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Business Development Representative salary: median $70,000 a year

Business Development Representative listings that state pay run from $58,500 to $90,000 for the middle half, based on 598 current job listings. 1,598 business development representative roles are open now.

Business Development Representative pay range

From 598 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.

Lower quarter
$58,500
Median
$70,000
Upper quarter
$90,000

Do AI skills change business development representative pay?

For Sales roles in general, as of November 9, 2026. This is the function’s figure, not one for business development representative alone: one title rarely has enough listings on both sides.

Among Sales listings, those that ask for an AI skill advertise +17.8% (about $28k) compared with similar listings that do not, matched on level and industry.

Listings that ask for an AI skill
$173,500
median, from 1,412 paid listings
Listings that never mention AI
$135,000
median, from 2,387 paid listings

Advertised pay only: the midpoint of the range an employer posted, on live U.S. postings read from the full text. “Asks for an AI skill” means the posting names a specific AI skill; “no AI” means it never mentions AI. A difference in what is advertised is not a promise of what you would be paid, and it does not show that learning a skill causes a raise.

See the AI-skill pay table for every function · Check your own pay against these listings

More pay data: Sales pay by level, skills that pay more and pay by employer size.

Business Development Representative salary by state

States with at least 8 listings that state pay.

Between jobs? Unemployment benefits and severance rules in these states, or in every state.

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Business Development Representative salary questions

How much does a business development representative make?
Among 598 open business development representative listings that state pay, the median is $70,000 a year, and half of listings fall between $58,500 and $90,000.
Where does this business development representative pay data come from?
From current job listings on employers’ own career sites that state a pay range. Hourly pay is converted at 2,080 hours a year, and a listing’s midpoint is used. Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
Which state pays business development representatives the most?
Of the states with enough listings, California has the highest median listed pay at $84,000.

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