Accounting Business Development Associate

Supports winning new accounting business.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$120k

Mean

$124k

10th–90th pct

$91k–$165k

Observations

488

Confidence: 34% · based on 488 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated

Common skills

B2B Sales

Core

Negotiation

Core

Process Improvement

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated

Bachelor's Degree

61% require · 27% prefer

Master's Degree

9% require · 34% prefer

No College

20% require · 6% prefer

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Common next roles

Head of Business Development, Accounting+149.7%Practice Operations Director, Accounting+158.2%Accounting Business Development Manager+14.2%Accounting Practice Coordinator+12.2%Accounting Practice Operations Specialist-1.7%

Common previous roles

Accounting Business Development Manager+12.5%Head of Business Development, Accounting+59.9%Practice Operations Director, Accounting+61.3%Accounting Practice Coordinator+10.9%Accounting Practice Operations Specialist-1.8%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)4,041

Posting growth-9.1%

Median days to fill53 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)105,918

Projected growth5.9%/yr

Simulated

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness55%

Automation exposure30%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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