Business Development Manager salary

34 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026

The best-evidenced figure here is for business development manager roles at mid level across the United States: 381 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $104,850 and $156,850, with a median of $130,000.

Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $130,000 and senior $174,460. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 34% more.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 21 of the 34 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.

Business Development Manager pay by specialization

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Live business development manager roles by sales function. A title spans functions; each link opens that function's own benchmark.

Every measured range

34 by market and level

Market	Level	Market range	Median	Sample
United States · country-wide	Mid	$104,850 – $156,850	$130,000	381
Canada · country-wide	Mid	CA$80,000 – CA$124,150	CA$100,000	57
United Kingdom · country-wide	Mid	£41,813 – £67,500	£50,000	44
Italy · country-wide	Mid	€47,500 – €60,050	€49,459	7hint
Ireland · country-wide	Mid	€35,500 – €113,750	€85,693	7hint
Germany · country-wide	Mid	€61,375 – €100,850	€70,800	7hint
Australia · country-wide	Mid	A$85,375 – A$132,288	A$87,000	6hint
Spain · country-wide	Mid	€50,500 – €54,250	€50,500	5hint
United States · country-wide	Senior	$140,475 – $203,338	$174,460	90
Remote · United States	Mid	$107,577 – $144,862	$128,750	91
Remote · United Kingdom	Mid	£53,750 – £78,200	£62,750	12
Remote · Canada	Mid	CA$96,875 – CA$173,750	CA$132,763	10
Remote · United States	Senior	$133,488 – $187,270	$145,000	22
Atlanta	Mid	$113,250 – $167,250	$157,500	7hint
Austin	Mid	$136,000 – $163,500	$149,500	7hint
Boston	Mid	$95,625 – $156,250	$133,750	8hint
Charlotte	Mid	$83,250 – $137,946	$104,125	8hint
Chicago	Mid	$83,750 – $139,000	$120,079	15
Chicago	Senior	$200,038 – $224,038	$207,650	6hint
Dallas	Mid	$110,000 – $156,799	$125,750	8hint
Denver	Mid	$98,107 – $130,800	$118,064	6hint
Dublin	Mid	€37,000 – €87,500	€85,693	5hint
London	Mid	£41,000 – £66,875	£47,500	10
Mississauga	Mid	CA$70,375 – CA$96,625	CA$86,500	6hint
New York	Mid	$98,750 – $160,500	$137,500	31
New York	Senior	$185,625 – $209,750	$207,650	14
Reston	Mid	$146,443 – $171,465	$162,000	5hint
San Francisco	Mid	$115,000 – $158,500	$140,000	9hint
San Jose	Mid	$155,000 – $221,650	$221,150	5hint
San Jose	Senior	$151,239 – $204,938	$182,478	6hint
Seattle	Mid	$108,750 – $148,750	$135,000	7hint
Toronto	Mid	CA$80,000 – CA$120,000	CA$108,500	13
Vancouver	Mid	CA$87,563 – CA$120,625	CA$108,750	8hint
Washington	Mid	$155,125 – $206,375	$171,750	6hint

Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.

Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.

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