Sales Development Representative salary in State College, PA

Pay in State College against Pennsylvania and the US

Sales development representatives at the 90th percentile earn $123,690, 3.6 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 3.9. The middle half of sales development representatives in State College earns $41,610–$79,120. The mean ($68,690) is 16% 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 $37,510 wide, against $49,800 across Pennsylvania and $52,810 nationally: employers in State College pay within a narrower band.

What to budget for a sales development representative here

The step from the 25th percentile to the median is $17,650 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $19,860, or about $25,626 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 median and the 75th percentile in State College, and the Pennsylvania statewide median of $64,480 falls there too.

What a hire really costs in State College

At the $59,260 median, a local hire costs about $76,465 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $17,205 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 State College

Of the 15 roles we track in State College, this one ranks #7 by median pay, between marketing specialists ($61,050) and paralegals ($57,680). Project Coordinator is the highest at $81,820.

Measured against the US median, sales development representatives rank #11 of the 15 roles we track in State College (-15.3%), between payroll specialists (-13.2%) and recruiters (-15.4%). The typical role here is at -12.1%, so, measured against the US, sales development representatives cost less in State College than the area's general pay level would suggest. Sales development representatives hold 5.1% of the jobs in these 15 roles in State College, 7.1% across Pennsylvania and 8.0% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

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 13 areas in Pennsylvania with more sales development representatives than State College, 6 pay less, the largest of them Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, PA ($56,330), the Central Pennsylvania nonmetro area ($56,790) and Erie, PA ($56,210).

State College against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, State College is #351 of 518 US areas for this job. Both its size and its pay sit in the middle half of US areas. Outside Pennsylvania, Columbus and Knoxville pay just above State College and Las Cruces and Memphis just below. All four are within $140 a year of the median in State College. Of the three markets with about as many sales development representatives, one pays more.

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