Salary benchmark · New York

SDR (Sales Development Rep) Salary in New York

Mid-level (3-5y) sdr pay in New York sits around $69,600/yr. Floor and stretch bands below, plus how the role compares across other markets and roles.

TL;DR

Mid-level sdr salary in New York (3-5 years' experience) sits at $69,600/year, with a floor at $59,160 and a stretch band at $87,000. These bands are anchored against real offer data and cross-checked against BLS Occupational Employment Statistics and public sources like Levels.fyi and Robert Half's 2026 Salary Guide.

Pay at or above the median to be competitive; pay at the stretch band to be top-quartile attractive. LinkedIn Talent Insights shows JDs that publish a salary range get 75% more qualified applicants — and pay-transparency laws in CO, NY, CA, WA + the EU's pay-transparency directive are making disclosure the default. Below: full New York bands by experience (junior/mid/senior/lead), and how New York compares against other markets.

Floor

$59,160

$4,930/mo · 15th percentile

Median

$69,600

$5,800/mo · Typical mid-level offer

Stretch

$87,000

$7,250/mo · Top-quartile, hot market

By experience level in New York

Same role, four experience levels, annual total comp.

ExperienceFloorMedianStretchMult.
Junior (0-2y)$38,460$45,240$56,5560.65×
Mid (3-5y)$59,160$69,600$87,0001.00×
Senior (5-8y)$79,872$93,960$117,4561.35×
Lead (8y+)$103,536$121,800$152,2561.75×

Floor = median × 0.85 · Stretch = median × 1.25. Mult applied to the New York mid-level base.

How New York compares

Same sdr role, other top markets, mid-level annual median.

San Francisco$81,600+17%Austin$57,600-17%Singapore$54,000-22%London$50,400-28%Remote$50,400-28%

Other roles in New York

Top 5 highest-paid roles in New York, mid-level annual median.

Engineering Manager$264,000Product Manager$186,000Backend Engineer$174,000Full-stack Engineer$168,000Frontend Engineer$162,000

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