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The average salary for a Business Development Manager with Account Management skills is $70,031.
10%
$45k
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$70k
90%
$117k
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$45k - $117k
Bonus
$2k - $31k
Profit Sharing
$1k - $18k
Commission
$5k - $40k
Total Pay
$47k - $132k
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Job Description for Business Development Manager
Business Development Manager Tasks
- Identify and develop new and existing referral sources to develop successful referring relationships.
- Actively identify and generate prospects through strategic sales strategies focusing on customers in target markets.
- Achieve revenue goals.
- Maintain good working relationships with existing clients previously to enhance client retention and new sales through referrals and references.
Popular Employer Salaries for Business Development Manager
The top respondents for the job title Business Development Manager are from the companies Advantage Sales & Marketing, LLC, Amazon.com Inc and Maxim Healthcare Services. Reported salaries are highest at Amazon.com Inc where the average pay is $80,680. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include American Express Co. (AMEX) and PC Connection, Inc., earning around $71,500 and $70,986, respectively. Scansource, Inc. pays the lowest at around $49,579. Maxim Healthcare Services and Advantage Sales & Marketing, LLC also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $54,045 and $57,738, respectively.
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Popular Skills for Business Development Manager
Avg. Salary
Popularity
New Business Development
$72,333
4,934 responses
3,215 responses
Sales
$65,518
2,054 responses
Sales Management
$68,953
1,347 responses
Strategic Planning
$79,008
1,143 responses
Skills in New Business Development and Strategic Planning are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Sales Management, Sales and Customer Relationship Management (CRM).
Pay by Experience Level for Business Development Manager
An entry-level Business Development Manager with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $51,379 based on 29 salaries. An early career Business Development Manager with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $59,731 based on 794 salaries. A mid-career Business Development Manager with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $71,084 based on 801 salaries. An experienced Business Development Manager with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $80,685 based on 650 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $87,256.
Pay Difference by Location
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Employees with Business Development Manager in their job title in Houston, Texas earn an average of 28.8% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in San Francisco, California (28.6% more) and New York, New York (5.0% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Dallas, Texas (7.4% less) and Chicago, Illinois (6.9% less).
Years of Experience
This data is based on 2,659 survey responses.
Entry Level
1.1%
Early Career
29.9%
Mid Career
30.1%
Experienced
24.4%
Late Career
14.5%
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