Sales Development Representative salary in Indianapolis-Carmel, IN

Pay in Indianapolis-Carmel against Indiana and the US

The middle half of sales development representatives in Indianapolis-Carmel earns $48,950–$93,410. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $125,160, only 3.3 times the bottom tenth, against 3.9 times across the US, so the going rate is easier to read. The mean ($76,280) is 16% 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 $44,460 wide, between the figure for Indiana ($43,800) 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 $27,560 over the median, the 25th only $16,900 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $35,561 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 Indianapolis-Carmel, and the Indiana statewide median of $63,960 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Indianapolis-Carmel

Pay is only part of it. Benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², which adds about $19,118 to the $65,850 median and brings it to $84,968 a year. 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 Indianapolis-Carmel

Of the 17 roles we track in Indianapolis-Carmel, this one ranks #5 by median pay, between recruiters ($67,300) and marketing specialists ($65,200). Project Coordinator is the highest at $99,710.

Measured against the US median, sales development representatives rank #14 of the 17 roles we track in Indianapolis-Carmel (-5.9%), between accountants (-5.2%) and recruiters (-11.4%). The typical role here is at -3.1%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Sales development representatives hold 9.3% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Indianapolis-Carmel, 8.2% across Indiana and 7.9% nationally. The job is a bigger part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Indiana

Across the 15 areas of Indiana with data for this job, the median runs from $53,660 in Kokomo to $65,850 in Indianapolis-Carmel, a gap of $12,190 a year. No other area in Indiana has as many sales development representatives, and all 14 others pay less.

Indianapolis-Carmel against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Indianapolis-Carmel is #24 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 Indiana, Flagstaff and Carson City pay just above Indianapolis-Carmel and Madison and Harrisburg-Carlisle just below. All four are within $200 a year of the median in Indianapolis-Carmel. Of the three markets with about as many sales development representatives, none pays as much.

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