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: starting around $93,115 for beginners, reaching about $96,743 at mid-level, and approach $100,214 for experts.

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 $104,171, California $103,776, Massachusetts $102,393. 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: $73,506; Coder: $72,503; Outpatient Coder: $71,846; Senior Coder: $68,778; Coder II: $65,662.

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 January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Lead Coder in the United States is $94,086 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): $108,889
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $84,108 to $101,834
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $75,024

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Lead Coder Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,834	$8,486	$1,958	$49
Average	$94,086	$7,840	$1,809	$45
25th Percentile	$84,108	$7,009	$1,617	$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): $93,115
Early Career (1-2 years): $93,393
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $96,743
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $99,982
Expert (over 8 years): $100,214

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Lead Coder	$93,115
Intermediate Level Lead Coder	$93,393
Senior Level Lead Coder	$96,743
Specialist Level Lead Coder	$99,982
Expert Level Lead Coder	$100,214

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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: $104,171.
California: $103,776.
Massachusetts: $102,393.

District of Columbia $104,171 California $103,776 Massachusetts $102,393 Washington $102,017 New Jersey $101,979 Alaska $101,848 Connecticut $100,549 New York $100,022

Hawaii $98,338 Rhode Island $97,548 Maryland $97,012 Minnesota $96,278 Colorado $95,995 Illinois $95,901 Oregon $95,544 Delaware $95,280

New Hampshire $95,115 Virginia $94,744 Pennsylvania $93,662 Nevada $93,116 North Dakota $92,938 Michigan $92,655 Wisconsin $92,552 Vermont $92,345

Texas $91,771 Maine $91,733 Arizona $91,677 Ohio $91,611 Georgia $90,745 Indiana $90,313 Wyoming $90,228 Utah $90,096

Iowa $90,040 Kansas $89,588 Louisiana $89,456 North Carolina $89,409 Missouri $89,391 Florida $89,024 Montana $88,826 Nebraska $88,638

Kentucky $88,534 South Carolina $88,158 Tennessee $87,923 Idaho $87,829 New Mexico $87,142 Oklahoma $86,991 Alabama $86,436 South Dakota $85,505

Arkansas $84,997 West Virginia $84,724 Mississippi $83,905

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: $118,670
San Francisco: $117,503
Oakland: $114,897

San Jose, CA $118,670

San Francisco, CA $117,503

Oakland, CA $114,897

New York, NY $109,036

Queens Village, NY $108,330

Paramus, NJ $107,577

Passaic, NJ $107,483

Bergenfield, NJ $107,389

Stamford, CT $107,248

Huntington, NY $107,154

Newark, NJ $106,542

Bridgeport, CT $106,354

New Brunswick, NJ $106,044

Vallejo, CA $105,846

Middlesex, NJ $105,790

Somerset, NJ $105,705

Petaluma, CA $105,489

Santa Cruz, CA $105,122

Boston, MA $104,934

Monterey, CA $104,463

Fairbanks, AK $104,397

Los Angeles, CA $104,219

Washington, DC $104,171

Seattle, WA $104,002

Santa Rosa, CA $103,983

Juneau, AK $103,710

Orange, CA $103,400

Anchorage, AK $103,231

Anaheim, CA $103,165

Santa Ana, CA $103,024

Nassau, NY $102,967

Long Beach, CA $102,930

Danbury, CT $102,901

Santa Maria, CA $102,581

Everett, WA $102,563

Bremerton, WA $102,102

Trenton, NJ $101,923

Sacramento, CA $101,885

San Diego, CA $101,838

Brockton, MA $101,801

Tacoma, WA $101,763

Santa Barbara, CA $101,631

Lowell, MA $101,255

New Suffolk, NY $101,217

Nashua, NH $101,104

Lompoc, CA $100,954

Ventura, CA $100,860

Stockton, CA $100,831

New Haven, CT $100,643

Atlantic City, NJ $100,399

Hartford, CT $100,192

Modesto, CA $100,145

Poughkeepsie, NY $99,938

New Britain, CT $99,891

Olympia, WA $99,759

Kennewick, WA $99,759

New London, CT $99,740

Norwich, CT $99,712

Lawrence, MA $99,665

Bakersfield, CA $99,401

Riverside, CA $99,270

New Bedford, MA $99,270

Richland, WA $99,176

Portsmouth, NH $99,100

Vineland, NJ $99,081

San Bernardino, CA $99,006

Boulder, CO $98,743

Worcester, MA $98,667

Portland, OR $98,583

Saint Paul, MN $98,470

Minneapolis, MN $98,470

Philadelphia, PA $98,338

Honolulu, HI $97,840

Springfield, MA $97,510

Providence, RI $97,501

Chicago, IL $97,228

Bellingham, WA $97,115

Baltimore, MD $97,012

Chico, CA $96,776

Wilmington, DE $96,616

Pittsfield, MA $96,522

Manchester, NH $96,344

Spokane, WA $95,930

Denver, CO $95,920

Albany, NY $95,478

Troy, NY $95,440

Schenectady, NY $95,243

Burlington, VT $95,036

Portland, ME $94,706

Salem, OR $94,631

Yakima, WA $94,612

Ann Arbor, MI $94,584

Rochester, MN $94,321

Fresno, CA $94,274

Reno, NV $94,274

Milwaukee, WI $94,189

Detroit, MI $94,095

Allentown, PA $94,067

Carson City, NV $94,057

Houston, TX $93,916

Colorado Springs, CO $93,907

Syracuse, NY $93,860

Eugene, OR $93,681

Bismarck, ND $93,568

Gary, IN $93,568

Galveston, TX $93,568

Springfield, OR $93,493

Medford, OR $93,267

Fort Collins, CO $93,229

Austin, TX $93,154

Mesa, AZ $92,956

Phoenix, AZ $92,938

Dallas, TX $92,909

Reading, PA $92,853

Saint Cloud, MN $92,815

Concord, NH $92,731

Madison, WI $92,693

Utica, NY $92,439

Raleigh, NC $92,364

Las Vegas, NV $92,354

Rochester, NY $92,288

Des Moines, IA $92,279

Atlanta, GA $92,129

Battle Creek, MI $92,100

Salt Lake City, UT $92,072

Lancaster, PA $91,931

Champaign, IL $91,912

Harrisburg, PA $91,799

Durham, NC $91,715

Kansas City, MO $91,705

Kansas City, KS $91,686

Fort Worth, TX $91,677

Boca Raton, FL $91,639

Cleveland, OH $91,630

Columbus, OH $91,611

Pittsburgh, PA $91,602

Richmond, VA $91,564

Indianapolis, IN $91,545

Cincinnati, OH $91,423

Petersburg, VA $91,282

Billings, MT $91,075

Lansing, MI $91,075

Huntsville, AL $91,075

Lebanon, PA $91,065

Dayton, OH $91,056

Pueblo, CO $91,056

Appleton, WI $91,028

Buffalo, NY $90,990

Racine, WI $90,943

Charlotte, NC $90,934

Saint Louis, MO $90,905

Springfield, IL $90,868

Elkhart, IN $90,849

York, PA $90,849

Gastonia, NC $90,840

Benton Harbor, MI $90,840

Beaumont, TX $90,783

Lorain, OH $90,764

Toledo, OH $90,727

Binghamton, NY $90,680

Rock Hill, SC $90,670

Rockford, IL $90,623

Fargo, ND $90,576

Elyria, OH $90,576

Flagstaff, AZ $90,510

Fort Lauderdale, FL $90,454

Miami, FL $90,397

Duluth, MN $90,247

Bangor, ME $90,125

Cedar Rapids, IA $90,021

Louisville, KY $89,974

Grand Rapids, MI $89,955

Hialeah, FL $89,946

Casper, WY $89,814

Scranton, PA $89,701

New Orleans, LA $89,673

Virginia Beach, VA $89,663

Akron, OH $89,616

Peoria, IL $89,494

Sarasota, FL $89,475

Green Bay, WI $89,409

Baton Rouge, LA $89,362

Charleston, SC $89,344

Nashville, TN $89,315

Jamestown, NY $89,297

Davenport, IA $89,297

Tucson, AZ $89,250

Cheyenne, WY $89,221

Saint Petersburg, FL $89,193

Tampa, FL $89,174

Omaha, NE $89,155

Port Arthur, TX $89,118

Evansville, IN $89,118

Bradenton, FL $89,080

Santa Fe, NM $88,911

Orlando, FL $88,817

Clearwater, FL $88,713

Canton, OH $88,516

La Crosse, WI $88,516

Grand Forks, ND $88,487

Albuquerque, NM $88,459

Tulsa, OK $88,459

Newport News, VA $88,450

High Point, NC $88,422

Ogden, UT $88,384

Corpus Christi, TX $88,309

Laramie, WY $88,252

Norfolk, VA $88,252

Rock Island, IL $88,196

Saginaw, MI $88,177

Jacksonville, FL $88,168

Salisbury, NC $88,149

Memphis, TN $88,130

Moline, IL $88,083

Fort Myers, FL $88,055

Waterloo, IA $87,932

Spartanburg, SC $87,838

Lincoln, NE $87,791

Fort Wayne, IN $87,772

Birmingham, AL $87,669

Cedar Falls, IA $87,650

Provo, UT $87,641

Springfield, OH $87,631

San Antonio, TX $87,612

Greensboro, NC $87,575

South Bend, IN $87,565

Winston Salem, NC $87,556

Boise, ID $87,528

Savannah, GA $87,462

Muskegon, MI $87,293

Lima, OH $87,180

Lake Charles, LA $87,142

Anderson, IN $87,123

Lexington, KY $87,095

Augusta, GA $87,067

Greenville, SC $87,067

Wichita, KS $86,982

Tuscaloosa, AL $86,982

Columbia, SC $86,897

Bloomington, IN $86,662

Roanoke, VA $86,606

Asheville, NC $86,483

Knoxville, TN $86,323

Shreveport, LA $86,314

Wilmington, NC $86,192

Frankfort, KY $86,013

Oklahoma City, OK $85,947

Chillicothe, OH $85,909

Longview, TX $85,900

Topeka, KS $85,872

Mobile, AL $85,731

Terre Haute, IN $85,693

Erie, PA $85,684

Altoona, PA $85,637

Melbourne, FL $85,608

Amarillo, TX $85,571

Killeen, TX $85,543

Fayetteville, AR $85,467

Sioux Falls, SD $85,401

Chattanooga, TN $85,345

Idaho Falls, ID $85,336

Gainesville, FL $85,138

Portsmouth, OH $85,091

Little Rock, AR $85,072

Lynchburg, VA $85,072

Lafayette, LA $85,034

Youngstown, OH $85,034

Temple, TX $84,997

Daytona Beach, FL $84,978

Clarksville, TN $84,969

Pensacola, FL $84,959

Hopkinsville, KY $84,677

Charleston, WV $84,668

Florence, SC $84,620

Sioux City, IA $84,564

Macon, GA $84,291

Tallahassee, FL $84,282

Fayetteville, NC $84,263

Waco, TX $84,244

Wichita Falls, TX $84,244

Pine Bluff, AR $84,207

Vincennes, IN $84,028

Lubbock, TX $83,990

Great Falls, MT $83,934

Alamogordo, NM $83,924

Abilene, TX $83,849

Rapid City, SD $83,727

Monroe, LA $83,727

Albany, GA $83,670

Huntington, WV $83,661

Jackson, MS $83,651

Greenville, MS $83,642

Parkersburg, WV $83,548

Montgomery, AL $83,529

Johnstown, PA $83,510

Springfield, MO $83,435

Biloxi, MS $83,388

Sumter, SC $83,190

Columbus, GA $83,181

Twin Falls, ID $83,125

Pascagoula, MS $83,002

Kingsport, TN $82,758

Gulfport, MS $82,729

Alexandria, LA $82,419

Fort Smith, AR $82,184

El Paso, TX $81,930

Helena, MT $81,807

Las Cruces, NM $81,506

Harlingen, TX $81,243

Pocatello, ID $81,158

Florence, AL $81,130

Brownsville, TX $81,111

Dothan, AL $80,961

Mcallen, TX $80,914

Columbus, MS $80,217

Altus, OK $79,785

Lawton, OK $79,606

Pierre, SD $79,267

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	$96,908	3%
Consulting	$95,967	2%
Agile	$95,967	2%
Team Development	$95,967	2%
Communication Skills	$95,026	1%
Flexibility	$95,026	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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$84,108

Average $94,086/year

$101,834

$7,009

Average $7,840/month

$8,486

$1,617

Average $1,809/week

$1,958

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Average $45/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$101,834	$8,486	$1,958	$49
Average	$94,086	$7,840	$1,809	$45
25th Percentile	$84,108	$7,009	$1,617	$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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