Sales Development Representative salary in Bakersfield-Delano, CA

Pay in Bakersfield-Delano against California and the US

The middle half of sales development representatives in Bakersfield-Delano earns $44,920–$89,460. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $121,510, only 3.2 times the bottom tenth, against 3.9 times across the US, so the going rate is easier to read. The mean ($72,170) is 15% 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 $44,540 wide, against $67,790 across California and $52,810 nationally: employers in Bakersfield-Delano 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 $26,840 over the median, the 25th only $17,700 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $34,632 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 Bakersfield-Delano, and the California statewide median of $80,850 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Bakersfield-Delano

At the $62,620 median, a local hire costs about $80,800 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $18,180 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 Bakersfield-Delano

Of the 17 roles we track in Bakersfield-Delano, this one ranks #8 by median pay, between paralegals ($63,420) and payroll specialists ($56,650). Project Coordinator is the highest at $104,580.

Measured against the US median, sales development representatives rank #16 of the 17 roles we track in Bakersfield-Delano (-10.5%), between executive assistants (-4.9%) and marketing specialists (-11.2%). The typical role here is at +2.2%, so, measured against the US, sales development representatives cost less in Bakersfield-Delano than the area's general pay level would suggest. Sales development representatives hold 7.2% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Bakersfield-Delano, 9.4% across California and 7.9% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in California

Across the 28 areas of California with data for this job, the median runs from $46,050 in Hanford-Corcoran to $116,510 in San Jose-Sunnyvale, a gap of $70,460 a year. Of the 8 areas in California with more sales development representatives than Bakersfield-Delano, 2 pay less: Riverside-San Bernardino, CA ($62,230) and Fresno, CA ($61,820).

Bakersfield-Delano against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Bakersfield-Delano is #105 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 California, Sioux Falls and Charlottesville pay just above Bakersfield-Delano and Charleston-North Charleston and Chambersburg just below. All four are within $170 a year of the median in Bakersfield-Delano. Of the three markets with about as many sales development representatives, all three pay more.

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