72,265	$47,000	1,335,907	129
15	District of Columbia	$74,180	$47,000	693,972	212
16	Colorado	$77,099	$52,000	5,607,154	0
17	Rhode Island	$69,556	$45,000	1,059,639	136
18	North Carolina	$67,117	$42,000	10,273,419	1,126
19	California	$75,486	$47,000	39,536,653	2,954
20	Illinois	$71,402	$46,000	12,802,023	996
21	Virginia	$68,434	$43,000	8,470,020	1,208
22	Oregon	$71,489	$46,000	4,142,776	388
23	Arizona	$63,366	$41,000	7,016,270	944
24	Massachusetts	$72,161	$47,000	6,859,819	732
25	Pennsylvania	$64,115	$41,000	12,805,537	1,370
26	Minnesota	$64,158	$42,000	5,576,606	918
27	South Carolina	$65,222	$41,000	5,024,369	457
28	Wisconsin	$60,208	$38,000	5,795,483	713
29	Louisiana	$65,754	$41,000	4,684,333	0
30	Florida	$59,350	$37,000	20,984,400	2,198
31	Georgia	$65,892	$41,000	10,429,379	0
32	Ohio	$59,411	$37,000	11,658,609	1,136
33	Iowa	$60,204	$39,000	3,145,711	380
34	Kentucky	$59,065	$38,000	4,454,189	408
35	Montana	$59,326	$42,000	1,050,493	128
36	Utah	$54,331	$36,000	3,101,833	536
37	New Mexico	$62,003	$40,000	2,088,070	160
38	North Dakota	$56,727	$39,000	755,393	109
39	South Dakota	$59,160	$40,000	869,666	96
40	West Virginia	$58,933	$37,000	1,815,857	125
41	Alabama	$57,574	$36,000	4,874,747	467
42	Alaska	$60,523	$46,000	739,795	56
43	Wyoming	$53,041	$37,000	579,315	73
44	Missouri	$53,378	$34,000	6,113,532	714
45	Idaho	$55,998	$37,000	1,716,943	0
46	Nebraska	$52,218	$35,000	1,920,076	222
47	Indiana	$53,320	$34,000	6,666,818	0
48	Mississippi	$49,509	$31,000	2,984,100	213
49	Hawaii	$52,907	$36,000	1,427,538	0
50	Oklahoma	$48,842	$31,000	3,930,864	290
51	Kansas	$50,408	$33,000	2,913,123	0

Highest paying states for account planners

Rank	State	Avg. Account Planner Salary
1	Washington	$90,765
2	New Jersey	$88,585
3	Delaware	$91,119
4	Connecticut	$76,485
5	Arkansas	$72,852
6	Maryland	$81,007
7	New Hampshire	$74,546
8	Michigan	$72,808
9	New York	$81,280
10	Texas	$79,949
11	Tennessee	$68,665
12	Nevada	$66,317
13	Vermont	$67,818
14	Maine	$72,265
15	District of Columbia	$74,180
16	Colorado	$77,099
17	Rhode Island	$69,556
18	North Carolina	$67,117
19	California	$75,486
20	Illinois	$71,402
21	Virginia	$68,434
22	Oregon	$71,489
23	Arizona	$63,366
24	Massachusetts	$72,161
25	Pennsylvania	$64,115
26	Minnesota	$64,158
27	South Carolina	$65,222
28	Wisconsin	$60,208
29	Louisiana	$65,754
30	Florida	$59,350
31	Georgia	$65,892
32	Ohio	$59,411
33	Iowa	$60,204
34	Kentucky	$59,065
35	Montana	$59,326
36	Utah	$54,331
37	New Mexico	$62,003
38	North Dakota	$56,727
39	South Dakota	$59,160
40	West Virginia	$58,933
41	Alabama	$57,574
42	Alaska	$60,523
43	Wyoming	$53,041
44	Missouri	$53,378
45	Idaho	$55,998
46	Nebraska	$52,218
47	Indiana	$53,320
48	Mississippi	$49,509
49	Hawaii	$52,907
50	Oklahoma	$48,842
51	Kansas	$50,408

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Total account planner jobs:	1,088
Average annual salary:	$90,765
Lowest 10 percent earn:	$60,000
Highest 10 percent earn:	$136,000
Location Quotient:	1.5

Best states for an account planner

10 best states for account planners in 2025

1. Washington

2. New Jersey

3. Delaware

4. Connecticut

5. Arkansas

6. Maryland

7. New Hampshire

8. Michigan

9. New York

10. Texas