Business Development Manager: salaries and requirements
As of September 28, 2026, the cvGO database holds 275 active jobs for “Business Development Manager”. Median pay among jobs that state it: US & Canada — $98,100 per year (n = 61); CIS — $23,300 per year (n = 22); Europe — $77,000 per year (n = 13). Most requested skills: Business Development, Salesforce, pipeline management.
Pay by region
| Region | Median | 25–75% | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| US & Canada | $98,100 per year | $67,500 per year – $181,800 per year | 61 |
| Europe | $77,000 per year | $50,100 per year – $77,000 per year | 13 |
| CIS | $23,300 per year | $14,100 per year – $33,300 per year | 22 |
| Asia | not enough data | 3 | |
| Remote, region not specified | not enough data | 4 | |
| Other countries | not enough data | 2 | |
Skills in requirements
- Business Development — 46%
- Salesforce — 40%
- pipeline management — 25%
- pipeline generation — 24%
- cold outreach — 19%
- outbound prospecting — 19%
- CRM — 18%
- cold calling — 16%
- Outreach — 14%
- cross-functional collaboration — 14%
- account research — 12%
- Account Executives — 11%
- SaaS — 11%
- lead generation — 11%
- переговоры — 11%
- lead qualification — 9%
- prospecting — 9%
- stakeholder management — 9%
- LinkedIn Sales Navigator — 8%
- Fintech — 8%
Levels
- Junior — 46
- Middle — 174
- Senior — 26
- Lead — 12
- Head — 1
- Director — 11
- C-level — 3
FAQ
How much do “Business Development Manager” jobs pay?
US & Canada: median $98,100 per year, half of jobs between $67,500 per year and $181,800 per year (n = 61). CIS: median $23,300 per year, half of jobs between $14,100 per year and $33,300 per year (n = 22). Europe: median $77,000 per year, half of jobs between $50,100 per year and $77,000 per year (n = 13). Pay is stated in 38% of jobs.
Which skills do “Business Development Manager” jobs require?
Business Development — 46%, Salesforce — 40%, pipeline management — 25%, pipeline generation — 24%, cold outreach — 19%. Share of jobs with parsed requirements (n = 190).
How many “Business Development Manager” jobs are remote?
Remote — 47%, hybrid — 15%, office — 39% (of 275 jobs that state the format).
Are there entry-level “Business Development Manager” jobs?
Intern and junior — 46 jobs (17%).
What level of English is required?
The level is stated in 85% of jobs; most often: C1 — 61%, B2 — 18%, B1 — 4%.
How we count
- Source: jobs in the cvGO database as of September 28, 2026: Global 65%, HeadHunter 25%, Telegram 9%, JSearch 1%.
- A job belongs to a profession by its title; one job may belong to several professions.
- Some jobs in the database match no profession in our catalogue and are not counted on these pages.
- Pay is the midpoint of the stated range or the single stated amount, in US dollars at a fixed rate (90 RUB per USD, table v1). Yearly amounts are divided by 12; if the period is not stated, it is inferred from the currency and amount; amounts outside 300–60,000 USD per month are excluded.
- A median is shown when a region has at least 10 jobs with pay.
- Skills and English are counted only for jobs with the employer’s own text.
- Duplicates of one job across sources are not merged.