Side-by-side distribution
Customer Success
$115,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 43.1%
- Live roles
- 1,624
SDR
$70,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 34.6%
- Live roles
- 1,746
Highest-paying jobs
Sr. Manager, Strategic Expansion and Customer Success
Senior Manager, AMERs Customer Success
Lead Customer Success Specialist
Customer Success Manager, Tech
Manager, Customer Success GSI
Manager, Customer Success - Beneficial Deployments
Customer Success Manager, Top Accounts
Regional Manager, Customer Experience and Success
Customer Success Manager
Customer Success Manager, Financial Services
Highest-paying jobs
Sales Development Representative
Sales Development Representative - Tax & Accounting SaaS
Sales Development Representative - B2B Insurance
Sales Development Representative (Insurance Tech)
Sales Development Representative - Medical Equipment
Lead RF Systems Engineer (Tactical Comms / SDR / DSP)
SDR Manager
Senior Electrical Engineer- SDR Hardware
Senior FPGA & Firmware Engineer - SDR
Sales Development Representative Manager
Samsara
Harvey
Crusoe
NoGigiddy
MongoDB
Ashby
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Remote
|
$70,950 | 21 |
Getwingapp
|
$14,400 | 11 |
talentpluto
|
$80,000 | 9 |
Airwallex
|
$89,760 | 7 |
Sitemate
|
$70,134 | 7 |
Verkada
|
$62,500 | 7 |
ZoomInfo Technologies LLC
|
$60,008 | 7 |
Piston Technologies
|
$60,000 | 7 |
SDR salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $101,300 | 4 |
| San Francisco | $91,250 | 74 |
| New York | $82,825 | 90 |
| Los Angeles | $81,500 | 6 |
| Austin | $78,750 | 36 |
| Dublin | $75,849 | 3 |
| Sydney | $72,000 | 6 |
| London | $67,793 | 28 |
| Boston | $65,000 | 24 |
| Toronto | $61,961 | 13 |
Customer Success vs SDR: which pays more?
The median for Customer Success is $115,000 per year (typically $86,026–$148,500), versus $70,000 for SDR ($55,000–$87,500). That puts Customer Success about 64% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Customer Success and SDR are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.