Side-by-side distribution
SDR
$68,093
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 32.8%
- Live roles
- 2,074
Technical Support
$99,633
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 19.6%
- Live roles
- 3,426
Highest-paying jobs
Sales Development Representative (Insurance Tech)
Sales Development Representative - B2B Insurance
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
Senior Electrical Engineer- SDR Hardware
Highest-paying jobs
Risk and Pnl Production Support Engineer
Production Support Engineer - Trading Systems
AI Provider Operations & Support Engineer
Model Support and Optimization Engineer
Staff Product Support Engineer
Staff Product Support Engineer
Staff Product Support Engineer
IT Support Engineer, Executive Support
AI Support Engineer, Government - San Francisco, CA
Senior Support Engineer - San Francisco
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| CW Camping World | $45,000 | 49 |
memoryBlue
|
$39,655 | 8 |
Verkada
|
$62,500 | 7 |
ZoomInfo Technologies LLC
|
$60,008 | 7 |
Piston Technologies
|
$60,000 | 7 |
Instacart
|
$56,503 | 7 |
DoorDash USA
|
$41,787 | 7 |
Getwingapp
|
$10,942 | 7 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Applied Materials
|
$128,250 | 31 |
KLA
|
$81,962 | 31 |
|
Northrop Grumman
|
$162,650 | 22 |
Anduril Industries
|
$161,000 | 12 |
|
OpenAI
|
$220,000 | 9 |
Crusoe
|
$150,000 | 9 |
mthree Recruiting Portal
|
$56,000 | 9 |
Booz Allen Hamilton
|
$126,750 | 7 |
SDR salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $90,000 | 86 |
| New York | $85,000 | 90 |
| London | $83,558 | 18 |
| Dublin | $83,161 | 4 |
| Seattle | $81,473 | 6 |
| Amsterdam | $79,351 | 4 |
| Berlin | $69,863 | 5 |
| Boston | $65,000 | 31 |
| Los Angeles | $62,500 | 5 |
| Chicago | $60,008 | 43 |
Technical Support salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $130,000 | 58 |
| San Francisco | $130,000 | 45 |
| Denver | $114,545 | 8 |
| Dublin | $111,000 | 5 |
| Boston | $107,500 | 13 |
| Los Angeles | $105,000 | 4 |
| London | $102,132 | 8 |
| Chicago | $99,250 | 27 |
| Atlanta | $96,225 | 4 |
| Seattle | $92,000 | 11 |
SDR vs Technical Support: which pays more?
The median for SDR is $68,093 per year (typically $55,000–$90,000), versus $99,633 for Technical Support ($73,699–$134,700). That puts Technical Support about 46% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so SDR and Technical Support 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.