Sales Development Representative salary in Syracuse, NY

Pay in Syracuse against New York and the US

The middle half of sales development representatives in Syracuse earns $47,430–$92,020. Pay is tightly grouped: the top tenth starts at $126,400, only 3.2 times the bottom tenth, against 3.9 times across the US, so the going rate is easier to read. The mean ($74,950) is 17% 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 $44,590 wide, against $72,240 across New York and $52,810 nationally: employers in Syracuse 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 $28,210 over the median, the 25th only $16,380 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $36,400 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 Syracuse, and the New York statewide median of $92,190 falls between the 75th and 90th percentiles.

What a hire really costs in Syracuse

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 $18,525 to the $63,810 median and brings it to $82,335 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 Syracuse

Of the 17 roles we track in Syracuse, this one ranks #7 by median pay, between office managers ($72,620) and paralegals ($61,150). Project Coordinator is the highest at $105,390.

Measured against the US median, this job is the lowest paid of the 17 roles we track in Syracuse (-8.8%); virtual receptionists come first (+5.0%). The typical role here is at +1.3%, so, measured against the US, sales development representatives cost less in Syracuse than the area's general pay level would suggest. Sales development representatives hold 5.4% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Syracuse, 7.3% across New York and 7.9% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in New York

Across the 16 areas of New York with data for this job, the median runs from $59,760 in Elmira to $93,750 in New York-Newark, a gap of $33,990 a year. All 4 areas in New York with more sales development representatives than Syracuse also pay more, among them New York-Newark, NY-NJ ($93,750) and Rochester, NY ($67,400).

Syracuse against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Syracuse is #92 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 New York, St. George and Dover pay just above Syracuse and Fargo and Norwich-New London just below. All four are within $100 a year of the median in Syracuse. Of the three markets with about as many sales development representatives, two pay more.

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