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Business Development & Customer Ops in Defense Salaries

Live posted base-salary benchmarks for business development & customer ops roles at defense companies.

205 openings with posted pay · Updated Sep 5, 2026

Median base salary

$175k

Posted range midpoint

Typical range

$138k–$225k

25th to 75th percentile

Openings with pay

205

57% of 360 live openings

Companies disclosing

31

From their own postings

Annual base salary in USD. Equity and bonus excluded.

Highest-paying live openings

Sorted by posted range
1
Director, Enterprise Sales - North Central

Horizon3.ai · Chicago, IL · Director

$375k–$450k
2
Regional Vice President, Enterprise Sales, NYC

Horizon3.ai · New York City, NY · Director

$375k–$450k
3
Director, Enterprise Sales, South Central

Horizon3.ai · Texas · Director

$375k–$450k
4$280k–$413k
5
Sales Director, Cyber (East)

Dataminr · Remote · Director

$279k–$410k
6$270k–$400k
7$270k–$400k
8
Senior Staff BD Account Executive, Hivemind - Army (R4794)

Shield AI · Washington, D.C. · Staff / Principal

$270k–$400k
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Methodology

BuildList pulls salary ranges from company applicant tracking systems hourly. Nothing is self-reported or estimated.

Non-USD pay is converted to USD, and hourly, weekly, and monthly pay is annualized. Figures are medians and quartiles of each posting's range midpoint, weighted by currently open roles.

Base salary only. Equity and bonus are excluded. Groups with fewer than 30 salaried openings are withheld.

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