Highest paying countries for Business Development Managers
Dreaming of international or remote work as a Business Development Manager? The ranking below shows the ten countries with the highest estimated salaries for this role. Salaries can vary significantly based on country, industry and individual experience.
- 1 Switzerland $135,127$11,261 / mo
- 2 Iceland $115,088$9,591 / mo
- 3 Luxembourg $110,794$9,233 / mo
- 4 Bermuda $102,240$8,520 / mo
- 5 United States $85,200$7,100 / mo
- 6 Vatican City $85,200$7,100 / mo
- 7 Singapore $84,859$7,072 / mo
- 8 Cayman Islands $76,680$6,390 / mo
- 9 Hong Kong $74,405$6,200 / mo
- 10 Jersey $72,420$6,035 / mo
The highest estimated salaries are found in Switzerland
The top 3 countries for Business Development Manager professionals are Switzerland, Iceland and Luxembourg, with estimated annual salaries of $135,127, $115,088 and $110,794.
Business Development Manager salaries by continent
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We compare 54 countries in Africa. The lowest estimate is in Niger at $2,266 per year.
- Equatorial Guinea $33,969$2,831 / mo
- Gabon $28,312$2,359 / mo
- South Africa $26,940$2,245 / mo
- Namibia $22,646$1,887 / mo
- Botswana $18,872$1,573 / mo
- Angola $15,097$1,258 / mo
- Zambia $14,152$1,179 / mo
- Seychelles $13,206$1,101 / mo
- Ghana $12,269$1,022 / mo
- Comoros $12,269$1,022 / mo
- Sao Tome and Principe $12,269$1,022 / mo
- Mauritius $11,749$979 / mo
- Malawi $11,706$976 / mo
- Congo $10,752$896 / mo
- Cabo Verde $10,471$873 / mo
- Rwanda $10,377$865 / mo
- Lesotho $9,440$787 / mo
- Uganda $9,244$770 / mo
- Burkina Faso $9,057$755 / mo
- Tanzania $8,682$723 / mo
- Ivory Coast $8,494$708 / mo
- Senegal $8,494$708 / mo
- Djibouti $8,494$708 / mo
- Morocco $7,864$655 / mo
- Central African Republic $7,736$645 / mo
- Cameroon $7,549$629 / mo
- Kenya $7,106$592 / mo
- Mozambique $6,986$582 / mo
- Nigeria $6,228$519 / mo
- Zimbabwe $6,228$519 / mo
- Libya $6,092$508 / mo
- Mali $6,041$503 / mo
- Burundi $6,041$503 / mo
- Tunisia $5,879$490 / mo
- Madagascar $5,657$471 / mo
- Guinea $5,657$471 / mo
- Togo $5,657$471 / mo
- Eritrea $5,657$471 / mo
- Eswatini $5,657$471 / mo
- Chad $5,470$456 / mo
- Somalia $5,282$440 / mo
- Sudan $5,189$432 / mo
- Liberia $4,908$409 / mo
- Ethiopia $4,720$393 / mo
- South Sudan $4,720$393 / mo
- Algeria $4,345$362 / mo
- Benin $3,774$315 / mo
- Mauritania $3,774$315 / mo
- DR Congo $3,399$283 / mo
- Sierra Leone $2,829$236 / mo
- Gambia $2,829$236 / mo
- Guinea-Bissau $2,829$236 / mo
- Egypt $2,760$230 / mo
- Niger $2,266$189 / mo
We compare 36 countries in Asia. The lowest estimate is in Palau at $1,883 per year.
- Singapore $84,859$7,072 / mo
- Hong Kong $74,405$6,200 / mo
- Israel $50,166$4,180 / mo
- South Korea $48,641$4,053 / mo
- Japan $43,307$3,609 / mo
- Maldives $41,518$3,460 / mo
- China $18,233$1,519 / mo
- Malaysia $18,224$1,519 / mo
- Jordan $12,192$1,016 / mo
- India $11,919$993 / mo
- Turkmenistan $11,323$944 / mo
- Mongolia $11,323$944 / mo
- Armenia $11,280$940 / mo
- Thailand $11,229$936 / mo
- Kazakhstan $10,991$916 / mo
- Russia $10,607$884 / mo
- Iraq $9,764$814 / mo
- Vietnam $8,793$733 / mo
- Azerbaijan $8,273$689 / mo
- Uzbekistan $8,264$689 / mo
- Timor-Leste $7,549$629 / mo
- Bhutan $7,549$629 / mo
- Philippines $7,242$604 / mo
- Indonesia $6,160$513 / mo
- Palau $6,092$508 / mo
- Tajikistan $5,657$471 / mo
- Kyrgyzstan $5,657$471 / mo
- Iran $5,010$417 / mo
- Laos $4,720$393 / mo
- Bangladesh $4,533$378 / mo
- Nepal $4,064$339 / mo
- Sri Lanka $3,757$313 / mo
- Cambodia $3,681$307 / mo
- Pakistan $3,399$283 / mo
- Myanmar $2,829$236 / mo
- Palau $1,883$157 / mo
We compare 46 countries in Europe. The lowest estimate is in Ukraine at $7,438 per year.
- Switzerland $135,127$11,261 / mo
- Iceland $115,088$9,591 / mo
- Luxembourg $110,794$9,233 / mo
- Vatican City $85,200$7,100 / mo
- Jersey $72,420$6,035 / mo
- Denmark $71,517$5,960 / mo
- Guernsey $68,160$5,680 / mo
- Netherlands $68,109$5,676 / mo
- Norway $64,113$5,343 / mo
- Ireland $61,097$5,091 / mo
- United Kingdom $60,117$5,010 / mo
- Germany $59,776$4,981 / mo
- Belgium $57,962$4,830 / mo
- Monaco $56,615$4,718 / mo
- Sweden $56,036$4,670 / mo
- Finland $54,417$4,535 / mo
- Liechtenstein $52,824$4,402 / mo
- Austria $49,902$4,158 / mo
- France $48,956$4,080 / mo
- San Marino $47,175$3,931 / mo
- Spain $36,278$3,023 / mo
- Cyprus $34,353$2,863 / mo
- Italy $33,799$2,817 / mo
- Slovenia $31,473$2,623 / mo
- Estonia $30,689$2,557 / mo
- Poland $29,326$2,444 / mo
- Croatia $26,548$2,212 / mo
- Lithuania $26,403$2,200 / mo
- Slovakia $23,822$1,985 / mo
- Latvia $23,030$1,919 / mo
- Malta $22,646$1,887 / mo
- Portugal $21,658$1,805 / mo
- Hungary $19,681$1,640 / mo
- Greece $19,664$1,639 / mo
- Bulgaria $19,340$1,612 / mo
- Andorra $18,872$1,573 / mo
- Montenegro $17,918$1,493 / mo
- Romania $17,722$1,477 / mo
- Serbia $14,919$1,243 / mo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina $13,734$1,145 / mo
- Albania $12,098$1,008 / mo
- North Macedonia $11,741$978 / mo
- Moldova $11,221$935 / mo
- Belarus $9,789$816 / mo
- Georgia $9,227$769 / mo
- Ukraine $7,438$620 / mo
We compare 27 countries in North America. The lowest estimate is in Guatemala at $6,961 per year.
- Bermuda $102,240$8,520 / mo
- United States $85,200$7,100 / mo
- Cayman Islands $76,680$6,390 / mo
- Turks and Caicos Islands $63,900$5,325 / mo
- Canada $55,048$4,587 / mo
- Puerto Rico $33,969$2,831 / mo
- Antigua and Barbuda $28,312$2,359 / mo
- Bahamas $26,403$2,200 / mo
- Barbados $22,646$1,887 / mo
- Dominica $17,918$1,493 / mo
- Costa Rica $17,832$1,486 / mo
- Belize $16,980$1,415 / mo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis $16,980$1,415 / mo
- Trinidad and Tobago $16,043$1,337 / mo
- Panama $15,149$1,262 / mo
- Cuba $15,097$1,258 / mo
- Guyana $13,206$1,101 / mo
- Saint Lucia $13,206$1,101 / mo
- Mexico $13,112$1,093 / mo
- Jamaica $12,269$1,022 / mo
- Grenada $12,269$1,022 / mo
- Honduras $11,323$944 / mo
- Nicaragua $10,377$865 / mo
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $9,440$787 / mo
- Haiti $7,549$629 / mo
- El Salvador $7,549$629 / mo
- Guatemala $6,961$580 / mo
We compare 11 countries in South America. The lowest estimate is in Venezuela at $3,510 per year.
- Uruguay $20,593$1,716 / mo
- Paraguay $13,462$1,122 / mo
- Chile $13,257$1,105 / mo
- Suriname $11,067$922 / mo
- Ecuador $9,474$790 / mo
- Argentina $8,673$723 / mo
- Brazil $7,924$660 / mo
- Peru $7,787$649 / mo
- Bolivia $7,591$633 / mo
- Colombia $6,961$580 / mo
- Venezuela $3,510$293 / mo
We compare 13 countries in Oceania. The lowest estimate is in Nauru at $2,829 per year.
- Australia $71,151$5,929 / mo
- New Zealand $58,626$4,886 / mo
- Brunei $56,615$4,718 / mo
- Fiji $13,206$1,101 / mo
- Tonga $13,206$1,101 / mo
- Papua New Guinea $11,323$944 / mo
- Solomon Islands $9,440$787 / mo
- Vanuatu $8,494$708 / mo
- Samoa $7,549$629 / mo
- Kiribati $6,603$550 / mo
- Marshall Islands $5,657$471 / mo
- Tuvalu $5,657$471 / mo
- Nauru $2,829$236 / mo
Methodology: how these estimates are calculated
All figures are estimates. We start from the average annual salary of Business Development Managers in the United States ($85,200) and multiply it by a country-specific salary factor. The factor reflects the general wage level of each country compared with the U.S. and is based on public data such as:
The results show general differences in pay levels between countries. They do not account for differences in the role itself, taxes or individual negotiations.