Sales Development Representative salary in Waterbury-Shelton, CT

Pay in Waterbury-Shelton against Connecticut and the US

Sales development representatives at the 90th percentile earn $161,610, 3.8 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 3.9. The middle half of sales development representatives in Waterbury-Shelton earns $56,410–$99,490. The mean ($89,030) 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 $43,080 wide, against $47,760 across Connecticut and $52,810 nationally: employers in Waterbury-Shelton 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 $22,940 a year in pay and about $29,600 in employer cost. Going down to the 25th percentile saves $20,140 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 25th percentile and the median in Waterbury-Shelton, and the Connecticut statewide median of $76,940 falls between the median and the 75th percentile.

What a hire really costs in Waterbury-Shelton

At the $76,550 median, a local hire costs about $98,774 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $22,224 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 Waterbury-Shelton

Of the 17 roles we track in Waterbury-Shelton, this one ranks #5 by median pay, between recruiters ($79,850) and office managers ($73,800). Project Coordinator is the highest at $99,990.

Measured against the US median, sales development representatives rank #4 of the 17 roles we track in Waterbury-Shelton (+9.4%), between bookkeepers (+10.7%) and virtual receptionists (+8.0%). The typical role here is at +5.1%, so, measured against the US, sales development representatives cost more in Waterbury-Shelton than the area's general pay level would suggest. Sales development representatives hold 7.4% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Waterbury-Shelton, 6.4% across Connecticut and 7.9% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in Connecticut

Across the 6 areas of Connecticut with data for this job, the median runs from $63,750 in Norwich-New London to $78,380 in Bridgeport-Stamford, a gap of $14,630 a year. Of the 3 areas in Connecticut with more sales development representatives than Waterbury-Shelton, 1 pays less: Hartford-West Hartford, CT ($74,220).

Waterbury-Shelton against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Waterbury-Shelton is #128 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 Connecticut, Detroit-Warren and Minneapolis-St. Paul pay just above Waterbury-Shelton and Mount Vernon-Anacortes and Anchorage just below. All four are within $710 a year of the median in Waterbury-Shelton. Of the three markets with about as many sales development representatives, none pays as much.

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