What are the main factors that influence a Lead Coach's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Lead Coach's salary?

A Lead Coach's salary grows with experience: starting around $78,014 for beginners, reaching about $79,667 at mid-level, and approach $88,196 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Lead Coach?

Lead Coach salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Lead Coach roles are District of Columbia $87,445, California $87,113, Massachusetts $85,952. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Lead Coach roles make?

Salaries for Lead Coach level roles vary by specialization: Sales Coach/Trainer IV: $122,800; University Head Coach (Major Sport): $79,603; College Head Coach (Major Sport): $79,600; Head Coach (Major Sport) - Higher Ed.: $79,590; Lead Agile Coach: $67,170.

How do different companies affect a Lead Coach's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Lead Coach roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Lead Coach Salary in the United States

How much does a Lead Coach make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Lead Coach in the United States is $78,979 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $38.

However, a Lead Coach's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $105,241
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $69,062 to $92,726
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $60,034

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Lead Coach Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,726	$7,727	$1,783	$45
Average	$78,979	$6,582	$1,519	$38
25th Percentile	$69,062	$5,755	$1,328	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Lead Coach Salaries

A Lead Coach's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Lead Coach Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Lead Coach's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $78,014
Early Career (1-2 years): $78,703
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $79,667
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $85,097
Expert (over 8 years): $88,196

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Lead Coach	$78,014
Intermediate Level Lead Coach	$78,703
Senior Level Lead Coach	$79,667
Specialist Level Lead Coach	$85,097
Expert Level Lead Coach	$88,196

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How Do Lead Coach Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Lead Coaches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $87,445.
California: $87,113.
Massachusetts: $85,952.

District of Columbia $87,445

California $87,113

Massachusetts $85,952

Washington $85,636

New Jersey $85,605

Alaska $85,494

Connecticut $84,404

New York $83,962

Hawaii $82,548

Rhode Island $81,885

Maryland $81,435

Minnesota $80,819

Colorado $80,582

Illinois $80,503

Oregon $80,203

Delaware $79,982

New Hampshire $79,843

Virginia $79,531

Pennsylvania $78,623

Nevada $78,165

North Dakota $78,015

Michigan $77,778

Wisconsin $77,691

Vermont $77,517

Texas $77,036

Maine $77,004

Arizona $76,957

Ohio $76,901

Georgia $76,175

Indiana $75,811

Wyoming $75,740

Utah $75,630

Iowa $75,582

Kansas $75,203

Louisiana $75,093

North Carolina $75,053

Missouri $75,037

Florida $74,729

Montana $74,564

Nebraska $74,406

Kentucky $74,319

South Carolina $74,003

Tennessee $73,805

Idaho $73,726

New Mexico $73,150

Oklahoma $73,024

Alabama $72,558

South Dakota $71,776

Arkansas $71,349

West Virginia $71,120

Mississippi $70,433

Top Paying Cities for Lead Coaches

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $99,616
San Francisco: $98,636
Oakland: $96,449

San Jose, CA $99,616

San Francisco, CA $98,636

Oakland, CA $96,449

New York, NY $91,528

Queens Village, NY $90,936

Paramus, NJ $90,304

Passaic, NJ $90,225

Bergenfield, NJ $90,146

Stamford, CT $90,028

Huntington, NY $89,949

Newark, NJ $89,435

Bridgeport, CT $89,277

New Brunswick, NJ $89,017

Vallejo, CA $88,851

Middlesex, NJ $88,803

Somerset, NJ $88,732

Petaluma, CA $88,551

Santa Cruz, CA $88,243

Boston, MA $88,085

Monterey, CA $87,690

Fairbanks, AK $87,635

Los Angeles, CA $87,484

Washington, DC $87,445

Seattle, WA $87,303

Santa Rosa, CA $87,287

Juneau, AK $87,058

Orange, CA $86,797

Anchorage, AK $86,655

Anaheim, CA $86,600

Santa Ana, CA $86,481

Nassau, NY $86,434

Long Beach, CA $86,402

Danbury, CT $86,379

Santa Maria, CA $86,110

Everett, WA $86,094

Bremerton, WA $85,707

Trenton, NJ $85,557

Sacramento, CA $85,526

San Diego, CA $85,486

Brockton, MA $85,455

Tacoma, WA $85,423

Santa Barbara, CA $85,313

Lowell, MA $84,997

New Suffolk, NY $84,965

Nashua, NH $84,870

Lompoc, CA $84,744

Ventura, CA $84,665

Stockton, CA $84,641

New Haven, CT $84,483

Atlantic City, NJ $84,278

Hartford, CT $84,104

Modesto, CA $84,065

Poughkeepsie, NY $83,891

New Britain, CT $83,851

Olympia, WA $83,741

Kennewick, WA $83,741

New London, CT $83,725

Norwich, CT $83,701

Lawrence, MA $83,662

Bakersfield, CA $83,441

Riverside, CA $83,330

New Bedford, MA $83,330

Richland, WA $83,251

Portsmouth, NH $83,188

Vineland, NJ $83,172

San Bernardino, CA $83,109

Boulder, CO $82,888

Worcester, MA $82,825

Portland, OR $82,754

Saint Paul, MN $82,659

Minneapolis, MN $82,659

Philadelphia, PA $82,548

Honolulu, HI $82,130

Springfield, MA $81,853

Providence, RI $81,845

Chicago, IL $81,616

Bellingham, WA $81,522

Baltimore, MD $81,435

Chico, CA $81,237

Wilmington, DE $81,103

Pittsfield, MA $81,024

Manchester, NH $80,874

Spokane, WA $80,526

Denver, CO $80,519

Albany, NY $80,147

Troy, NY $80,116

Schenectady, NY $79,950

Burlington, VT $79,776

Portland, ME $79,500

Salem, OR $79,437

Yakima, WA $79,421

Ann Arbor, MI $79,397

Rochester, MN $79,176

Fresno, CA $79,136

Reno, NV $79,136

Milwaukee, WI $79,065

Detroit, MI $78,986

Allentown, PA $78,963

Carson City, NV $78,955

Houston, TX $78,836

Colorado Springs, CO $78,828

Syracuse, NY $78,789

Eugene, OR $78,639

Bismarck, ND $78,544

Gary, IN $78,544

Galveston, TX $78,544

Springfield, OR $78,481

Medford, OR $78,291

Fort Collins, CO $78,260

Austin, TX $78,197

Mesa, AZ $78,031

Phoenix, AZ $78,015

Dallas, TX $77,991

Reading, PA $77,944

Saint Cloud, MN $77,912

Concord, NH $77,841

Madison, WI $77,810

Utica, NY $77,596

Raleigh, NC $77,533

Las Vegas, NV $77,525

Rochester, NY $77,470

Des Moines, IA $77,462

Atlanta, GA $77,336

Battle Creek, MI $77,312

Salt Lake City, UT $77,288

Lancaster, PA $77,170

Champaign, IL $77,154

Harrisburg, PA $77,059

Durham, NC $76,988

Kansas City, MO $76,980

Kansas City, KS $76,965

Fort Worth, TX $76,957

Boca Raton, FL $76,925

Cleveland, OH $76,917

Columbus, OH $76,901

Pittsburgh, PA $76,893

Richmond, VA $76,862

Indianapolis, IN $76,846

Cincinnati, OH $76,743

Petersburg, VA $76,625

Billings, MT $76,451

Lansing, MI $76,451

Huntsville, AL $76,451

Lebanon, PA $76,443

Dayton, OH $76,435

Pueblo, CO $76,435

Appleton, WI $76,412

Buffalo, NY $76,380

Racine, WI $76,341

Charlotte, NC $76,333

Saint Louis, MO $76,309

Springfield, IL $76,277

Elkhart, IN $76,262

York, PA $76,262

Gastonia, NC $76,254

Benton Harbor, MI $76,254

Beaumont, TX $76,206

Lorain, OH $76,191

Toledo, OH $76,159

Binghamton, NY $76,119

Rock Hill, SC $76,112

Rockford, IL $76,072

Fargo, ND $76,033

Elyria, OH $76,033

Flagstaff, AZ $75,977

Fort Lauderdale, FL $75,930

Miami, FL $75,883

Duluth, MN $75,756

Bangor, ME $75,654

Cedar Rapids, IA $75,567

Louisville, KY $75,527

Grand Rapids, MI $75,511

Hialeah, FL $75,503

Casper, WY $75,393

Scranton, PA $75,298

New Orleans, LA $75,274

Virginia Beach, VA $75,267

Akron, OH $75,227

Peoria, IL $75,124

Sarasota, FL $75,109

Green Bay, WI $75,053

Baton Rouge, LA $75,014

Charleston, SC $74,998

Nashville, TN $74,974

Jamestown, NY $74,958

Davenport, IA $74,958

Tucson, AZ $74,919

Cheyenne, WY $74,895

Saint Petersburg, FL $74,872

Tampa, FL $74,856

Omaha, NE $74,840

Port Arthur, TX $74,808

Evansville, IN $74,808

Bradenton, FL $74,777

Santa Fe, NM $74,635

Orlando, FL $74,556

Clearwater, FL $74,469

Canton, OH $74,303

La Crosse, WI $74,303

Grand Forks, ND $74,279

Albuquerque, NM $74,256

Tulsa, OK $74,256

Newport News, VA $74,248

High Point, NC $74,224

Ogden, UT $74,192

Corpus Christi, TX $74,129

Laramie, WY $74,082

Norfolk, VA $74,082

Rock Island, IL $74,034

Saginaw, MI $74,019

Jacksonville, FL $74,011

Salisbury, NC $73,995

Memphis, TN $73,979

Moline, IL $73,940

Fort Myers, FL $73,916

Waterloo, IA $73,813

Spartanburg, SC $73,734

Lincoln, NE $73,695

Fort Wayne, IN $73,679

Birmingham, AL $73,592

Cedar Falls, IA $73,576

Provo, UT $73,568

Springfield, OH $73,561

San Antonio, TX $73,545

Greensboro, NC $73,513

South Bend, IN $73,505

Winston Salem, NC $73,497

Boise, ID $73,474

Savannah, GA $73,418

Muskegon, MI $73,276

Lima, OH $73,181

Lake Charles, LA $73,150

Anderson, IN $73,134

Lexington, KY $73,110

Augusta, GA $73,087

Greenville, SC $73,087

Wichita, KS $73,016

Tuscaloosa, AL $73,016

Columbia, SC $72,945

Bloomington, IN $72,747

Roanoke, VA $72,700

Asheville, NC $72,597

Knoxville, TN $72,463

Shreveport, LA $72,455

Wilmington, NC $72,352

Frankfort, KY $72,202

Oklahoma City, OK $72,147

Chillicothe, OH $72,115

Longview, TX $72,107

Topeka, KS $72,084

Mobile, AL $71,965

Terre Haute, IN $71,934

Erie, PA $71,926

Altoona, PA $71,886

Melbourne, FL $71,863

Amarillo, TX $71,831

Killeen, TX $71,807

Fayetteville, AR $71,744

Sioux Falls, SD $71,689

Chattanooga, TN $71,641

Idaho Falls, ID $71,633

Gainesville, FL $71,468

Portsmouth, OH $71,428

Little Rock, AR $71,412

Lynchburg, VA $71,412

Lafayette, LA $71,381

Youngstown, OH $71,381

Temple, TX $71,349

Daytona Beach, FL $71,333

Clarksville, TN $71,325

Pensacola, FL $71,318

Hopkinsville, KY $71,081

Charleston, WV $71,073

Florence, SC $71,033

Sioux City, IA $70,986

Macon, GA $70,757

Tallahassee, FL $70,749

Fayetteville, NC $70,733

Waco, TX $70,717

Wichita Falls, TX $70,717

Pine Bluff, AR $70,686

Vincennes, IN $70,536

Lubbock, TX $70,504

Great Falls, MT $70,457

Alamogordo, NM $70,449

Abilene, TX $70,386

Rapid City, SD $70,283

Monroe, LA $70,283

Albany, GA $70,236

Huntington, WV $70,228

Jackson, MS $70,220

Greenville, MS $70,212

Parkersburg, WV $70,133

Montgomery, AL $70,117

Johnstown, PA $70,101

Springfield, MO $70,038

Biloxi, MS $69,999

Sumter, SC $69,833

Columbus, GA $69,825

Twin Falls, ID $69,778

Pascagoula, MS $69,675

Kingsport, TN $69,469

Gulfport, MS $69,446

Alexandria, LA $69,185

Fort Smith, AR $68,988

El Paso, TX $68,774

Helena, MT $68,672

Las Cruces, NM $68,419

Harlingen, TX $68,198

Pocatello, ID $68,127

Florence, AL $68,103

Brownsville, TX $68,087

Dothan, AL $67,961

Mcallen, TX $67,922

Columbus, MS $67,337

Altus, OK $66,974

Lawton, OK $66,824

Pierre, SD $66,539

What Skills Can Increase a Lead Coach's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Coaching (Mentioned in 33.19% Job Postings): Coaching is a form of development in which an experienced person, called a coach, supports a learner or client in achieving a specific personal or professional goal by providing training and guidance.
Physical Education (Mentioned in 1.44% Job Postings): Physical education, often abbreviated to Phys Ed. or P.E., is a subject taught in schools around the world. It is usually taught during primary and secondary education, and encourages psychomotor learning.
Work Ethic (Mentioned in 0.96% Job Postings): A belief that work and diligence have a moral benefit and an inherent ability, virtue or value to strengthen character and individual abilities. A set of values centered on importance of work and manifested by determination or desire to work hard.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Coaching	33.19%
Physical Education	1.44%
Work Ethic	0.96%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Lead Coach's salary.

Goal Oriented: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Cardiac: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Commitment: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Goal Oriented	$86,876	10%
Cardiac	$84,507	7%
Commitment	$82,927	5%
Flexibility	$82,138	4%
Initiative	$81,348	3%
Programming	$81,348	3%

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How Education impacts a Lead Coach's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Lead Coaches enter the field with a No Diploma degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Lead Coach with a No Diploma is between $75,978 and $85,980).

Lead Coach Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Lead Coach

No Diploma 0.8%

High School 8.7%

Associates 7.1%

Bachelors 45.2%

Masters 35.7%

Doctorate 2.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.8%
High School	8.7%
Associates	7.1%
Bachelors	45.2%
Masters	35.7%
Doctorate	2.4%

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Lead Coach Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Lead Coach's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$69,062

Average $78,979/year

$92,726

$5,755

Average $6,582/month

$7,727

$1,328

Average $1,519/week

$1,783

$33

Average $38/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,726	$7,727	$1,783	$45
Average	$78,979	$6,582	$1,519	$38
25th Percentile	$69,062	$5,755	$1,328	$33

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Salary Trends for Lead Coach

Salaries for a Lead Coach can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $91,764 in 2023 to around $88,473 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Lead Coach salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

$90,294

2025

$88,473

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