Sales Development Representative salary in Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA

Pay in Portland-Vancouver against Oregon and the US

Sales development representatives at the 90th percentile earn $143,330, 3.6 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 3.9. The middle half of sales development representatives in Portland-Vancouver earns $49,730–$100,750. The mean ($83,190) 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 $51,020 wide, between the figure for Oregon ($48,050) 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 $25,170 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $25,850, or about $33,355 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 25th percentile and the median in Portland-Vancouver, and the Oregon statewide median of $67,040 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in Portland-Vancouver

At the $74,900 median, a local hire costs about $96,645 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $21,745 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 Portland-Vancouver

Of the 17 roles we track in Portland-Vancouver, this one ranks #8 by median pay, between paralegals ($75,430) and payroll specialists ($64,170). Project Coordinator is the highest at $108,340.

Measured against the US median, sales development representatives rank #13 of the 17 roles we track in Portland-Vancouver (+7.0%), between marketing specialists (+8.4%) and project coordinators (+5.9%). The typical role here is at +9.9%, so this job follows the area's general pay level. Sales development representatives hold 6.2% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Portland-Vancouver, 5.5% across Oregon and 7.9% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Oregon

Across the 11 areas of Oregon with data for this job, the median runs from $44,630 in the Central Oregon nonmetro area to $74,900 in Portland-Vancouver, a gap of $30,270 a year. No other area in Oregon has as many sales development representatives, and all 10 others pay less.

Portland-Vancouver against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Portland-Vancouver is #37 of 518 US areas for this job. It is one of the larger markets for this job and one of the better-paying ones. Outside Oregon, Phoenix-Mesa and Olympia-Lacey pay just above Portland-Vancouver and Amherst Town-Northampton and San Diego-Chula Vista just below. All four are within $290 a year of the median in Portland-Vancouver. Of the three markets with about as many sales development representatives, none pays as much.

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