Sales Development Representative salary in Jackson, MI

Pay in Jackson against Michigan and the US

The middle half of sales development representatives in Jackson earns $38,970–$83,230. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $122,500, only 3.3 times the bottom tenth, against 3.9 times across the US, so the going rate is easier to read. The mean ($69,180) is 18% 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 $44,260 wide, against $53,780 across Michigan and $52,810 nationally: employers in Jackson pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a sales development representative here

An offer at the 75th percentile instead of the median adds $24,660 a year in pay and about $31,819 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $19,600 in pay. 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 Jackson, and the Michigan statewide median of $73,380 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Jackson

At the $58,570 median, a local hire costs about $75,574 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $17,004 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 Jackson

Of the 15 roles we track in Jackson, this one ranks #8 by median pay, between paralegals ($59,030) and payroll specialists ($53,630). Project Coordinator is the highest at $100,280.

Measured against the US median, sales development representatives rank #14 of the 15 roles we track in Jackson (-16.3%), between medical administrative assistants (-13.5%) and marketing specialists (-16.8%). The typical role here is at -5.7%, so, measured against the US, sales development representatives cost less in Jackson than the area's general pay level would suggest. Sales development representatives hold 7.5% of the jobs in these 15 roles in Jackson, 6.8% across Michigan and 8.0% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Michigan

Across the 19 areas of Michigan with data for this job, the median runs from $49,700 in Muskegon-Norton Shores to $76,990 in Detroit-Warren, a gap of $27,290 a year. Of the 10 areas in Michigan with more sales development representatives than Jackson, 3 pay less: the Mid Michigan nonmetro area ($56,940), the Northern Michigan nonmetro area ($57,570) and Saginaw, MI ($57,500).

Jackson against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Jackson is #319 of 518 US areas for this job. Both its size and its pay sit in the middle half of US areas. Outside Michigan, Pocatello and Santa Fe pay just above Jackson and Brunswick-St. Simons and Burlington just below. All four are within $230 a year of the median in Jackson. Of the three markets with about as many sales development representatives, one pays more.

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