Business Development vs Chief of Staff

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

Side A

Side B

Chief of Staff pays about 77% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Business Development Chief of Staff
$107.5k
$190k
$38.7k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $275.1k

Business Development

$107,500

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -31.7%
$157,500 $107,500
$72.5k 25th
$107.5k Median
$150k 75th
$55k
$190.1k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5.8k – $705.4k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
30.6%
Live roles
4,675

Chief of Staff

$190,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▲ +5.6%
$180,000 $190,000
$150k 25th
$190k Median
$225k 75th
$121.7k
$258.8k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5.3k – $520k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
41.4%
Live roles
377

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Private Equity Insights $190,145 18
Skilled Wound Care $110,000 14
Sailor Health $82,500 13
VL Vaco LLC $67,500 13
ICBD $142,500 12
Northrop Grumman $211,300 11
Notion $81,354 10
SA Salesforce $59,118 10

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
HP $127,713 6
talentpluto $175,000 5
AX Axon $197,496 3
Fundraise Up $114,999 3
MS Morgan Stanley $100,000 3
Flex $301,500 2
LS Lila Sciences $281,000 2
Hewlett Packard Enterprise $265,250 2

Business Development salary by location

Location Median Roles
San Francisco $153,775 132
London $150,006 45
Seattle $149,625 32
Los Angeles $147,320 50
Boston $140,000 60
Atlanta $133,600 36
Austin $123,500 35
Chicago $122,650 74
Denver $121,149 54
New York $120,750 304

Chief of Staff salary by location

Location Median Roles
San Francisco $220,000 29
Boston $217,500 7
Chicago $180,025 3
New York $180,000 38
Los Angeles $140,000 5

Business Development vs Chief of Staff: which pays more?

The median for Business Development is $107,500 per year (typically $72,500–$150,000), versus $190,000 for Chief of Staff ($150,000–$225,000). That puts Chief of Staff about 77% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Business Development and Chief of Staff are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.

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