Sales Development Representative salary in Dayton-Kettering, OH

Pay in Dayton-Kettering against Ohio and the US

The middle half of sales development representatives in Dayton-Kettering earns $42,980–$90,530. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $128,300, only 3.5 times the bottom tenth, against 3.9 times across the US, so the going rate is easier to read. The mean ($71,970) is 17% 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 $47,550 wide, between the figure for Ohio ($40,100) 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 $28,890 over the median, the 25th only $18,660 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $37,277 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 Dayton-Kettering, and the Ohio statewide median of $59,390 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Dayton-Kettering

At the $61,640 median, a local hire costs about $79,535 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $17,895 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 Dayton-Kettering

Of the 17 roles we track in Dayton-Kettering, this one ranks #7 by median pay, between executive assistants ($64,000) and payroll specialists ($60,100). Project Coordinator is the highest at $98,130.

Measured against the US median, sales development representatives rank #14 of the 17 roles we track in Dayton-Kettering (-11.9%), between recruiters (-9.1%) and e-commerce order specialists (-12.6%). The typical role here is at -6.7%, so, measured against the US, sales development representatives cost less in Dayton-Kettering than the area's general pay level would suggest. Sales development representatives hold 7.4% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Dayton-Kettering, 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. All 4 areas in Ohio with more sales development representatives than Dayton-Kettering pay less, among them Cincinnati, OH-KY ($60,000) and Columbus, OH ($59,390).

Dayton-Kettering against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Dayton-Kettering is #74 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, New Orleans-Metairie and Honolulu pay just above Dayton-Kettering and Elkhart-Goshen and Muncie just below. All four are within $70 a year of the median in Dayton-Kettering. Of the three markets with about as many sales development representatives, one pays more.

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