SDR Compensation Plans & Commission Structures

How to pay SDRs in a way that motivates without rewarding the wrong behavior.

OTE in the US: $65K–$95K (60–70 base / 30–40 variable). Pay on meetings held or qualified opportunities, not meetings booked. Otherwise you incentivize gaming.

Base + variable split

60/40 or 70/30 is standard. Tilt toward base for new markets where SDRs need runway to figure things out.

What to commission on

Qualified opportunities (SQOs) or meetings held with disposition. Never just 'meetings booked.'

Accelerators

Tier above quota at 1.5x–2x commission rates. Encourages overperformance.

Spiffs

Targeted short-term incentives for specific ICPs or product lines. Don't overuse.

How SendroAI Fits In

SendroAI focuses on the work, not the comp design — but tracking meetings-held cleanly is built into the analytics layer.

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