Sales Development Representative salary in Cleveland, OH

Pay in Cleveland against Ohio and the US

The middle half of sales development representatives in Cleveland earns $44,040–$81,480. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $107,430, only 3.0 times the bottom tenth, against 3.9 times across the US, so the going rate is easier to read. The mean ($68,350) is 14% 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 $37,440 wide, against $40,100 across Ohio and $52,810 nationally: employers in Cleveland pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a sales development representative here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $15,790 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $21,650, or about $27,935 once benefits are added. 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 Cleveland, and the Ohio statewide median of $59,390 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Cleveland

At the $59,830 median, a local hire costs about $77,200 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $17,370 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 Cleveland

Of the 17 roles we track in Cleveland, this one ranks #8 by median pay, between paralegals ($60,960) and payroll specialists ($59,110). Project Coordinator is the highest at $95,000.

Measured against the US median, this job is the lowest paid of the 17 roles we track in Cleveland (-14.5%); customer support specialists come first (+2.8%). The typical role here is at -3.7%, so, measured against the US, sales development representatives cost less in Cleveland than the area's general pay level would suggest. Sales development representatives hold 7.6% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Cleveland, 7.5% across Ohio and 7.9% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Ohio

Across the 16 areas of Ohio with data for this job, the median runs from $46,370 in Mansfield to $61,640 in Dayton-Kettering, a gap of $15,270 a year. Of the 2 areas in Ohio with more sales development representatives than Cleveland, 1 pays less: Columbus, OH ($59,390).

Cleveland against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Cleveland is #35 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 Ohio, Hickory-Lenoir and Bismarck pay just above Cleveland and Corvallis and Elmira just below. All four are within $90 a year of the median in Cleveland. Of the three markets with about as many sales development representatives, all three pay more.

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