Side-by-side distribution
Customer Success
$116,750
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 40.9%
- Live roles
- 2,082
SDR
$68,318
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 32.9%
- Live roles
- 2,066
Highest-paying jobs
Pooled Customer Success Manager
Customer Success Manager, Public Sector (National Security)
Customer Success Manager, Top Accounts
Manager, Customer Success - Commercial
Manager, Customer Success – Strategic Consumer Tech
Manager, Customer Success – Cyber
Manager, Customer Success
Principal Customer Success Manager - Dedicated
Manager, Customer Success
Customer Success Manager
Highest-paying jobs
Sales Development Representative
Sales Development Representative - B2B Insurance
Sales Development Representative (Insurance Tech)
Sales Development Representative - Tax & Accounting SaaS
Sales Development Representative - Medical Equipment
Sales Development Representative (Insurance)
Sales Development Representative (Fall '26 - Spring '27 Graduates)
Sales Development Representative Lead
Lead RF Systems Engineer (Tactical Comms / SDR / DSP)
Senior DSP/SDR Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Samsara
|
$118,851 | 16 |
|
Anthropic
|
$232,500 | 13 |
Harvey
|
$135,000 | 13 |
DXC Technology
|
$137,000 | 11 |
Connecteam
|
$120,000 | 9 |
NoGigiddy
|
$39,520 | 9 |
Crusoe
|
$195,000 | 8 |
Nooks
|
$144,839 | 8 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| CW Camping World | $45,000 | 48 |
memoryBlue
|
$39,655 | 8 |
Verkada
|
$62,500 | 7 |
ZoomInfo Technologies LLC
|
$60,008 | 7 |
Piston Technologies
|
$60,000 | 7 |
Instacart
|
$56,503 | 7 |
Workday
|
$44,200 | 7 |
DoorDash USA
|
$41,787 | 7 |
Customer Success salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $162,500 | 107 |
| Seattle | $139,850 | 20 |
| Los Angeles | $139,450 | 11 |
| Austin | $139,000 | 18 |
| New York | $135,000 | 159 |
| Boston | $132,400 | 36 |
| Chicago | $132,106 | 44 |
| London | $111,099 | 19 |
| Denver | $105,000 | 21 |
| Atlanta | $97,500 | 6 |
SDR salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $90,000 | 85 |
| New York | $85,000 | 90 |
| Dublin | $83,161 | 4 |
| Seattle | $81,473 | 6 |
| Amsterdam | $79,351 | 4 |
| London | $73,972 | 16 |
| Berlin | $69,863 | 5 |
| Los Angeles | $62,500 | 5 |
| Denver | $60,576 | 18 |
| Chicago | $60,554 | 40 |
Customer Success vs SDR: which pays more?
The median for Customer Success is $116,750 per year (typically $86,013–$147,313), versus $68,318 for SDR ($55,000–$90,000). That puts Customer Success about 71% 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.