What are the main factors that influence a Business Liaison's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Business Liaison's salary?

A Business Liaison's salary grows with experience: a CAD Support Technician I (0-1 years)earns $52,172, a Business Liaison (1-3 years)earns $57,424, a CAD Support Technician III (3-5 years)earns $69,624, a CAD Support Technician IV (5-7 years)earns $77,083, a CAD Supervisor (7+ years)earns $92,944,

What are the highest paying states for a Business Liaison?

Business Liaison salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Business Liaison roles are District of Columbia $62,376, California $62,139, Massachusetts $61,311. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Business Liaison roles make?

Salaries for Business Liaison level roles vary by specialization: Lead Medical Liaison: $150,900; Medical Scientific Liaison V: $150,876; Government Liaison III: $148,600; Senior Medical Liaison: $110,200; Medical Scientific Liaison IV: $110,195.

How do different companies affect a Business Liaison's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Business Liaison roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Business Liaison Salary in the United States

How much does a Business Liaison make in the United States?

As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Business Liaison in the United States is $56,336 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

However, a Business Liaison's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $69,271
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $51,117 to $63,107
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $46,366

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Business Liaison Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,107	$5,259	$1,214	$30
Average	$56,336	$4,695	$1,083	$27
25th Percentile	$51,117	$4,260	$983	$25

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Key Factors That Influence Business Liaison Salaries

A Business Liaison's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Business Liaison Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Business Liaison's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here’s how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $52,172
Early Career (1-2 years): $57,424
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $69,624
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $77,083
Expert (over 8 years): $92,944

Levels	Salary
CAD Suppo... Level Business Liaison	$52,172
Business ... Level Business Liaison	$57,424
CAD Suppo... Level Business Liaison	$69,624
CAD Suppo... Level Business Liaison	$77,083
CAD Super... Level Business Liaison	$92,944

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How Do Business Liaison Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Business Liaisons. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $62,376.
California: $62,139.
Massachusetts: $61,311.

District of Columbia $62,376 California $62,139 Massachusetts $61,311 Washington $61,085 New Jersey $61,063 Alaska $60,984 Connecticut $60,207 New York $59,891

Hawaii $58,883 Rhode Island $58,409 Maryland $58,088 Minnesota $57,649 Colorado $57,480 Illinois $57,424 Oregon $57,210 Delaware $57,052

New Hampshire $56,953 Virginia $56,731 Pennsylvania $56,083 Nevada $55,756 North Dakota $55,649 Michigan $55,480 Wisconsin $55,418 Vermont $55,294

Texas $54,950 Maine $54,928 Arizona $54,894 Ohio $54,855 Georgia $54,336 Indiana $54,077 Wyoming $54,027 Utah $53,948

Iowa $53,914 Kansas $53,643 Louisiana $53,565 North Carolina $53,536 Missouri $53,525 Florida $53,305 Montana $53,187 Nebraska $53,074

Kentucky $53,012 South Carolina $52,787 Tennessee $52,646 Idaho $52,590 New Mexico $52,179 Oklahoma $52,089 Alabama $51,756 South Dakota $51,198

Arkansas $50,894 West Virginia $50,731 Mississippi $50,241

Top Paying Cities for Business Liaisons

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $71,057
San Francisco: $70,279
Oakland: $68,798

San Jose, CA $71,057

San Francisco, CA $70,279

Oakland, CA $68,798

New York, NY $64,865

Paramus, NJ $64,076

Queens Village, NY $64,074

Passaic, NJ $64,020

Bergenfield, NJ $64,015

Stamford, CT $63,891

Huntington, NY $63,868

Newark, NJ $63,452

Bridgeport, CT $63,333

Vallejo, CA $63,221

New Brunswick, NJ $63,198

Petaluma, CA $63,164

Middlesex, NJ $63,057

Somerset, NJ $63,018

Santa Cruz, CA $62,945

Boston, MA $62,601

Monterey, CA $62,403

Seattle, WA $62,274

Santa Rosa, CA $62,263

Los Angeles, CA $62,246

Juneau, AK $62,100

Washington, DC $62,038

Orange, CA $61,837

Santa Ana, CA $61,688

Long Beach, CA $61,632

Anaheim, CA $61,621

Anchorage, AK $61,592

Santa Maria, CA $61,423

Everett, WA $61,412

Danbury, CT $61,214

Bremerton, WA $61,136

Tacoma, WA $60,933

New Suffolk, NY $60,932

Sacramento, CA $60,916

Santa Barbara, CA $60,854

Trenton, NJ $60,793

San Diego, CA $60,793

Brockton, MA $60,731

Fairbanks, AK $60,593

Lompoc, CA $60,449

Lowell, MA $60,403

Ventura, CA $60,393

Nashua, NH $60,381

Stockton, CA $60,376

Modesto, CA $59,964

Poughkeepsie, NY $59,840

Olympia, WA $59,733

Kennewick, WA $59,733

New Haven, CT $59,711

Lawrence, MA $59,508

Hartford, CT $59,452

Riverside, CA $59,440

New Bedford, MA $59,384

Richland, WA $59,384

Bakersfield, CA $59,305

San Bernardino, CA $59,283

New Britain, CT $59,277

Atlantic City, NJ $59,277

New London, CT $59,255

Norwich, CT $59,238

Portsmouth, NH $59,226

Boulder, CO $59,107

Portland, OR $59,029

Worcester, MA $59,024

Minneapolis, MN $58,849

Philadelphia, PA $58,770

Honolulu, HI $58,584

Saint Paul, MN $58,557

Vineland, NJ $58,545

Providence, RI $58,381

Chicago, IL $58,218

Bellingham, WA $58,150

Springfield, MA $58,105

Baltimore, MD $58,088

Chico, CA $57,948

Pittsfield, MA $57,795

Manchester, NH $57,688

Spokane, WA $57,440

Denver, CO $57,435

Albany, NY $57,170

Troy, NY $57,148

Nassau, NY $57,087

Schenectady, NY $57,029

Wilmington, DE $56,984

Burlington, VT $56,905

Salem, OR $56,883

Portland, ME $56,708

Yakima, WA $56,652

Rochester, MN $56,477

Reno, NV $56,449

Fresno, CA $56,449

Milwaukee, WI $56,398

Detroit, MI $56,342

Ann Arbor, MI $56,332

Allentown, PA $56,325

Colorado Springs, CO $56,229

Syracuse, NY $56,201

Carson City, NV $56,201

Houston, TX $56,122

Eugene, OR $56,094

Gary, IN $56,026

Springfield, OR $55,981

Bismarck, ND $55,970

Galveston, TX $55,931

Medford, OR $55,846

Fort Collins, CO $55,824

Concord, NH $55,795

Austin, TX $55,779

Mesa, AZ $55,660

Reading, PA $55,655

Phoenix, AZ $55,649

Dallas, TX $55,632

Saint Cloud, MN $55,578

Madison, WI $55,503

Utica, NY $55,350

Rochester, NY $55,260

Des Moines, IA $55,255

Raleigh, NC $55,249

Atlanta, GA $55,165

Battle Creek, MI $55,148

Salt Lake City, UT $55,131

Lancaster, PA $55,046

Harrisburg, PA $54,967

Kansas City, MO $54,911

Champaign, IL $54,900

Kansas City, KS $54,900

Fort Worth, TX $54,894

Columbus, OH $54,885

Boca Raton, FL $54,872

Pittsburgh, PA $54,849

Richmond, VA $54,826

Indianapolis, IN $54,815

Cleveland, OH $54,810

Las Vegas, NV $54,742

Cincinnati, OH $54,742

Petersburg, VA $54,657

Huntsville, AL $54,573

Lansing, MI $54,535

Lebanon, PA $54,528

Pueblo, CO $54,522

Appleton, WI $54,505

Buffalo, NY $54,483

Dayton, OH $54,466

Racine, WI $54,455

Charlotte, NC $54,449

Saint Louis, MO $54,432

York, PA $54,398

Elkhart, IN $54,398

Gastonia, NC $54,388

Billings, MT $54,374

Beaumont, TX $54,359

Lorain, OH $54,348

Benton Harbor, MI $54,336

Toledo, OH $54,325

Binghamton, NY $54,297

Rock Hill, SC $54,291

Rockford, IL $54,263

Springfield, IL $54,241

Elyria, OH $54,235

Fargo, ND $54,235

Flagstaff, AZ $54,196

Fort Lauderdale, FL $54,162

Duluth, MN $54,128

Miami, FL $54,128

Cheyenne, WY $54,088

Grand Forks, ND $54,088

Bangor, ME $53,965

Cedar Rapids, IA $53,903

Durham, NC $53,879

Louisville, KY $53,874

Grand Rapids, MI $53,863

Hialeah, FL $53,858

Casper, WY $53,779

Scranton, PA $53,711

New Orleans, LA $53,694

Virginia Beach, VA $53,688

Akron, OH $53,660

Peoria, IL $53,587

Sarasota, FL $53,576

Nashville, TN $53,536

Omaha, NE $53,536

Green Bay, WI $53,536

Baton Rouge, LA $53,508

Charleston, SC $53,497

Jamestown, NY $53,469

Davenport, IA $53,469

Tucson, AZ $53,441

Saint Petersburg, FL $53,407

Tampa, FL $53,396

Evansville, IN $53,362

Port Arthur, TX $53,362

Bradenton, FL $53,339

Santa Fe, NM $53,238

Orlando, FL $53,136

Clearwater, FL $53,119

Canton, OH $53,001

La Crosse, WI $53,001

Albuquerque, NM $52,967

Newport News, VA $52,962

High Point, NC $52,945

Ogden, UT $52,922

Corpus Christi, TX $52,877

Norfolk, VA $52,843

Laramie, WY $52,843

Rock Island, IL $52,810

Saginaw, MI $52,798

Jacksonville, FL $52,793

Salisbury, NC $52,781

Boise, ID $52,770

Moline, IL $52,742

Fort Myers, FL $52,725

Memphis, TN $52,714

Tulsa, OK $52,686

Waterloo, IA $52,652

Spartanburg, SC $52,596

Lincoln, NE $52,567

Fort Wayne, IN $52,556

Provo, UT $52,551

Cedar Falls, IA $52,483

San Antonio, TX $52,460

Greensboro, NC $52,438

South Bend, IN $52,432

Savannah, GA $52,370

Muskegon, MI $52,348

Birmingham, AL $52,342

Winston Salem, NC $52,314

Lake Charles, LA $52,179

Anderson, IN $52,167

Lexington, KY $52,151

Augusta, GA $52,134

Greenville, SC $52,134

Lima, OH $52,089

Wichita, KS $52,083

Tuscaloosa, AL $52,083

Columbia, SC $52,032

Springfield, OH $52,021

Asheville, NC $51,931

Bloomington, IN $51,891

Knoxville, TN $51,689

Shreveport, LA $51,683

Wilmington, NC $51,610

Roanoke, VA $51,610

Topeka, KS $51,508

Frankfort, KY $51,502

Oklahoma City, OK $51,463

Chillicothe, OH $51,441

Longview, TX $51,435

Melbourne, FL $51,429

Sioux Falls, SD $51,339

Mobile, AL $51,334

Terre Haute, IN $51,311

Altoona, PA $51,277

Amarillo, TX $51,238

Killeen, TX $51,221

Fayetteville, AR $51,176

Chattanooga, TN $51,159

Sioux City, IA $51,108

Idaho Falls, ID $51,097

Lynchburg, VA $51,052

Gainesville, FL $50,979

Portsmouth, OH $50,951

Little Rock, AR $50,939

Lafayette, LA $50,917

Youngstown, OH $50,917

Daytona Beach, FL $50,883

Clarksville, TN $50,877

Pensacola, FL $50,872

Temple, TX $50,868

Hopkinsville, KY $50,703

Erie, PA $50,691

Florence, SC $50,669

Charleston, WV $50,579

Great Falls, MT $50,551

Macon, GA $50,472

Tallahassee, FL $50,466

Fayetteville, NC $50,455

Waco, TX $50,444

Helena, MT $50,404

Pine Bluff, AR $50,383

Vincennes, IN $50,314

Lubbock, TX $50,291

Alamogordo, NM $50,258

Twin Falls, ID $50,207

Rapid City, SD $50,190

Jackson, MS $50,089

Huntington, WV $50,085

Greenville, MS $50,083

Parkersburg, WV $50,026

Montgomery, AL $50,015

Wichita Falls, TX $49,959

Springfield, MO $49,959

Biloxi, MS $49,931

Monroe, LA $49,875

Johnstown, PA $49,835

Sumter, SC $49,813

Columbus, GA $49,807

Pascagoula, MS $49,700

Abilene, TX $49,700

Kingsport, TN $49,553

Albany, GA $49,553

Gulfport, MS $49,537

Alexandria, LA $49,351

Fort Smith, AR $49,210

El Paso, TX $49,058

Las Cruces, NM $48,804

Harlingen, TX $48,661

Pocatello, ID $48,652

Florence, AL $48,579

Brownsville, TX $48,568

Mcallen, TX $48,449

Dothan, AL $48,370

Columbus, MS $48,036

Altus, OK $47,773

Lawton, OK $47,666

Pierre, SD $47,463

What Skills Can Increase a Business Liaison's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Communication Skills (Mentioned in 4.55% Job Postings): Communication skills are your ability to share or understand information, ideas, and feelings successfully.
Computer Aided Design (Mentioned in 9.09% Job Postings): CAD (computer-aided design) is the use of computer-based software to aid in design processes. CAD software is frequently used by different types of engineers and designers.
Civil Engineering (Mentioned in 4.55% Job Postings): Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including public works such as roads, bridges, canals, dams, airports, sewerage systems, pipelines, structural components of buildings, and railways. Civil engineering is traditionally broken into a number of sub-disciplines. It is considered the second-oldest engineering discipline after military engineering, and it is defined to distinguish non-military engineering from military engineering. Civil engineering takes place in the public sector from municipal through to national governments, and in the private sector from individual homeowners through to international companies.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Communication Skills	4.55%
Computer Aided Design	9.09%
Civil Engineering	4.55%

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Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Business Liaison's salary.

Application Design: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.
Illustrator: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Photoshop: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Application Design	$66,477	18%
Illustrator	$59,153	5%
Photoshop	$59,153	5%
Consulting	$57,463	2%
Project Design	$57,463	2%
Communication Skills	$56,900	1%

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Business Liaison Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Business Liaison roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Media and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Business Liaison positions in MFG Durable or Financial Services typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Business Liaison as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Business Liaison

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Media	$78,871	$38.0	40%
Energy & Utilities	$73,237	$35.0	30%
Business Services	$70,420	$34.0	25%
Aerospace & Defense	$67,604	$33.0	20%
Telecom	$66,477	$32.0	18%

Business Liaison Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Business Liaison's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

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$51,117

Average $56,336/year

$63,107

$4,260

Average $4,695/month

$5,259

$983

Average $1,083/week

$1,214

$25

Average $27/hour

$30

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,107	$5,259	$1,214	$30
Average	$56,336	$4,695	$1,083	$27
25th Percentile	$51,117	$4,260	$983	$25

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Salary Trends for Business Liaison

Salaries for a Business Liaison can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $54,435 in 2023 to around $53,278 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Business Liaison salary trends, .

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2023

$54,435

2024

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2025

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