Sales Development Representative salary in Tallahassee, FL

Pay in Tallahassee against Florida and the US

The middle half of sales development representatives in Tallahassee earns $45,040–$92,070. The top tenth earns $125,500 or more, 3.8 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 3.9 times. The mean ($74,140) is 20% 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 $47,030 wide, between the figure for Florida ($40,930) and the US figure ($52,810).

What to budget for a sales development representative here

Pay climbs faster above the median than below it here: the 75th percentile is $30,190 over the median, the 25th only $16,840 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $38,955 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 Tallahassee, and the Florida statewide median of $60,660 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Tallahassee

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 $17,965 to the $61,880 median and brings it to $79,845 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 Tallahassee

Of the 16 roles we track in Tallahassee, this one ranks #3 by median pay, between marketing specialists ($65,000) and accountants ($61,840). Project Coordinator is the highest at $82,740.

Measured against the US median, sales development representatives rank #5 of the 16 roles we track in Tallahassee (-11.6%), between HR assistants (-11.1%) and office managers (-14.1%). The typical role here is at -15.4%, so, measured against the US, sales development representatives cost more in Tallahassee than the area's general pay level would suggest. Sales development representatives hold 8.0% of the jobs in these 16 roles in Tallahassee, 9.3% across Florida and 8.0% 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 9 areas in Florida with more sales development representatives than Tallahassee, 8 pay less, the largest of them Orlando-Kissimmee, FL ($58,870), Tampa-St. Petersburg, FL ($59,600) and Jacksonville, FL ($61,550).

Tallahassee against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Tallahassee is #99 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, Vallejo and Ithaca pay just above Tallahassee and Jefferson City and Bloomington just below. All four are within $50 a year of the median in Tallahassee. Of the three markets with about as many sales development representatives, none pays as much.

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