Cost to hire sales development representatives: Georgia, Armenia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan against local pay
Only Georgia and Kazakhstan publish pay for sales development representative work (official occupation figures), so the starting pay in Armenia and Ukraine is the national average, a placeholder. Between the two with figures, Kazakhstan costs $809 a month as a contractor and Georgia $919. To compare tax and fees at one pay, use the calculator on each country's page. A US hire at the BLS median costs $7,526 a month with benefits.
| Country | Starting pay | Contractor | Take-home | EOR | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | $700 | $749 | $616 | $1,575 | placeholder pay |
| Kazakhstan | $760 | $809 | $681 | $1,556 | |
| Georgia | $870 | $919 | $861 | $1,725 | |
| Armenia | $870 | $919 | $740 | $1,589 | placeholder pay |
Where the starting pay comes from
- Georgia: Geostat's 2025 average for group «33 Business and Administration Associate Professionals», GEL 2,259.2 ($871)1.
- Kazakhstan: the April 2026 average for the occupation group «Специалисты-техники и иной вспомогательный профессиональный персонал», KZT 337,653 ($759)2 at 40 hours a week.
- Armenia and Ukraine: no pay figure by occupation, so the national average wage ($8703, $7004), a placeholder.
Sales development representatives hired at home
| Market | Median pay a month | Employer cost a month |
|---|---|---|
| United States56 | $5,833 | $7,526 |
| United Kingdom78910 | $4,660 | $5,394 |
| Canada1110 | $3,907 | wage only |
| Australia121310 | $5,360 | $6,002 |
With 1,256,010 US jobs, sales development representatives sit in the larger half of the 17 occupations we price.
US pay for sales development representatives is among the most spread out of any role we price: the best-paid tenth earns 3.9 times the lowest-paid ($37,980 against $148,840 a year), so seniority changes the benchmark a lot.
State gaps for sales development representatives are wider than average: New York $92,190, Mississippi $48,440.
Industry moves sales development representative pay more than for most roles: in web search portals, libraries, archives, and other information services, the best-paid industry with 3,000 or more of them, the median is $129,830, 85% over the national figure.
23% of US sales development representatives work in professional, scientific, and technical services, their largest sector.
UK pay for sales development representatives is 80% of the US median, below the usual ratio.
UK pay for sales development representatives rose 9.6% in the year to April 2026, one of the fastest changes of the roles with an ONS figure.
Canada pays sales development representatives almost the same everywhere: C$24.04 an hour in Newfoundland and Labrador, C$33.65 in Saskatchewan.
UK regions for sales development representatives: highest South West England (£45,677) and London (£45,180), lowest North West England (£38,144), full-time medians a year.
Australia publishes no figure for the job itself: the row above is the full-time group «Insurance agents and sales representatives» plus super.
| US sector | Jobs | Median a year |
|---|---|---|
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | 293,050 | $83,880 |
| Information | 194,880 | $77,490 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | 162,520 | $63,410 |
| Construction | 129,530 | $73,210 |
| US pay | A year | A month | Employer cost × Ukraine contractor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $37,980 | $3,165 | 5.5× |
| 25th | $47,670 | $3,973 | 6.8× |
| Median | $69,990 | $5,833 | 10.0× |
| 75th | $100,480 | $8,373 | 14.4× |
| 90th | $148,840 | $12,403 | 21.4× |
| Statistics | Code | Occupation as published |
|---|---|---|
| US, BLS (SOC 2018) | 41-3091 | Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel |
| UK, ONS (SOC 2020) | 3552 | Business sales executives |
| Canada, ESDC (NOC 2021) | 64101 | Sales and account representatives - wholesale trade (non-technical) |
| Australia, ABS (ANZSCO) | 6113 | Sales representatives |
| ISCO-08 (ILO), used for Georgia | 3322 | unit group in «Business and Administration Associate Professionals» |
ONS has no code for sales development representatives. Business sales executives are the closest group and include more senior sellers. NOC 2021 has no code for sales development representatives. Sales and account representatives in wholesale trade are the closest group. ANZSCO has no code for sales development representatives. Sales representatives are the closest group. No ISCO unit fits the job exactly; this is the closest.
Questions
How much does it cost to hire a sales development representative remotely?
$749–$919 a month as a contractor in the four countries here, $1,556–$1,725 through an employer of record. A US hire costs about $7,526.
Which country is cheapest to hire a sales development representative from?
Of the countries with an official sales development representative figure, Kazakhstan ($809 a month as a contractor) against Georgia ($919); the others have no pay by occupation to compare.
Not tax or legal advice: rates depend on the person’s registration and activity. Corrections: hello@silkstaff.com.
Sources
14 sources, with links
- Geostat: average monthly nominal earnings of employees by occupation (ISCO-08), 2021 and 2025, xlsx: geostat.ge
- Бюро национальной статистики РК: распределение заработной платы работников по основным профессиям и должностям (2026), форма 2-Т, апрель 2026, xlsx: stat.gov.kz
- Armstat, average monthly nominal wage, August 2026: armstat.am
- State Statistics Service of Ukraine, average monthly wage of staff employees, August 2026: lv.ukrstat.gov.ua
- BLS OEWS May 2025, 41-3091: bls.gov
- BLS Employer Costs for Employee Compensation, private industry, June 2026: bls.gov
- ONS, ASHE Table 14 (occupation), 2026 provisional: ons.gov.uk
- GOV.UK, rates and thresholds for employers 2026 to 2027: gov.uk
- GOV.UK, workplace pensions: what you, your employer and the government pay: gov.uk
- ECB euro reference rates, 2026-11-03: ecb.europa.eu
- ESDC Job Bank, wages by occupation and economic region, 2025 release: open.canada.ca
- ABS, Employee Earnings and Hours, Australia, May 2025, data cubes 11, 12 and 13: abs.gov.au
- ATO, super guarantee rates: ato.gov.au
- BLS OEWS May 2025, national industry-specific estimates: bls.gov
How these pages are built: methodology and data sources. Last updated 2026-11-12.