Sales Development Representative salary in Wilmington, NC

Pay in Wilmington against North Carolina and the US

The middle half of sales development representatives in Wilmington earns $45,730–$97,080. The top tenth earns $136,500 or more, 3.6 times the bottom tenth, close to the US pattern of 3.9 times. The mean ($77,360) 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 $51,350 wide, between the figure for North Carolina ($51,270) 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 $32,560 over the median, the 25th only $18,790 under it. An offer at the 75th percentile adds about $42,013 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 Wilmington, and the North Carolina statewide median of $62,620 falls between the 25th percentile and the median.

What a hire really costs in Wilmington

At the $64,520 median, a local hire costs about $83,252 a year: benefits and payroll taxes other than paid leave are 22.5% of total compensation in US private industry², about $18,732 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 Wilmington

Of the 17 roles we track in Wilmington, this one ranks #4 by median pay, between marketing specialists ($69,480) and recruiters ($64,440). Project Coordinator is the highest at $89,120.

Measured against the US median, sales development representatives rank #6 of the 17 roles we track in Wilmington (-7.8%), between accountants (-6.9%) and bookkeepers (-9.7%). The typical role here is at -10.9%, so, measured against the US, sales development representatives cost more in Wilmington than the area's general pay level would suggest. Sales development representatives hold 8.7% of the jobs in these 17 roles in Wilmington, 8.8% across North Carolina and 7.9% nationally. That is close to the national mix.

Other areas in North Carolina

Across the 18 areas of North Carolina with data for this job, the median runs from $45,900 in Goldsboro to $72,460 in Durham-Chapel Hill, a gap of $26,560 a year. Of the 5 areas in North Carolina with more sales development representatives than Wilmington, 3 pay less: Charlotte-Concord, NC-SC ($61,850), Greensboro-High Point, NC ($62,520) and Winston-Salem, NC ($58,240).

Wilmington against other US metro areas

By number of jobs, Wilmington is #91 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 North Carolina, Wenatchee-East Wenatchee and Oxnard-Thousand Oaks pay just above Wilmington and Walla Walla and Huntsville just below. All four are within $150 a year of the median in Wilmington. Of the three markets with about as many sales development representatives, one pays more.

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