Coleman’s 2025 SBA 7(a) Lender Compensation Survey – Only Available by Coleman
Coleman’s 2025 SBA Compensation Survey JUST Published — Order by 3/31 for $995, a 38% Savings

SBA 7(a) Loan Underwriter Compensation Report
SBA 7(a) Loan Packager Compensation Report
SBA 7(a) Loan Closer Compensation Report
SBA 7(a) Loan Servicer Compensation Report
SBA 7(a) Loan Liquidator/Liquidation Compensation Report
SBA Loan Department Manager Compensation Report
SBA BDO Compensation Report
All the Performance Data you Need to Know for Fair and Competitive Compensation your Staff
With numerous stakeholders overseeing your SBA 7(a) lending compensation plans, it is essential for you to have the facts and the data at your fingertips to support the numbers.
Coleman’s 2023 SBA Loan Department Compensation Report gives you the data to support your plan to all — HR, C-Suite, the Board, the Regulators, SBA and most importantly, your staff.
Each report contains detailed compensation data categorized by:
- Experience
- Average base salary
- Average total compensation
- Year-over-year change
- Compensation range

Additional information provided includes:
- Remote or in-office work status
- A list of top challenges respondents face in 2025
Coleman’s SBA Business Development Officer Compensation Report

Coleman’s SBA BDO report gives you access to SBA 7(a) lending industry salary benchmarks for SBA lending sales professionals.
● View salary ranges broken down by loan production volumes
● Learn the loan production volume buckets for, top, above average, average, below average BDOs
● View survey results that disclose average base salary, commissions, bonus average total compensation
How to structure:
● Commission plans
● Tiered commission plans
● Bonus plans
● Milestone bonus payments
● Clawback benchmark standards
The report also includes sample job descriptions for each category and, more importantly, an outlook on compensation trends for 2025.
Order and pay by March 31st to receive our special newly-released offer of $995, a 38% savings off the normal $1,600 list price.
Sample from last year’s report:

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