Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/business-development-manager/united-states/ Title: BD Manager hourly rate in the United States | Deftridge Summary: Business Development Manager pay in the United States: median wage $86 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $125. Free for professionals. United States · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Business Development Manager hourly rate in United States The market median wage for a Business Development Manager in the United States is **$86.03 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$125 an hour** on Deftridge. **$125/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$86.03/hr** median wage **$63-112** middle half of wages **$2,710** a month at 5 hours a week ## Business Development Manager wage percentiles in United States Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median. | Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10th | $46.55 | $1,010 | $96,800 | | 25th | $63.45 | $1,370 | $132,000 | | Median | $86.03 | $1,860 | $178,900 | | 75th | $111.61 | $2,420 | $232,100 | | 90th | $151.43 | $3,280 | $315,000 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025; aged to October 2026; about 384,980 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## United States in numbers What sets the United States apart for a Business Development Manager, from the same sources as the table above. - **$110.72** highest median wage, California - **$50.16** lowest median wage, Mississippi - **384,980** people employed in the role - **$142.05** median wage in the San Jose metro area, the highest in the country - **$35** country floor: no United States rate is published below it - Self-employment tax is 15.3%: 12.4% Social Security plus 2.9% Medicare; the employer-equivalent half is deductible in working out adjusted gross income. [Source](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/self-employment-tax-social-security-and-medicare-taxes) - For 2026 the first $184,500 of combined wages, tips and net self-employment earnings is subject to the Social Security part. [Source](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/self-employment-tax-social-security-and-medicare-taxes) ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for a Business Development Manager in the United States by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown. | Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week | | --- | --- | --- | | Senior | $125 | $2,710 | | Manager | $150 | $3,250 | | Director | $180 | $3,900 | - Regular role **$125** - One-off task **$140** - Task bundle **$130** - Expert hour **$165** ## Business Development Manager pay by region in United States Typical contractor rate for a senior Business Development Manager, highest first; 9 of 51 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | California | $110.72 | $160 | | Massachusetts | $100.74 | $145 | | New York | $95.75 | $140 | | Rhode Island | $94.34 | $135 | | Colorado | $94.25 | $135 | | Virginia | $93.74 | $135 | | District of Columbia | $92.60 | $135 | | Washington | $89.09 | $130 | | Delaware | $88.71 | $130 | ## Highest-paying metro areas Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [San Jose $142.05/hr median wage · range $111-184](https://deftridge.com/rates/business-development-manager/california/) - [San Francisco $132.06/hr median wage · range $103-171](https://deftridge.com/rates/business-development-manager/california/) - [Hanford $110.72/hr median wage · range $81-144](https://deftridge.com/rates/business-development-manager/california/) - [San Diego $106.63/hr median wage · range $80-146](https://deftridge.com/rates/business-development-manager/california/) - [Boston $104.67/hr median wage · range $83-117](https://deftridge.com/rates/business-development-manager/massachusetts/) - [Santa Maria $103.58/hr median wage · range $77-136](https://deftridge.com/rates/business-development-manager/california/) - [Oxnard $103.03/hr median wage · range $74-141](https://deftridge.com/rates/business-development-manager/california/) - [Los Angeles $101.36/hr median wage · range $75-133](https://deftridge.com/rates/business-development-manager/california/) - [Napa $100.83/hr median wage · range $78-135](https://deftridge.com/rates/business-development-manager/california/) - [Trenton $100.23/hr median wage · range $83-110](https://deftridge.com/rates/business-development-manager/new-jersey/) ## Questions about pay, fees and privacy The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job. 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