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

A Lead Coder's salary grows with experience: an Applications Programmer I (0-2 years)earns $73,597, an Lead Coder (2-4 years)earns $96,145, an Applications Programmer III (4-7 years)earns $123,684, an Applications Programmer IV (7+ years)earns $144,919, an Applications Programmer V (7-10 years)earns $168,395,

What are the highest paying states for a Lead Coder?

Lead Coder salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Lead Coder roles are District of Columbia $104,138, California $103,743, Massachusetts $102,360. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Lead Coder roles make?

Salaries for Lead Coder level roles vary by specialization: Billing Coder: $73,507; Coder: $72,482; Outpatient Coder: $71,874; Senior Coder: $68,805; Coder II: $65,687.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Lead Coder roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Lead Coder Salary in the United States

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

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Lead Coder in the United States is $94,055 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $108,790
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $84,023 to $101,768
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $74,890

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,768	$8,481	$1,957	$49
Average	$94,055	$7,838	$1,809	$45
25th Percentile	$84,023	$7,002	$1,616	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Lead Coder Salaries

A Lead Coder'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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Lead Coder Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Lead Coder'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): $73,597
Early Career (1-2 years): $96,145
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $123,684
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $144,919
Expert (over 8 years): $168,395

Levels	Salary
Applicati... Level Lead Coder	$73,597
Lead Code... Level Lead Coder	$96,145
Applicati... Level Lead Coder	$123,684
Applicati... Level Lead Coder	$144,919
Applicati... Level Lead Coder	$168,395

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How Do Lead Coder 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 Coders. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $104,138.
California: $103,743.
Massachusetts: $102,360.

District of Columbia $104,138 California $103,743 Massachusetts $102,360 Washington $101,984 New Jersey $101,946 Alaska $101,815 Connecticut $100,517 New York $99,990

Hawaii $98,306 Rhode Island $97,516 Maryland $96,980 Minnesota $96,246 Colorado $95,964 Illinois $95,870 Oregon $95,513 Delaware $95,249

New Hampshire $95,084 Virginia $94,713 Pennsylvania $93,632 Nevada $93,086 North Dakota $92,908 Michigan $92,625 Wisconsin $92,522 Vermont $92,315

Texas $91,741 Maine $91,704 Arizona $91,647 Ohio $91,581 Georgia $90,716 Indiana $90,283 Wyoming $90,199 Utah $90,067

Iowa $90,011 Kansas $89,559 Louisiana $89,427 North Carolina $89,380 Missouri $89,362 Florida $88,995 Montana $88,797 Nebraska $88,609

Kentucky $88,506 South Carolina $88,130 Tennessee $87,894 Idaho $87,800 New Mexico $87,114 Oklahoma $86,963 Alabama $86,408 South Dakota $85,477

Arkansas $84,969 West Virginia $84,697 Mississippi $83,878

Top Paying Cities for Lead Coders

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: $118,632
San Francisco: $117,465
Oakland: $114,860

San Jose, CA $118,632

San Francisco, CA $117,465

Oakland, CA $114,860

New York, NY $109,000

Queens Village, NY $108,295

Paramus, NJ $107,542

Passaic, NJ $107,448

Bergenfield, NJ $107,354

Stamford, CT $107,213

Huntington, NY $107,119

Newark, NJ $106,508

Bridgeport, CT $106,320

New Brunswick, NJ $106,009

Vallejo, CA $105,812

Middlesex, NJ $105,755

Somerset, NJ $105,671

Petaluma, CA $105,454

Santa Cruz, CA $105,088

Boston, MA $104,900

Monterey, CA $104,429

Fairbanks, AK $104,363

Los Angeles, CA $104,185

Washington, DC $104,138

Seattle, WA $103,968

Santa Rosa, CA $103,950

Juneau, AK $103,677

Orange, CA $103,366

Anchorage, AK $103,197

Anaheim, CA $103,131

Santa Ana, CA $102,990

Nassau, NY $102,934

Long Beach, CA $102,896

Danbury, CT $102,868

Santa Maria, CA $102,548

Everett, WA $102,529

Bremerton, WA $102,068

Trenton, NJ $101,890

Sacramento, CA $101,852

San Diego, CA $101,805

Brockton, MA $101,768

Tacoma, WA $101,730

Santa Barbara, CA $101,598

Lowell, MA $101,222

New Suffolk, NY $101,184

Nashua, NH $101,072

Lompoc, CA $100,921

Ventura, CA $100,827

Stockton, CA $100,799

New Haven, CT $100,611

Atlantic City, NJ $100,366

Hartford, CT $100,159

Modesto, CA $100,112

Poughkeepsie, NY $99,905

New Britain, CT $99,858

Olympia, WA $99,727

Kennewick, WA $99,727

New London, CT $99,708

Norwich, CT $99,679

Lawrence, MA $99,632

Bakersfield, CA $99,369

Riverside, CA $99,237

New Bedford, MA $99,237

Richland, WA $99,143

Portsmouth, NH $99,068

Vineland, NJ $99,049

San Bernardino, CA $98,974

Boulder, CO $98,711

Worcester, MA $98,635

Portland, OR $98,551

Saint Paul, MN $98,438

Minneapolis, MN $98,438

Philadelphia, PA $98,306

Honolulu, HI $97,808

Springfield, MA $97,479

Providence, RI $97,469

Chicago, IL $97,196

Bellingham, WA $97,084

Baltimore, MD $96,980

Chico, CA $96,745

Wilmington, DE $96,585

Pittsfield, MA $96,491

Manchester, NH $96,312

Spokane, WA $95,898

Denver, CO $95,889

Albany, NY $95,447

Troy, NY $95,409

Schenectady, NY $95,212

Burlington, VT $95,005

Portland, ME $94,676

Salem, OR $94,601

Yakima, WA $94,582

Ann Arbor, MI $94,553

Rochester, MN $94,290

Fresno, CA $94,243

Reno, NV $94,243

Milwaukee, WI $94,158

Detroit, MI $94,064

Allentown, PA $94,036

Carson City, NV $94,027

Houston, TX $93,886

Colorado Springs, CO $93,876

Syracuse, NY $93,829

Eugene, OR $93,651

Bismarck, ND $93,538

Gary, IN $93,538

Galveston, TX $93,538

Springfield, OR $93,462

Medford, OR $93,237

Fort Collins, CO $93,199

Austin, TX $93,124

Mesa, AZ $92,926

Phoenix, AZ $92,908

Dallas, TX $92,879

Reading, PA $92,823

Saint Cloud, MN $92,785

Concord, NH $92,701

Madison, WI $92,663

Utica, NY $92,409

Raleigh, NC $92,334

Las Vegas, NV $92,324

Rochester, NY $92,259

Des Moines, IA $92,249

Atlanta, GA $92,099

Battle Creek, MI $92,070

Salt Lake City, UT $92,042

Lancaster, PA $91,901

Champaign, IL $91,882

Harrisburg, PA $91,769

Durham, NC $91,685

Kansas City, MO $91,675

Kansas City, KS $91,657

Fort Worth, TX $91,647

Boca Raton, FL $91,610

Cleveland, OH $91,600

Columbus, OH $91,581

Pittsburgh, PA $91,572

Richmond, VA $91,534

Indianapolis, IN $91,516

Cincinnati, OH $91,393

Petersburg, VA $91,252

Billings, MT $91,045

Lansing, MI $91,045

Huntsville, AL $91,045

Lebanon, PA $91,036

Dayton, OH $91,026

Pueblo, CO $91,026

Appleton, WI $90,998

Buffalo, NY $90,961

Racine, WI $90,914

Charlotte, NC $90,904

Saint Louis, MO $90,876

Springfield, IL $90,838

Elkhart, IN $90,820

York, PA $90,820

Gastonia, NC $90,810

Benton Harbor, MI $90,810

Beaumont, TX $90,754

Lorain, OH $90,735

Toledo, OH $90,697

Binghamton, NY $90,650

Rock Hill, SC $90,641

Rockford, IL $90,594

Fargo, ND $90,547

Elyria, OH $90,547

Flagstaff, AZ $90,481

Fort Lauderdale, FL $90,424

Miami, FL $90,368

Duluth, MN $90,218

Bangor, ME $90,095

Cedar Rapids, IA $89,992

Louisville, KY $89,945

Grand Rapids, MI $89,926

Hialeah, FL $89,917

Casper, WY $89,785

Scranton, PA $89,672

New Orleans, LA $89,644

Virginia Beach, VA $89,634

Akron, OH $89,587

Peoria, IL $89,465

Sarasota, FL $89,446

Green Bay, WI $89,380

Baton Rouge, LA $89,333

Charleston, SC $89,315

Nashville, TN $89,286

Jamestown, NY $89,268

Davenport, IA $89,268

Tucson, AZ $89,221

Cheyenne, WY $89,192

Saint Petersburg, FL $89,164

Tampa, FL $89,145

Omaha, NE $89,127

Port Arthur, TX $89,089

Evansville, IN $89,089

Bradenton, FL $89,051

Santa Fe, NM $88,882

Orlando, FL $88,788

Clearwater, FL $88,684

Canton, OH $88,487

La Crosse, WI $88,487

Grand Forks, ND $88,459

Albuquerque, NM $88,431

Tulsa, OK $88,431

Newport News, VA $88,421

High Point, NC $88,393

Ogden, UT $88,355

Corpus Christi, TX $88,280

Laramie, WY $88,224

Norfolk, VA $88,224

Rock Island, IL $88,167

Saginaw, MI $88,148

Jacksonville, FL $88,139

Salisbury, NC $88,120

Memphis, TN $88,101

Moline, IL $88,054

Fort Myers, FL $88,026

Waterloo, IA $87,904

Spartanburg, SC $87,810

Lincoln, NE $87,763

Fort Wayne, IN $87,744

Birmingham, AL $87,640

Cedar Falls, IA $87,622

Provo, UT $87,612

Springfield, OH $87,603

San Antonio, TX $87,584

Greensboro, NC $87,546

South Bend, IN $87,537

Winston Salem, NC $87,528

Boise, ID $87,499

Savannah, GA $87,434

Muskegon, MI $87,264

Lima, OH $87,151

Lake Charles, LA $87,114

Anderson, IN $87,095

Lexington, KY $87,067

Augusta, GA $87,038

Greenville, SC $87,038

Wichita, KS $86,954

Tuscaloosa, AL $86,954

Columbia, SC $86,869

Bloomington, IN $86,634

Roanoke, VA $86,578

Asheville, NC $86,455

Knoxville, TN $86,295

Shreveport, LA $86,286

Wilmington, NC $86,164

Frankfort, KY $85,985

Oklahoma City, OK $85,919

Chillicothe, OH $85,882

Longview, TX $85,872

Topeka, KS $85,844

Mobile, AL $85,703

Terre Haute, IN $85,665

Erie, PA $85,656

Altoona, PA $85,609

Melbourne, FL $85,581

Amarillo, TX $85,543

Killeen, TX $85,515

Fayetteville, AR $85,440

Sioux Falls, SD $85,374

Chattanooga, TN $85,317

Idaho Falls, ID $85,308

Gainesville, FL $85,110

Portsmouth, OH $85,063

Little Rock, AR $85,045

Lynchburg, VA $85,045

Lafayette, LA $85,007

Youngstown, OH $85,007

Temple, TX $84,969

Daytona Beach, FL $84,950

Clarksville, TN $84,941

Pensacola, FL $84,932

Hopkinsville, KY $84,650

Charleston, WV $84,640

Florence, SC $84,593

Sioux City, IA $84,537

Macon, GA $84,264

Tallahassee, FL $84,254

Fayetteville, NC $84,236

Waco, TX $84,217

Wichita Falls, TX $84,217

Pine Bluff, AR $84,179

Vincennes, IN $84,001

Lubbock, TX $83,963

Great Falls, MT $83,906

Alamogordo, NM $83,897

Abilene, TX $83,822

Rapid City, SD $83,700

Monroe, LA $83,700

Albany, GA $83,643

Huntington, WV $83,634

Jackson, MS $83,624

Greenville, MS $83,615

Parkersburg, WV $83,521

Montgomery, AL $83,502

Johnstown, PA $83,483

Springfield, MO $83,408

Biloxi, MS $83,361

Sumter, SC $83,163

Columbus, GA $83,154

Twin Falls, ID $83,098

Pascagoula, MS $82,975

Kingsport, TN $82,731

Gulfport, MS $82,703

Alexandria, LA $82,392

Fort Smith, AR $82,157

El Paso, TX $81,903

Helena, MT $81,781

Las Cruces, NM $81,480

Harlingen, TX $81,216

Pocatello, ID $81,132

Florence, AL $81,104

Brownsville, TX $81,085

Dothan, AL $80,934

Mcallen, TX $80,887

Columbus, MS $80,191

Altus, OK $79,759

Lawton, OK $79,580

Pierre, SD $79,241

What Skills Can Increase a Lead Coder's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 6.31% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Application Development (Mentioned in 2.98% Job Postings): Application development may refer to: Mobile application development ("app development") or the process of developing desktop application software. Mobile app development is the act or process by which a mobile app is developed for mobile devices, such as personal digital assistants, enterprise digital assistants or mobile phones. These applications can be pre-installed on phones during manufacturing platforms, or delivered as web applications using server-side or client-side processing (e.g., JavaScript) to provide an "application-like" experience within a Web browser.
CSS (Mentioned in 2.1% Job Postings): Cascading Style Sheets is a style sheet language used for describing the presentation of a document written in a markup language such as HTML or XML. CSS is a cornerstone technology of the World Wide Web, alongside HTML and JavaScript.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	6.31%
Application Development	2.98%
CSS	2.1%

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 Coder's salary.

Python: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Agile: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Python	$96,877	3%
Consulting	$95,936	2%
Agile	$95,936	2%
Team Development	$95,936	2%
Communication Skills	$94,996	1%
Flexibility	$94,996	1%

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

Understanding how a Lead Coder'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.

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$84,023

Average $94,055/year

$101,768

$7,002

Average $7,838/month

$8,481

$1,616

Average $1,809/week

$1,957

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Average $45/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,768	$8,481	$1,957	$49
Average	$94,055	$7,838	$1,809	$45
25th Percentile	$84,023	$7,002	$1,616	$40

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Salaries for a Lead Coder can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $103,541 in 2023 to around $103,396 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Lead Coder salary trends, .

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