Sales Development Representative salary in the Western Washington nonmetro area

Pay in the Western Washington nonmetro area against Washington and the US

Sales development representatives at the 90th percentile earn $148,700, 3.6 times the 10th percentile; the US ratio is 3.9. The middle half of sales development representatives in the Western Washington nonmetro area earns $43,680–$95,990. The mean ($78,460) 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 $52,310 wide, between the figure for Washington ($47,960) 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 $27,110 a year; from the median to the 75th it is $25,200, or about $32,516 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 the Western Washington nonmetro area, and the Washington statewide median of $79,920 falls between the median and the 75th percentile.

What a hire really costs in the Western Washington nonmetro area

At the $70,790 median, a local hire costs about $91,342 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $20,552 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 the Western Washington nonmetro area

Of the 16 roles we track in the Western Washington nonmetro area, this one ranks #6 by median pay, between office managers ($75,380) and payroll specialists ($65,450). Project Coordinator is the highest at $95,580.

Measured against the US median, sales development representatives rank #14 of the 16 roles we track in the Western Washington nonmetro area (+1.1%), between executive assistants (+1.5%) and project coordinators (-6.6%). The typical role here is at +8.9%, so, measured against the US, sales development representatives cost less in the Western Washington nonmetro area than the area's general pay level would suggest. Sales development representatives hold 3.7% of the jobs in these 16 roles in the Western Washington nonmetro area, 5.6% across Washington and 8.0% nationally. The job is a smaller part of the local workforce in these roles than it is nationally.

Other areas in Washington

Across the 13 areas of Washington with data for this job, the median runs from $57,680 in Yakima to $82,540 in Seattle-Tacoma, a gap of $24,860 a year. Of the 4 areas in Washington with more sales development representatives than the Western Washington nonmetro area, 2 pay less: Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA ($69,950) and Kennewick-Richland, WA ($65,370).

the Western Washington nonmetro area against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, the Western Washington nonmetro area is #285 of 518 US areas for this job. It is a mid-sized market, and its pay is in the top quarter of US areas. Outside Washington, Manchester-Nashua and Philadelphia-Camden pay just above the Western Washington nonmetro area and Chicago-Naperville and Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie just below. All four are within $480 a year of the median in the Western Washington nonmetro area. Of the three markets with about as many sales development representatives, none pays as much.

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