Sales Development Representative salary in Palm Bay-Melbourne, FL

Pay in Palm Bay-Melbourne against Florida and the US

Sales development representatives at the 90th percentile earn $124,560, 3.6 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 3.9. The middle half of sales development representatives in Palm Bay-Melbourne earns $43,070–$82,460. The mean ($71,700) is 19% 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 $39,390 wide, against $40,930 across Florida and $52,810 nationally: employers in Palm Bay-Melbourne 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 $22,170 a year in pay and about $28,606 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $17,220 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne, and the Florida statewide median of $60,660 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Palm Bay-Melbourne

At the $60,290 median, a local hire costs about $77,794 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $17,504 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne

Of the 17 roles we track in Palm Bay-Melbourne, this one ranks #7 by median pay, between recruiters ($62,700) and paralegals ($58,250). Project Coordinator is the highest at $103,870.

Measured against the US median, sales development representatives rank #14 of the 17 roles we track in Palm Bay-Melbourne (-13.9%), between medical administrative assistants (-12.1%) and executive assistants (-15.0%). The typical role here is at -7.4%, so, measured against the US, sales development representatives cost less in Palm Bay-Melbourne than the area's general pay level would suggest. Sales development representatives hold 7.6% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Palm Bay-Melbourne, 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 7 areas in Florida with more sales development representatives than Palm Bay-Melbourne, 5 pay less, the largest of them Orlando-Kissimmee, FL ($58,870), Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL ($59,600) and North Port-Bradenton, FL ($57,780).

Palm Bay-Melbourne against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Palm Bay-Melbourne is #83 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 Florida, Eau Claire and Warner Robins pay just above Palm Bay-Melbourne and Niles and Baton Rouge just below. All four are within $110 a year of the median in Palm Bay-Melbourne. Of the three markets with about as many sales development representatives, one pays more.

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