Sales Development Representative salary in Iowa City, IA

Pay in Iowa City against Iowa and the US

The middle half of sales development representatives in Iowa City earns $43,470–$85,750. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $119,320, only 3.3 times the bottom tenth, against 3.9 times across the US, so the going rate is easier to read. The mean ($69,160) is 11% 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 $42,280 wide, between the figure for Iowa ($41,270) and the US figure ($52,810).

What to budget for a sales development representative here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $18,690 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $23,590, or about $30,439 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 Iowa City, and the Iowa statewide median of $62,420 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Iowa City

At the $62,160 median, a local hire costs about $80,206 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $18,046 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 Iowa City

Of the 16 roles we track in Iowa City, this one ranks #8 by median pay, between executive assistants ($62,740) and payroll specialists ($56,430). Project Coordinator is the highest at $96,820.

Measured against the US median, sales development representatives rank #14 of the 16 roles we track in Iowa City (-11.2%), between accountants (-10.3%) and executive assistants (-18.1%). The typical role here is at -4.5%, so, measured against the US, sales development representatives cost less in Iowa City than the area's general pay level would suggest. Sales development representatives hold 4.1% of the jobs in these 16 roles in Iowa City, 4.8% across Iowa and 8.0% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Iowa

Across the 12 areas of Iowa with data for this job, the median runs from $47,120 in the Southwest Iowa nonmetro area to $67,360 in Cedar Rapids, a gap of $20,240 a year. Of the 5 areas in Iowa with more sales development representatives than Iowa City, 2 pay less: Davenport-Moline, IA-IL ($57,250) and the Northwest Iowa nonmetro area ($49,490).

Iowa City against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Iowa City is #333 of 518 US areas for this job. Both its size and its pay sit in the middle half of US areas. Outside Iowa, Riverside-San Bernardino and Evansville pay just above Iowa City and Crestview-Fort Walton Beach and Traverse City just below. All four are within $110 a year of the median in Iowa City. Of the three markets with about as many sales development representatives, none pays as much.

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