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Business Development & Customer Ops salaries in AI Research

What companies building the future pay, straight from their own job postings.

305 openings with posted pay · Updated Oct 31, 2026

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305 matching openings with posted pay
1
Head of Strategic Startups

Anthropic · San Francisco, CA · Director

$550k–$750k / year
2
Head of National Security Sales (DoW/IC)

Anthropic · Washington, D.C. · Director

$550k–$700k / year
3
Manager, Enterprise Sales - Pharma

Anthropic · Boston, MA · Manager

$450k–$700k / year
4
Manager, Enterprise Sales - MedTech

Anthropic · Boston, MA · Manager

$450k–$700k / year
5
Manager, Enterprise Sales - Asset & Wealth Management

Anthropic · New York, NY · Manager

$450k–$700k / year
6
Manager, Enterprise Sales - Hedge Funds

Anthropic · New York, NY · Manager

$450k–$700k / year
7
VP of Sales - Public Sector

Cohere · Canada · Executive

$560k–$675k / year
8
Manager, Cybersecurity Sales Specialist

Anthropic · San Francisco, CA · Manager

$450k–$550k / year

Median base salary

$266k

305 openings with posted pay

Typical range

$225k–$333k

25th to 75th percentile

Across all 26,321 openings with posted pay, the median is $175k. Annual base salary. Equity and bonus excluded. Methodology

Business Development & Customer Ops by sector

Bar shows 25th to 75th percentile

AI Research305 openings
Typical range $225k–$333k
$266k
Typical range $192k–$285k
$231k
AI App1,102 openings
Typical range $160k–$270k
$214k

Business Development & Customer Ops by location

Bar shows 25th to 75th percentile

SF Bay Area1,042 openings
Typical range $170k–$278k
$220k
Atlanta90 openings
Typical range $106k–$298k
$214k
NYC817 openings
Typical range $164k–$275k
$214k
Seattle167 openings
Typical range $163k–$263k
$208k
Austin92 openings
Typical range $163k–$275k
$205k
Washington, D.C.291 openings
Typical range $160k–$260k
$203k
United Kingdom112 openings
Typical range $128k–$258k
$201k
Chicago98 openings
Typical range $128k–$251k
$197k
Dallas55 openings
Typical range $135k–$251k
$190k

Methodology

All figures come from salary ranges companies publish on their own job postings, pulled from their applicant tracking systems hourly. Nothing is self-reported or estimated.

Pay in other currencies is converted at fixed recent exchange rates. Hourly, weekly, and monthly pay is annualized. Everything is base salary only. Equity and bonus are excluded because postings rarely quantify them.

Stats are medians and quartiles of each posting's range midpoint, weighted by open roles. Groups with fewer than 30 openings (8 for a single company) are not shown.

Numbers reflect currently open roles, not historical offers. About 56% of tracked openings post pay. US pay-transparency laws drive most disclosure, so coverage skews to US roles. Explore hiring patterns in the hiring report.

Frequently asked questions

What is the median salary at companies building the future?
The median posted base salary is $175k per year, across 26,321 live openings at 530 companies. The middle half of postings falls between $135k and $225k.
Which startup roles pay the most?
AI & Autonomy roles lead at a $230k median, followed by Software & Data ($214k) and Infrastructure, IT, & Security ($200k), based on the ranges companies post on live openings.
Which companies building the future pay the highest salaries?
MatX tops the list with a $394k median posted base salary, ahead of Aaru ($353k) and Anthropic ($345k), among companies with eight or more openings that post pay.
Do startup job postings include salary?
About 56% of the openings BuildList tracks post a pay range. Disclosure is highest at US companies covered by pay-transparency laws, so coverage skews to US roles.
Where does this salary data come from?
From the pay ranges companies publish on their own job postings, pulled hourly from their applicant tracking systems and normalized to annual base salary. Equity and bonus are excluded. Nothing is self-reported or estimated.

These numbers come from 26,321 live openings. Browse the roles behind them.