Sales vs SDR

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

Side A

Side B

Sales pays about 23% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Sales SDR
$86k
$70k
$27.1k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $205.4k

Sales

$86,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -44.5%
$155,000 $86,000
$60k 25th
$86k Median
$135k 75th
$39.4k
$193.1k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $5k – $4,000k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
45.5%
Live roles
8,988

SDR

$70,000

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -36.4%
$110,000 $70,000
$55k 25th
$70k Median
$90k 75th
$45k
$107.5k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $10k – $1,500k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
33.7%
Live roles
1,764

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
WebProps.org $7,500 569
Hibu $90,000 345
TN The N2 Company $132,850 191
SumUp $59,550 93
Renuity $225,000 73
CH Chowbus $65,000 67
Charity Link $35,397 58
Neo Financial $41,600 56

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Remote $61,000 13
Okta $82,011 7
HI Hive $71,054 7
ZoomInfo Technologies LLC $60,008 7
Airwallex $88,965 6
Compass $84,999 6
Sitemate $74,589 6
Snowflake $55,169 6

Sales salary by location

Location Median Roles
San Francisco $138,750 198
Seattle $135,000 47
Chicago $116,980 96
Los Angeles $112,750 64
New York $112,500 347
Boston $110,430 61
London $107,263 87
Atlanta $100,000 64
Dublin $92,642 22
Paris $88,340 6

SDR salary by location

Location Median Roles
San Francisco $91,250 66
New York $81,000 98
Los Angeles $80,000 3
Austin $80,000 32
Dublin $73,710 7
London $72,764 27
Berlin $71,878 13
Amsterdam $71,878 13
Chicago $67,400 17
Seattle $65,000 5

Sales vs SDR: which pays more?

The median for Sales is $86,000 per year (typically $60,000–$135,000), versus $70,000 for SDR ($55,000–$90,000). That puts Sales about 23% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Sales 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.

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