Business Lead Salary in San Diego, California

How much does a Business Lead make in San Diego, CA?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Business Lead in San Diego, CA is $171,879. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $152,087 to $191,360, with most professionals earning between $134,068 and $209,097.

Search Business Lead Jobs in San Diego, CA

Develop a Job description

Pay Equity

2024 Compensation Trend

Benefits Consulting

Salary range for an Business Lead

$152,087 to $191,360

Employers: Find Surveys For This Job

Employers: Price Your Company Jobs

View Average Salary for United States
Adjust Business Lead Salary:
Select State
Select City in CA
Choose Similar Job
Pick Related Category
View Cost of Living in San Diego, California

Facing Salary Structure Challenges? Let Our Expert Guide You

The job market is increasingly challenging. Our whitepaper, Navigating the Challenges of Creating Salary Structures, offers guidance on creating salary structures. Provide your phone number and work email to download the full version.

We will handle your contact details in line with our Privacy Policy. If you prefer not to receive marketing emails from Salary.com, you can opt-out out of marketing communications at any time by clicking unsubscribe.

Business Lead

Review the job openings and experience requirements for the Business Lead job to confirm that it is the job you are seeking.

See user submitted job responsibilities for Business Lead.

Search Business Lead Job Openings

Job Openings for Business Lead in San Diego, CA

What does a Business Lead do?

Common responsibilities of a Business Lead

Manage scheduling for the WNBA Commissioner and provide recommendations on how to make the most effective use of her time, particularly for external brand building and business development opportunities.

November 22, 2022

Understands ISA Services and ensures Business Services Consultants communicates them effectively to customers.

February 05, 2023

Demonstrate discretion and professionalism when working with leadership team on sensitive business and organizational issues, manage ambiguity and propose workable solutions to challenging problems.

February 06, 2023

Support the translation of business and flows (optimize, change, new) into processes and define therefore the required road map.

February 22, 2023

Drive professional engineering services (Consulting, Security, Resiliency, and other adjacencies) in various delivery/procurement methods (Design-Build, Progressive Design-Build, Design-Bid-Build, CMAR, P3 ) through Orders/Bookings Growth within the federal sector.

March 11, 2023

Develop a culture of curiosity and insights by developing field facings insights training, improving quality of insights provided by the field and category team, increase strategic impact and influence of the insights provided to the marketing team, breakdown silos and improve access of information across teams, and drive decision making by prioritizing the right information.

March 14, 2023

Provides leadership to analytics team consisting of 2 4 staff members, ensuring strategy, system knowledge and other important communication is shared to aid the completion of department tasks.

March 20, 2023

Assists Managers/Directors with gathering business requirements from clients, translating them into technical and business strategy for team, directing strategy for analytical requests to provide solutions for clients, and communication to ensure strategy alignment.

March 29, 2023

Create and maintain application documentation including, but not limited to, technical (workflow chart and process diagrams), end-user, FAQ, change/configuration management, disaster recovery, and functional requirements.

April 28, 2023

Lead all HR activities within the assigned broadline market by providing top-quality coaching, customer service, and solutions in all HR areas, including talent management, culture, total rewards, leadership training, employee relations, and compliance.

May 17, 2023

Submit Other Responsibilities

Not the job you're looking for? Search more salaries here:

Are you an HR manager or compensation specialist?

Salary.com's CompAnalyst platform offers:

Detailed skills and competency reports for specific positions
Job and employee pricing reports
Compensation data tools, salary structures, surveys and benchmarks.

Learn about

Business Lead Salary By Experience Levels in San Diego, CA

How much should you be earning in Business Lead in San Diego, CA based on your current experience?

Tell us how much experience you have and see an estimate of earnings and view how different experience leavels impact potential pay for Business Lead in San Diego, CA

RELEVANT JOB EXPERIENCE

Length of experience is a pay differentiator. Those with greater experience may have an advantage in negotiating salary. For those with less experience, other factors such as education or special skills could impact your pay. Please visit Professional Salary Report for more details.

Business Lead Salary By Level of Education in San Diego, CA

Do you know how much should you be paid for a Business Lead position in San Diego, CA based on your education level?

Tell us about your education and see an estimate of earnings for Business Lead in San Diego, CA and well to know the impact of education on future careers.

LEVEL OF EDUCATION

Depending on the job, educational levels may have a significant impact on pay levels. Be informed and understand how things like education and certifications can help to increase potential earnings for the career you are interested in. Please visit Professional Salary Report for more details.

Average Salary Range for Business Lead in San Diego, CA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

152087

191360

171879

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

162381

214536

188544

What is the average salary for Business Lead in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Business Lead in San Diego, CA. The base salary for Business Lead ranges from $152,087 to $191,360 with the average base salary of $171,879. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $162,381 to $214,536 with the average total cash compensation of $188,544.

View Average Salary for Business Lead as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$171,879	$152,087 - $191,360
Bonus	$16,665	$10,293 - $23,176
Total Pay	$188,544	$162,381 - $214,536

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Business Lead Salary Near San Diego, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE El Cajon, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $152,365 - $191,709	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Chula Vista, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $152,818 - $192,280	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Escondido, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $151,968 - $191,210	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Oceanside, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $153,037 - $192,556	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Carlsbad, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $151,968 - $191,210	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA
CITY, STATE Murrieta, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $154,442 - $194,323	COMPARE TO San Diego, CA

See salaries for Business Lead in locations close to San Diego, CA. Pay for the same job may vary based on the location and on the location and on other factors such as the size of company, the industry, and other local conditions.

About San Diego, California

According to SDSU professor emeritus Monte Marshall, San Diego Bay is "the surface expression of a north-south-trending, nested graben". The Rose Canyon and Point Loma fault zones are part of the San Andreas Fault system. About 40 miles (64 km) east of the bay are the Laguna Mountains in the Peninsular Ranges, which are part of the backbone of the American continents. The city lies on approximately 200 deep canyons and hills separating its mesas, creating small pockets of natural open space scattered throughout the city and giving it a hilly geography. Traditionally, San Diegans have built the...

Source: Wikipedia (as of 04/11/2019). Read more from Wikipedia

View Salary for Similar Jobs to Business Lead in San Diego, CA

See Additional Similar Jobs

Loading results...

JOB TITLE	LOCATION	MINIMUM SALARY	MAXIMUM SALARY
JOB TITLE Lead Business Analyst	LOCATION San Diego, CA	MINIMUM SALARY $129,601	MAXIMUM SALARY $153,879
JOB TITLE Business Development Lead	LOCATION San Diego, CA	MINIMUM SALARY $118,026	MAXIMUM SALARY $164,327
JOB TITLE Business Process Lead	LOCATION San Diego, CA	MINIMUM SALARY $102,417	MAXIMUM SALARY $132,220
JOB TITLE Lead Business Consultant	LOCATION San Diego, CA	MINIMUM SALARY $109,267	MAXIMUM SALARY $131,200
JOB TITLE Business Intelligence Lead	LOCATION San Diego, CA	MINIMUM SALARY $111,908	MAXIMUM SALARY $146,674
JOB TITLE Business Support Lead	LOCATION San Diego, CA	MINIMUM SALARY $63,298	MAXIMUM SALARY $80,450

The Business Lead job could be listed using titles that are not exactly the same, but actually are for the same or very similar job. Here are some job titles in San Diego, CA that might be a good fit for the type of job and salary you are looking for.

Discover how your pay is adjusted for skills, experience, and other factors

How much should you be paid?

For a real-time salary target, tell us more about your role in the four categories below.