Merchant vs branch account executive

The differences between merchants and branch account executives can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a merchant has an average salary of $74,999, which is higher than the $66,124 average annual salary of a branch account executive.

The top three skills for a merchant include product development, gross margin and market trends. The most important skills for a branch account executive are customer service, insurance products, and administrative tasks.

Merchant vs branch account executive overview

	Merchant	Branch Account Executive
Yearly salary	$74,999	$66,124
Hourly rate	$36.06	$31.79
Growth rate	-	10%
Number of jobs	15,395	107,347
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	41	43
Years of experience	-	4

Merchant vs branch account executive salary

Merchants and branch account executives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Merchant	Branch Account Executive
Average salary	$74,999	$66,124
Salary range	Between $47,000 And $119,000	Between $42,000 And $102,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	Levi Strauss & Co.	-
Best paying industry	Finance	-

Differences between merchant and branch account executive education

There are a few differences between a merchant and a branch account executive in terms of educational background:

	Merchant	Branch Account Executive
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Merchant vs branch account executive demographics

Here are the differences between merchants' and branch account executives' demographics:

	Merchant	Branch Account Executive
Average age	41	43
Gender ratio	Male, 42.1% Female, 57.9%	Male, 39.4% Female, 60.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.5% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 23.3% Asian, 7.4% White, 55.1% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%	Black or African American, 5.9% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 12.5% Asian, 9.9% White, 67.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	7%	6%

Differences between merchant and branch account executive duties and responsibilities

Merchant example responsibilities.

Partner with production on achieving IMU targets and in store deliveries.
Manage merchandise deliverable deadlines: photography, copy, and inventory.
Manage the OTB to ensure seasonal sales, inventory levels, and margin objectives are met.
Lead online visual merchandising decisions base on in-depth understanding of weekly KPI s and high investment products.
Set and achieve monthly goals in new accounts and investment referrals; encourage cross-sells of services as per management
Manage social media (Facebook) by posting new content, questions, pictures, new arrivals, graphics, etc.

Branch account executive example responsibilities.

Manage all aspects of tactical implementations, including creative and technical development, measurement, reporting and ROI analysis.
Utilize SalesForce automation to effectively generate accurate sales forecasting, develop territory planning strategy, and produce detail client reporting.
Focuse on portfolio growth, relationship management, product promotion and office management.

Merchant vs branch account executive skills

Common merchant skills

Product Development, 8%
Gross Margin, 7%
Market Trends, 7%
Customer Service, 6%
Strong Analytical, 6%
Math, 6%

Common branch account executive skills

Customer Service, 18%
Insurance Products, 18%
Administrative Tasks, 10%
Credit Worthiness, 6%
Real Estate Loans, 4%
Past Due Accounts, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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