Sales Development Representative salary in Ocala, FL

Pay in Ocala against Florida and the US

Sales development representatives at the 90th percentile earn $131,080, 3.8 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 3.9. The middle half of sales development representatives in Ocala earns $41,410–$78,840. The mean ($68,370) is 27% 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 $37,430 wide, against $40,930 across Florida and $52,810 nationally: employers in Ocala 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 $25,020 over the median, the 25th only $12,410 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $32,284 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 Ocala, and the Florida statewide median of $60,660 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Ocala

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 $15,625 to the $53,820 median and brings it to $69,445 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 Ocala

Of the 17 roles we track in Ocala, this one ranks #7 by median pay, between office managers ($59,210) and paralegals ($50,900). Project Coordinator is the highest at $82,580.

Measured against the US median, this job is the lowest paid of the 17 roles we track in Ocala (-23.1%); e-commerce order specialists come first (+0.9%). The typical role here is at -15.1%, so, measured against the US, sales development representatives cost less in Ocala than the area's general pay level would suggest. Sales development representatives hold 7.9% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Ocala, 9.3% across Florida and 7.9% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Florida

Across the 24 areas of Florida with data for this job, the median runs from $46,070 in Lakeland-Winter Haven to $64,410 in Naples-Marco Island, a gap of $18,340 a year. Of the 15 areas in Florida with more sales development representatives than Ocala, 1 pays less: Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL ($46,070).

Ocala against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Ocala is #168 of 518 US areas for this job. Both its size and its pay sit in the middle half of US areas. Outside Florida, Bangor and Great Falls pay just above Ocala and Kokomo and Fayetteville-Springdale just below. All four are within $180 a year of the median in Ocala. Of the three markets with about as many sales development representatives, all three pay more.

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