An American SAP Business One consultant and a British one do the same job. The American earns nearly double the sterling figure — and changes employer in a fortnight flat. Understanding why explains most of what you need to know about B1 pay in the US.
The 2026 bands first: mid-level functional consultants earn $93,500–$126,500, seniors $126,500–$154,000, leads $154,000–$181,500. Technical/SDK developers run about 10% higher throughout. Practice directors sit at $176,000–$220,000 and up. Contractors bill $95–$155 an hour, with HANA migration specialists above that on programme work. The full structure lives in our SAP Business One salary guide, maintained as offers move.
The mechanics behind the money
Three US-market features do the work.
Remote-first hiring made the talent pool national — a B1 consultant in Tulsa competes for the same roles as one in Boston, so nobody's salary is anchored to a local market anymore. Where the work clusters (the Midwest manufacturing belt, Texas, the Southeast, Southern California), demand is dense; where it doesn't, remote roles fill the gap.
Two-week notice periods keep everything liquid. A UK partner loses a consultant and has a quarter to regroup; a US partner has a fortnight. That liquidity feeds straight into pay — retention money appears fast when replacements cost this much.
And total compensation does heavy lifting that base salary doesn't. 401k matching, healthcare, bonus — candidates here compare whole packages, and in our experience UK-headquartered employers hiring into the US underweight this constantly, then wonder why their offers keep losing.
The premium skills mirror the UK: HANA migration experience worth 12–18%, Beas and Boyum depth billable in the manufacturing and distribution verticals where US B1 lives.
Doing something with this
Candidates: benchmark yourself on the salary checker before your next conversation — the US bands surprise even people in them. Employers: if your budget predates 2025, it's wrong now; brief us and we'll reprice the role honestly. We recruit B1 talent across the US from the UK's largest dedicated B1 practice — the accent's different, the network's the same.