Sales Development Representative salary in Huntsville, AL

Pay in Huntsville against Alabama and the US

The middle half of sales development representatives in Huntsville earns $49,410–$97,970. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $135,350, only 3.4 times the bottom tenth, against 3.9 times across the US, so the going rate is easier to read. The mean ($77,960) is 21% 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 $48,560 wide, between the figure for Alabama ($34,160) 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 $33,510 over the median, the 25th only $15,050 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $43,239 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 Huntsville, and the Alabama statewide median of $58,840 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Huntsville

At the $64,460 median, a local hire costs about $83,174 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $18,714 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 Huntsville

Of the 16 roles we track in Huntsville, this one ranks #5 by median pay, between executive assistants ($74,710) and office managers ($62,950). Project Coordinator is the highest at $112,130.

Measured against the US median, sales development representatives rank #9 of the 16 roles we track in Huntsville (-7.9%), between virtual receptionists (-7.8%) and office managers (-9.4%). The typical role here is at -7.8%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Sales development representatives hold 7.3% of the jobs in these 16 roles in Huntsville, 5.9% across Alabama and 8.0% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Alabama

Across the 16 areas of Alabama with data for this job, the median runs from $46,570 in the Southwest Alabama nonmetro area to $64,460 in Huntsville, a gap of $17,890 a year. The one area in Alabama with more sales development representatives, Birmingham, AL ($60,040), pays less: a bigger pool at a lower median.

Huntsville against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Huntsville is #88 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 Alabama, Walla Walla and Wilmington pay just above Huntsville and Glens Falls and Naples-Marco Island just below. All four are within $60 a year of the median in Huntsville. Of the three markets with about as many sales development representatives, one pays more.

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