Sales Development Representative salary in Albany-Schenectady, NY

Pay in Albany-Schenectady against New York and the US

The middle half of sales development representatives in Albany-Schenectady earns $46,850–$99,990. The top tenth earns $145,610 or more, 3.7 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 3.9 times. The mean ($80,750) is 19% over the median, so a group of high earners pulls the average up; price a typical hire from the median. From the 25th to the 75th percentile, the local range is $53,140 wide, between the figure for New York ($72,240) and the US figure ($52,810).

What to budget for a sales development representative here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $31,940 over the median, the 25th only $21,200 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $41,213 a year in employer cost. These percentiles describe what people in the job earn locally, not experience levels, so place your offer by the tasks and seniority you need.

For scale, the US median of $69,990 falls between the median and the 75th percentile in Albany-Schenectady, and the New York statewide median of $92,190 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Albany-Schenectady

Pay is only part of it. Benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², which adds about $19,756 to the $68,050 median and brings it to $87,806 a year. Recruiting, equipment and office space come on top. Benefit levels vary by employer, so treat this as an estimate.

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Other roles in Albany-Schenectady

Of the 17 roles we track in Albany-Schenectady, this one ranks #7 by median pay, between office managers ($73,360) and paralegals ($60,680). Project Coordinator is the highest at $109,850.

Measured against the US median, sales development representatives rank #13 of the 17 roles we track in Albany-Schenectady (-2.8%), between executive assistants (-2.4%) and payroll specialists (-3.3%). The typical role here is at +1.3%, so, measured against the US, sales development representatives cost less in Albany-Schenectady than the area's general pay level would suggest. Sales development representatives hold 5.9% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Albany-Schenectady, 7.3% across New York and 7.9% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in New York

Across the 16 areas of New York with data for this job, the median runs from $59,760 in Elmira to $93,750 in New York-Newark, a gap of $33,990 a year. Of the 3 areas in New York with more sales development representatives than Albany-Schenectady, 1 pays less: Rochester, NY ($67,400).

Albany-Schenectady against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Albany-Schenectady is #64 of 518 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job and one of the better-paying ones. Outside New York, Portland-South Portland and Raleigh-Cary pay just above Albany-Schenectady and Cedar Rapids and Lansing-East Lansing just below. All four are within $960 a year of the median in Albany-Schenectady. Of the three markets with about as many sales development representatives, one pays more.

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