What do telemarketers do? Telemarketers get a bad rap as the annoying sales people that call during the middle of your dinner. While they may interrupt your delicious Salisbury steak and mash occasionally, the largest portion of telemarketing is done during normal business hours directly to businesses.
With an average salary of $64,670, sales representatives generally earn a bit more than other business jobs, including insurance agents ($63,610) and real estate sales agents ($53,140).he average salary of a sales representative working in Rochester, New Hampshire is $89,650.
To set a base salary, first decide how much each representative should earn in total, then set a base salary/commission mix so that most of your sales reps will earn this salary. A typical mix is 30 percent income from base salary and 70 percent from commission.or example, the representative may earn a 10 percent commission on the first $50,000 worth of goods or services, a 15 percent commission on the next $50,000 and a 20 percent commission on anything above $100,000.