Sales Development Representative salary in Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC

Pay in Augusta-Richmond County against Georgia and the US

The middle half of sales development representatives in Augusta-Richmond County earns $39,980–$84,600. The top tenth earns $134,400 or more, 4.2 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 3.9 times. The mean ($71,450) is 25% 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 only $44,620 wide, against $55,400 across Georgia and $52,810 nationally: employers in Augusta-Richmond County pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a sales development representative here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $27,250 over the median, the 25th only $17,370 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $35,161 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 Augusta-Richmond County, and the Georgia statewide median of $75,280 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Augusta-Richmond County

At the $57,350 median, a local hire costs about $74,000 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $16,650 here. 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 Augusta-Richmond County

Of the 17 roles we track in Augusta-Richmond County, this one ranks #7 by median pay, between marketing specialists ($60,920) and paralegals ($51,560). Project Coordinator is the highest at $101,280.

Measured against the US median, sales development representatives rank #15 of the 17 roles we track in Augusta-Richmond County (-18.1%), between paralegals (-18.0%) and e-commerce order specialists (-20.2%). The typical role here is at -12.5%, so, measured against the US, sales development representatives cost less in Augusta-Richmond County than the area's general pay level would suggest. Sales development representatives hold 6.2% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Augusta-Richmond County, 9.2% across Georgia and 7.9% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Georgia

Across the 18 areas of Georgia with data for this job, the median runs from $48,120 in the East Georgia nonmetro area to $78,950 in Atlanta-Sandy Springs, a gap of $30,830 a year. All 2 areas in Georgia with more sales development representatives than Augusta-Richmond County also pay more, among them Atlanta-Sandy Springs, GA ($78,950) and Savannah, GA ($61,510).

Augusta-Richmond County against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Augusta-Richmond County is #123 of 518 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job, with pay near the middle of the US range. Outside Georgia, Waterloo-Cedar Falls and Wildwood-The Villages pay just above Augusta-Richmond County and Pinehurst-Southern Pines and Davenport-Moline just below. All four are within $100 a year of the median in Augusta-Richmond County. Of the three markets with about as many sales development representatives, all three pay more.

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