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Business solutions specialist salary

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Kim Chatani

Average business solutions specialist salary

$109,100

$52.45 hourly rate

Entry-level business solutions specialist salary
$81,000 yearly salary
Updated December 15, 2025

How much does a business solutions specialist make?

The average business solutions specialist salary in the United States is $109,100. Business solutions specialist salaries typically range between $81,000 and $146,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for business solutions specialists is $52.45 per hour.

Business solutions specialist salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Business solutions specialists earn the highest average salary in Washington.

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Where can a Business Solutions Specialist earn more?

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Columbus, OH$127,853
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Ross Stores$131,239
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Business solutions specialist salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Glassdoor and Payscale, the average salary for a business solutions specialist typically falls between $44,365 and $109,197.
zippia
$109,100yearly
glassdoor[1]
$81,470yearly
Salary.com[2]
$109,197yearly
payscale[3]
$44,365yearly

Average business solutions specialist salary by state

The highest-paying states for business solutions specialists are Washington, New Jersey, and Alaska. The lowest average business solutions specialist salary states are Oklahoma, Kentucky, and South Dakota.

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Highest paying states for business solutions specialists

RankStateAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Nevada$115,995$55.77
2Ohio$113,169$54.41
3Alaska$116,538$56.03
4Washington$127,563$61.33
5Oregon$113,445$54.54
6Pennsylvania$102,274$49.17
7Michigan$105,791$50.86
8District of Columbia$122,413$58.85
9New York$116,133$55.83
10Louisiana$107,322$51.60
11Kansas$101,572$48.83
12Missouri$103,305$49.67
13New Jersey$118,617$57.03
14Virginia$109,573$52.68
15Arizona$105,582$50.76
16California$114,301$54.95
17Maine$107,195$51.54
18North Dakota$95,919$46.11
19Massachusetts$107,918$51.88
20Georgia$106,862$51.38
21Illinois$106,852$51.37
22Vermont$101,346$48.72
23West Virginia$98,897$47.55
24Indiana$97,527$46.89
25Arkansas$91,912$44.19
26Nebraska$90,854$43.68
27Montana$90,844$43.67
28Delaware$101,086$48.60
29Rhode Island$93,732$45.06
30Texas$95,536$45.93
31Colorado$103,061$49.55
32Iowa$89,100$42.84
33Mississippi$95,094$45.72
34Utah$91,804$44.14
35Idaho$94,729$45.54
36Tennessee$86,286$41.48
37New Mexico$88,567$42.58
38New Hampshire$93,728$45.06
39Wisconsin$87,999$42.31
40South Dakota$84,325$40.54
41Minnesota$86,241$41.46
42Connecticut$94,284$45.33
43Kentucky$84,445$40.60
44Maryland$90,799$43.65
45Oklahoma$84,786$40.76
46North Carolina$86,295$41.49
47Alabama$84,296$40.53
48South Carolina$83,846$40.31
49Florida$88,374$42.49
50Wyoming$85,742$41.22
51Hawaii$73,762$35.46
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Highest paying cities for business solutions specialists

The highest-paying cities for business solutions specialists are Olympia, WA, Carson City, NV, and Sacramento, CA.

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Olympia, WA$127,853$61.47
2Carson City, NV$123,827$59.53
3Sacramento, CA$123,626$59.44
4Jersey City, NJ$118,777$57.10
5Juneau, AK$117,753$56.61
6New York, NY$116,125$55.83
7Salem, OR$113,286$54.46
8Columbus, OH$112,126$53.91
9Arlington, VA$111,086$53.41
10Boston, MA$108,063$51.95
11Alpharetta, GA$107,206$51.54
12Waukegan, IL$107,078$51.48
13Phoenix, AZ$105,872$50.90
14Lansing, MI$104,847$50.41
15Saint Louis, MO$103,457$49.74
16Harrisburg, PA$102,058$49.07
17Dover, DE$101,092$48.60
18Charleston, WV$97,660$46.95
19Indianapolis, IN$97,522$46.89
20Bismarck, ND$95,722$46.02

Business solutions specialist salary details

A business solutions specialist's salary ranges from $81,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $146,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average business solutions specialist salary graph, trends, and summary

What is a business solutions specialist's salary?

PercentileAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rate
90th Percentile$146,000$12,167$70
75th Percentile$127,000$10,583$61
Average$109,100$9,092$52
25th Percentile$93,000$7,750$45
10th Percentile$81,000$6,750$39

Highest paying business solutions specialist jobs

The highest paying types of business solutions specialists are business developer, business advisor, and senior specialist.

Job titleAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rateJob openings
Business Advisor$96,469$8,039$46.38125,154
Business Coordinator$49,119$4,093$23.6178,259
Business Developer$101,635$8,470$48.86193,469
Small Business Consultant$47,982$3,999$23.07116,476
Business Development Consultant$85,153$7,096$40.94168,111

How would you rate the starting salaries for business solutions specialists, as well as the prospects for salary advancement?

Kim Chatani

Assistant Professor, Concordia University Irvine

Starting salaries will continue to increase but will be more dictated by supply and demand for the skill sets that graduates will provide. The current COVID 19 pandemic has put traditional thinking on its head. Employers will be evaluating employee skills in a multi-dimensional plane, competency, mobility, and transferability.

Top companies hiring business solutions specialists now:

  1. Apple jobs (3)
  2. Ross Stores jobs (4)
  3. Microsoft jobs (8)
  4. PepsiCo jobs (8)
  5. Xerox jobs (4)

Which companies pay business solutions specialists the most?

Business solutions specialist salaries at Ross Stores and Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average business solutions specialist salary at companies like Mack Trucks and VitalChek are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rate
1Ross Stores$131,239$63.10
2Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.$127,189$61.15
3Mack Trucks$106,358$51.13
4VitalChek$106,290$51.10
5PepsiCo$105,247$50.60
6Walmart$103,173$49.60
7Farm Credit System$100,965$48.54
8IBM$99,823$47.99
9Deloitte$98,820$47.51
10CEVA Logistics$98,022$47.13
11Visa$97,910$47.07
12Denken Solutions$95,438$45.88
13GlobalLogic$95,073$45.71
14COLSA$94,779$45.57
15Citizens Alliance$91,828$44.15
16Standard Bancshares, Inc$91,771$44.12
17RELX$90,580$43.55
18Bank of America$90,413$43.47
19Scientific Games$89,351$42.96
20AXA$88,750$42.67

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$111,000$109,200$107,400$105,600$103,800$102,000
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Business Solutions Specialist salary by industry

The average business solutions specialist salary varies across industries:

  • The average business solutions specialist salary in the transportation industry is $98,326, the highest of any industry.
  • The average business solutions specialist salary in the finance industry is $97,287.
  • Business solutions specialists in the retail industry earn an average salary of $80,659, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for business solutions specialists

RankIndustryAverage salaryHourly rate
1Transportation$98,326$47.27
2Professional$97,287$46.77
3Technology$93,877$45.13
4Manufacturing$90,272$43.40
5Energy$88,489$42.54
6Hospitality$88,062$42.34
7Telecommunication$82,118$39.48
8Retail$80,659$38.78

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Business solutions specialist salary trends

The average business solutions specialist salary has risen by $16,057 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average business solutions specialist earned $93,043 annually, but today, they earn $109,100 a year. That works out to a 9% change in pay for business solutions specialists over the last decade.

Compare business solutions specialist salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average business solutions specialist salary over time

Compare business solutions specialist salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

Business solutions specialist salary by year

YearAvg. salaryHourly rate% Change
2026$109,000$52.45+3.8%
2025$105,000$50.46+2.3%
2024$102,000$49.27+0.7%
2023$102,000$48.91+1.4%
2022$100,000$48.23+1.3%

Recently added business solutions specialist salaries

CompanyJobLocationDate addedSalary
GenpactBusiness Solutions SpecialistAlpharetta, GA06/24/2025$80,000
Us FoodsBusiness Solutions Specialist (Remote)Kansas City, KS06/18/2025$75,000
Us Foods Holding CorpBusiness Solutions Specialist (Remote)Memphis, TN06/18/2025$75,000
Us Foods Holding CorpBusiness Solutions Specialist (Remote)Little Rock, AR06/18/2025$75,000
Cyberark Software, Ltd.IT Finance Business Solution SpecialistNewton, MA06/11/2025$85,000
Frederick Community CollegeBusiness Solutions Training SpecialistFrederick, MD06/06/2025$53,382
Frederick Community CollegeBusiness Solutions Training SpecialistFrederick, MD05/20/2025$53,382
Cross RiverHead of Fintech SolutionsFort Lee, NJ05/17/2025$220,000
Cyberark Software, Ltd.IT Business Solution SpecialistNewton, MA05/09/2025$85,000
Healthy AllianceBusiness Solutions Configuration SpecialistSchenectady, NY04/10/2025$75,650

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