Sales Development Representative salary in Lancaster, PA

Pay in Lancaster against Pennsylvania and the US

Sales development representatives at the 90th percentile earn $133,310, 3.7 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 3.9. The middle half of sales development representatives in Lancaster earns $46,160–$90,030. The mean ($74,330) 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 $43,870 wide, against $49,800 across Pennsylvania and $52,810 nationally: employers in Lancaster pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a sales development representative here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $26,870 over the median, the 25th only $17,000 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $34,671 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 Lancaster, and the Pennsylvania statewide median of $64,480 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Lancaster

At the $63,160 median, a local hire costs about $81,497 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $18,337 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 Lancaster

Of the 17 roles we track in Lancaster, this one ranks #7 by median pay, between office managers ($64,040) and paralegals ($61,780). Project Coordinator is the highest at $95,820.

Measured against the US median, sales development representatives rank #14 of the 17 roles we track in Lancaster (-9.8%), between accountants (-9.0%) and recruiters (-12.7%). The typical role here is at -5.9%, so, measured against the US, sales development representatives cost less in Lancaster than the area's general pay level would suggest. Sales development representatives hold 7.2% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Lancaster, 7.0% across Pennsylvania and 7.9% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Pennsylvania

Across the 20 areas of Pennsylvania with data for this job, the median runs from $51,640 in Gettysburg to $71,020 in Philadelphia-Camden, a gap of $19,380 a year. Of the 4 areas in Pennsylvania with more sales development representatives than Lancaster, 1 pays less: Allentown-Bethlehem, PA-NJ ($59,410).

Lancaster against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Lancaster is #104 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 Pennsylvania, Bend and South Bend-Mishawaka pay just above Lancaster and Columbus and Janesville-Beloit just below. All four are within $70 a year of the median in Lancaster. Of the three markets with about as many sales development representatives, one pays more.

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