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Business Development Representative salary

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Average business development representative salary

$47,240

$22.71 hourly rate

Entry-level business development representative salary
$26,000 yearly salary
Updated June 25, 2024

How much does a business development representative make?

The average business development representative salary in the United States is $47,240. Business development representative salaries typically range between $26,000 and $82,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for business development representatives is $22.71 per hour.

Business development representative salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Business development representatives earn the highest average salary in Alaska.

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Business Development Representative salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Indeed, Comparably and Payscale, the average salary for a business development representative typically falls between $47,240 and $76,516.
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$47,240yearly
indeed[1]
$72,888yearly
comparably[2]
$76,516yearly
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$51,535yearly

Average business development representative salary by state

The highest-paying states for business development representatives are Alaska, Oregon, and New Jersey. The lowest average business development representative salary states are Alabama, Hawaii, and Minnesota.

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Highest paying states for business development representatives

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1New Jersey$58,483$28.12
2Alaska$61,546$29.59
3Nevada$51,240$24.63
4Oregon$58,529$28.14
5West Virginia$55,607$26.73
6Kansas$49,656$23.87
7Pennsylvania$51,137$24.59
8California$58,198$27.98
9Arizona$49,223$23.66
10Utah$47,537$22.85
11New Mexico$47,670$22.92
12Louisiana$50,321$24.19
13New York$52,401$25.19
14District of Columbia$54,262$26.09
15Virginia$53,272$25.61
16Montana$46,258$22.24
17Michigan$46,587$22.40
18Washington$55,728$26.79
19Delaware$51,044$24.54
20Vermont$48,979$23.55
21Texas$46,331$22.27
22Connecticut$50,182$24.13
23South Carolina$45,853$22.04
24Idaho$47,704$22.93
25Rhode Island$46,943$22.57
26Kentucky$43,309$20.82
27Massachusetts$48,415$23.28
28Arkansas$42,334$20.35
29Maryland$50,717$24.38
30Ohio$41,809$20.10
31Missouri$43,579$20.95
32Florida$44,185$21.24
33North Carolina$44,746$21.51
34Georgia$45,001$21.64
35Illinois$46,413$22.31
36South Dakota$42,834$20.59
37Indiana$42,341$20.36
38Tennessee$40,364$19.41
39Nebraska$40,968$19.70
40Wisconsin$40,459$19.45
41New Hampshire$44,873$21.57
42Wyoming$43,918$21.11
43Oklahoma$43,232$20.78
44Alabama$39,933$19.20
45Colorado$44,338$21.32
46Maine$42,118$20.25
47North Dakota$39,224$18.86
48Iowa$36,335$17.47
49Minnesota$39,367$18.93
50Mississippi$38,876$18.69
51Hawaii$39,861$19.16
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Highest paying cities for business development representatives

The highest-paying cities for business development representatives are San Francisco, CA, East Brunswick, NJ, and Portland, OR.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1San Francisco, CA$61,921$29.77
2East Brunswick, NJ$58,479$28.11
3Portland, OR$58,072$27.92
4Seattle, WA$56,297$27.07
5Washington, DC$54,220$26.07
6Reston, VA$53,319$25.63
7New York, NY$52,581$25.28
8Philadelphia, PA$51,557$24.79
9Las Vegas, NV$50,805$24.43
10Baltimore, MD$50,747$24.40
11Kansas City, KS$49,412$23.76
12Phoenix, AZ$49,334$23.72
13Boston, MA$48,346$23.24
14Salt Lake City, UT$47,305$22.74
15Detroit, MI$46,777$22.49
16Austin, TX$46,541$22.38
17Chicago, IL$46,371$22.29
18Greenville, SC$45,556$21.90
19Raleigh, NC$45,402$21.83
20Atlanta, GA$44,871$21.57

Business Development Representatives are the most in-demand in these five cities:

  1. San Francisco, CA
  2. East Brunswick, NJ
  3. Portland, OR
  4. Seattle, WA
  5. Washington, DC

Business Development Representative salary details

A business development representative's salary ranges from $26,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $82,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Business Development Representative Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a business development representative's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$82,000$6,833$39
75th Percentile$63,000$5,250$30
Average$47,240$3,937$23
25th Percentile$35,000$2,917$17
10th Percentile$26,000$2,167$13

Highest paying business development representative jobs

The highest paying types of business development representatives are business development associate, outside sales representative, and business development coordinator.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Sales Representative Internship$34,556$2,880$16.61225,580
National Account Representative$44,826$3,735$21.55204,509
Marketing Representative$47,377$3,948$22.78217,886
Inbound Sale Representative$46,054$3,838$22.14118,186
Direct Sales Representative$43,527$3,627$20.93159,668
Field Sales Representative$48,460$4,038$23.30228,254

Top companies hiring business development representatives now:

  1. Wipro Limited Jobs (204)
  2. Dell Jobs (36)
  3. Epicor Jobs (170)
  4. Arrow Electronics Jobs (50)
  5. Infor Jobs (73)

Which companies pay business development representatives the most?

Business development representative salaries at Wipro Limited and Cirrus Aircraft are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average business development representative salary at companies like Mintz and Better are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Wipro Limited$118,737$57.09
2Cirrus Aircraft$116,262$55.90
3Mintz$108,959$52.38
4Better$106,118$51.02
5Cloudflare$104,156$50.08
6Google$103,652$49.83
7Zoho$103,573$49.79
8Vista Equity Partners$101,602$48.85
9Databricks$100,815$48.47
10Element Fleet Management$97,407$46.83
11Belkin$94,008$45.20
12SMUD$91,912$44.19
13PagerDuty$90,291$43.41
14Lenovo$88,775$42.68
15Platinum Real Estate$88,414$42.51
16Snowflake Computing$86,051$41.37
17Riverbed Holdings, Inc.$83,911$40.34
18Scality$80,698$38.80
19Crowe$78,491$37.74
20Continental Resources$77,834$37.42

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$47,000$46,000$45,000$44,000$43,000$42,000
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Business Development Representative salary by industry

The average business development representative salary varies across industries:

  • The average business development representative salary in the manufacturing industry is $49,583, the highest of any industry.
  • The average business development representative salary in the finance industry is $49,395.
  • Business development representatives in the professional industry earn an average salary of $41,384, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for business development representatives

RankIndustryAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Manufacturing$49,583$23.84
2Start-up$49,395$23.75
3Health Care$47,581$22.88
4Technology$46,301$22.26
5Retail$41,433$19.92
6Professional$41,384$19.90

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Business Development Representative salary trends

The average business development representative salary has risen by $5,984 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average business development representative earned $41,256 annually, but today, they earn $47,240 a year. That works out to a 10% change in pay for business development representatives over the last decade.

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Average business development representative salary over time

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    Business Development Representative salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2024$47,200$22.71+4.1%
    2023$45,300$21.77+1.8%
    2022$44,500$21.37+3.7%
    2021$42,800$20.57+0.0%
    2020$42,800$20.56+1.5%

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