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

A Lead Associate's salary grows with experience: starting around $65,127 for beginners, reaching about $68,355 at mid-level, and approach $72,258 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Lead Associate?

Lead Associate salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Lead Associate roles are District of Columbia $75,683, California $75,396, Massachusetts $74,391. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Lead Associate roles make?

Salaries for Lead Associate level roles vary by specialization: Lead BioProcess Associate: $108,557; Lead Warehouse Associate: $93,812; Lead Sales Associate: $76,146; Lead Associate Operations: $66,156; Lead Fulfillment Associate: $65,356.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Lead Associate roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Lead Associate Salary in the United States

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

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Lead Associate in the United States is $68,355 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $85,255
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $60,558 to $77,201
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $53,459

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Lead Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,201	$6,433	$1,485	$37
Average	$68,355	$5,696	$1,315	$33
25th Percentile	$60,558	$5,046	$1,165	$29

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Key Factors That Influence Lead Associate Salaries

A Lead Associate'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 Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Lead Associate'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): $65,127
Early Career (1-2 years): $65,362
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $68,355
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $71,998
Expert (over 8 years): $72,258

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Lead Associate	$65,127
Intermediate Level Lead Associate	$65,362
Senior Level Lead Associate	$68,355
Specialist Level Lead Associate	$71,998
Expert Level Lead Associate	$72,258

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

District of Columbia: $75,683.
California: $75,396.
Massachusetts: $74,391.

District of Columbia $75,683 California $75,396 Massachusetts $74,391 Washington $74,118 New Jersey $74,090 Alaska $73,995 Connecticut $73,051 New York $72,669

Hawaii $71,445 Rhode Island $70,871 Maryland $70,481 Minnesota $69,948 Colorado $69,743 Illinois $69,675 Oregon $69,415 Delaware $69,223

New Hampshire $69,103 Virginia $68,834 Pennsylvania $68,048 Nevada $67,651 North Dakota $67,521 Michigan $67,316 Wisconsin $67,241 Vermont $67,091

Texas $66,674 Maine $66,646 Arizona $66,605 Ohio $66,558 Georgia $65,929 Indiana $65,614 Wyoming $65,553 Utah $65,457

Iowa $65,416 Kansas $65,088 Louisiana $64,992 North Carolina $64,958 Missouri $64,944 Florida $64,678 Montana $64,534 Nebraska $64,398

Kentucky $64,322 South Carolina $64,049 Tennessee $63,878 Idaho $63,810 New Mexico $63,311 Oklahoma $63,201 Alabama $62,798 South Dakota $62,121

Arkansas $61,752 West Virginia $61,554 Mississippi $60,959

Top Paying Cities for Lead Associates

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: $86,217
San Francisco: $85,369
Oakland: $83,475

San Jose, CA $86,217

San Francisco, CA $85,369

Oakland, CA $83,475

New York, NY $79,217

Queens Village, NY $78,704

Paramus, NJ $78,157

Passaic, NJ $78,089

Bergenfield, NJ $78,021

Stamford, CT $77,918

Huntington, NY $77,850

Newark, NJ $77,406

Bridgeport, CT $77,269

New Brunswick, NJ $77,043

Vallejo, CA $76,900

Middlesex, NJ $76,859

Somerset, NJ $76,797

Petaluma, CA $76,640

Santa Cruz, CA $76,373

Boston, MA $76,237

Monterey, CA $75,895

Fairbanks, AK $75,847

Los Angeles, CA $75,717

Washington, DC $75,683

Seattle, WA $75,560

Santa Rosa, CA $75,546

Juneau, AK $75,348

Orange, CA $75,122

Anchorage, AK $74,999

Anaheim, CA $74,952

Santa Ana, CA $74,849

Nassau, NY $74,808

Long Beach, CA $74,781

Danbury, CT $74,760

Santa Maria, CA $74,528

Everett, WA $74,514

Bremerton, WA $74,179

Trenton, NJ $74,049

Sacramento, CA $74,022

San Diego, CA $73,988

Brockton, MA $73,960

Tacoma, WA $73,933

Santa Barbara, CA $73,837

Lowell, MA $73,564

New Suffolk, NY $73,537

Nashua, NH $73,455

Lompoc, CA $73,345

Ventura, CA $73,277

Stockton, CA $73,256

New Haven, CT $73,120

Atlantic City, NJ $72,942

Hartford, CT $72,792

Modesto, CA $72,757

Poughkeepsie, NY $72,607

New Britain, CT $72,573

Olympia, WA $72,477

Kennewick, WA $72,477

New London, CT $72,463

Norwich, CT $72,443

Lawrence, MA $72,409

Bakersfield, CA $72,217

Riverside, CA $72,122

New Bedford, MA $72,122

Richland, WA $72,053

Portsmouth, NH $71,999

Vineland, NJ $71,985

San Bernardino, CA $71,930

Boulder, CO $71,739

Worcester, MA $71,684

Portland, OR $71,623

Saint Paul, MN $71,541

Minneapolis, MN $71,541

Philadelphia, PA $71,445

Honolulu, HI $71,083

Springfield, MA $70,843

Providence, RI $70,837

Chicago, IL $70,638

Bellingham, WA $70,556

Baltimore, MD $70,481

Chico, CA $70,310

Wilmington, DE $70,194

Pittsfield, MA $70,126

Manchester, NH $69,996

Spokane, WA $69,695

Denver, CO $69,688

Albany, NY $69,367

Troy, NY $69,340

Schenectady, NY $69,196

Burlington, VT $69,046

Portland, ME $68,806

Salem, OR $68,752

Yakima, WA $68,738

Ann Arbor, MI $68,718

Rochester, MN $68,526

Fresno, CA $68,492

Reno, NV $68,492

Milwaukee, WI $68,430

Detroit, MI $68,362

Allentown, PA $68,342

Carson City, NV $68,335

Houston, TX $68,232

Colorado Springs, CO $68,225

Syracuse, NY $68,191

Eugene, OR $68,061

Bismarck, ND $67,979

Gary, IN $67,979

Galveston, TX $67,979

Springfield, OR $67,925

Medford, OR $67,761

Fort Collins, CO $67,733

Austin, TX $67,679

Mesa, AZ $67,535

Phoenix, AZ $67,521

Dallas, TX $67,501

Reading, PA $67,460

Saint Cloud, MN $67,433

Concord, NH $67,371

Madison, WI $67,344

Utica, NY $67,159

Raleigh, NC $67,104

Las Vegas, NV $67,098

Rochester, NY $67,050

Des Moines, IA $67,043

Atlanta, GA $66,934

Battle Creek, MI $66,913

Salt Lake City, UT $66,892

Lancaster, PA $66,790

Champaign, IL $66,776

Harrisburg, PA $66,694

Durham, NC $66,633

Kansas City, MO $66,626

Kansas City, KS $66,612

Fort Worth, TX $66,605

Boca Raton, FL $66,578

Cleveland, OH $66,571

Columbus, OH $66,558

Pittsburgh, PA $66,551

Richmond, VA $66,523

Indianapolis, IN $66,510

Cincinnati, OH $66,421

Petersburg, VA $66,318

Billings, MT $66,168

Lansing, MI $66,168

Huntsville, AL $66,168

Lebanon, PA $66,161

Dayton, OH $66,154

Pueblo, CO $66,154

Appleton, WI $66,134

Buffalo, NY $66,106

Racine, WI $66,072

Charlotte, NC $66,065

Saint Louis, MO $66,045

Springfield, IL $66,018

Elkhart, IN $66,004

York, PA $66,004

Gastonia, NC $65,997

Benton Harbor, MI $65,997

Beaumont, TX $65,956

Lorain, OH $65,942

Toledo, OH $65,915

Binghamton, NY $65,881

Rock Hill, SC $65,874

Rockford, IL $65,840

Fargo, ND $65,806

Elyria, OH $65,806

Flagstaff, AZ $65,758

Fort Lauderdale, FL $65,717

Miami, FL $65,676

Duluth, MN $65,566

Bangor, ME $65,478

Cedar Rapids, IA $65,402

Louisville, KY $65,368

Grand Rapids, MI $65,355

Hialeah, FL $65,348

Casper, WY $65,252

Scranton, PA $65,170

New Orleans, LA $65,149

Virginia Beach, VA $65,143

Akron, OH $65,108

Peoria, IL $65,020

Sarasota, FL $65,006

Green Bay, WI $64,958

Baton Rouge, LA $64,924

Charleston, SC $64,910

Nashville, TN $64,890

Jamestown, NY $64,876

Davenport, IA $64,876

Tucson, AZ $64,842

Cheyenne, WY $64,821

Saint Petersburg, FL $64,801

Tampa, FL $64,787

Omaha, NE $64,773

Port Arthur, TX $64,746

Evansville, IN $64,746

Bradenton, FL $64,719

Santa Fe, NM $64,596

Orlando, FL $64,527

Clearwater, FL $64,452

Canton, OH $64,309

La Crosse, WI $64,309

Grand Forks, ND $64,288

Albuquerque, NM $64,268

Tulsa, OK $64,268

Newport News, VA $64,261

High Point, NC $64,240

Ogden, UT $64,213

Corpus Christi, TX $64,158

Laramie, WY $64,117

Norfolk, VA $64,117

Rock Island, IL $64,076

Saginaw, MI $64,063

Jacksonville, FL $64,056

Salisbury, NC $64,042

Memphis, TN $64,028

Moline, IL $63,994

Fort Myers, FL $63,974

Waterloo, IA $63,885

Spartanburg, SC $63,817

Lincoln, NE $63,782

Fort Wayne, IN $63,769

Birmingham, AL $63,693

Cedar Falls, IA $63,680

Provo, UT $63,673

Springfield, OH $63,666

San Antonio, TX $63,652

Greensboro, NC $63,625

South Bend, IN $63,618

Winston Salem, NC $63,611

Boise, ID $63,591

Savannah, GA $63,543

Muskegon, MI $63,420

Lima, OH $63,338

Lake Charles, LA $63,311

Anderson, IN $63,297

Lexington, KY $63,277

Augusta, GA $63,256

Greenville, SC $63,256

Wichita, KS $63,194

Tuscaloosa, AL $63,194

Columbia, SC $63,133

Bloomington, IN $62,962

Roanoke, VA $62,921

Asheville, NC $62,832

Knoxville, TN $62,716

Shreveport, LA $62,709

Wilmington, NC $62,620

Frankfort, KY $62,490

Oklahoma City, OK $62,443

Chillicothe, OH $62,415

Longview, TX $62,408

Topeka, KS $62,388

Mobile, AL $62,285

Terre Haute, IN $62,258

Erie, PA $62,251

Altoona, PA $62,217

Melbourne, FL $62,196

Amarillo, TX $62,169

Killeen, TX $62,149

Fayetteville, AR $62,094

Sioux Falls, SD $62,046

Chattanooga, TN $62,005

Idaho Falls, ID $61,998

Gainesville, FL $61,855

Portsmouth, OH $61,821

Little Rock, AR $61,807

Lynchburg, VA $61,807

Lafayette, LA $61,780

Youngstown, OH $61,780

Temple, TX $61,752

Daytona Beach, FL $61,739

Clarksville, TN $61,732

Pensacola, FL $61,725

Hopkinsville, KY $61,520

Charleston, WV $61,513

Florence, SC $61,479

Sioux City, IA $61,438

Macon, GA $61,240

Tallahassee, FL $61,233

Fayetteville, NC $61,219

Waco, TX $61,205

Wichita Falls, TX $61,205

Pine Bluff, AR $61,178

Vincennes, IN $61,048

Lubbock, TX $61,021

Great Falls, MT $60,980

Alamogordo, NM $60,973

Abilene, TX $60,918

Rapid City, SD $60,829

Monroe, LA $60,829

Albany, GA $60,788

Huntington, WV $60,782

Jackson, MS $60,775

Greenville, MS $60,768

Parkersburg, WV $60,700

Montgomery, AL $60,686

Johnstown, PA $60,672

Springfield, MO $60,617

Biloxi, MS $60,583

Sumter, SC $60,440

Columbus, GA $60,433

Twin Falls, ID $60,392

Pascagoula, MS $60,303

Kingsport, TN $60,125

Gulfport, MS $60,105

Alexandria, LA $59,879

Fort Smith, AR $59,708

El Paso, TX $59,524

Helena, MT $59,435

Las Cruces, NM $59,216

Harlingen, TX $59,025

Pocatello, ID $58,963

Florence, AL $58,943

Brownsville, TX $58,929

Dothan, AL $58,820

Mcallen, TX $58,786

Columbus, MS $58,280

Altus, OK $57,965

Lawton, OK $57,835

Pierre, SD $57,589

What Skills Can Increase a Lead Associate's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 12.17% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Psychotherapy (Mentioned in 2.61% Job Postings): Psychotherapy can help eliminate or control troubling symptoms so a person can function better and can increase well-being and healing.
Quality Assurance (Mentioned in 1.74% Job Postings): Verifying the adherence of product with required specifications and expectations to track and resolve deficiencies prior to product release.

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Leadership	12.17%
Psychotherapy	2.61%
Quality Assurance	1.74%

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 Associate's salary.

Facility Management: Can increase your salary by up to 29%.
Facilitation: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Alignment: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Facility Management	$88,178	29%
Facilitation	$71,773	5%
Alignment	$71,090	4%
Written Communication	$71,090	4%
Billing	$71,090	4%
Coaching	$70,406	3%

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How Education impacts a Lead Associate's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Lead Associates enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree 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 Associate with a Bachelor's Degree is between $56,067 and $61,348).

Lead Associate Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Lead Associate

No Diploma 0.4%

High School 5.3%

Associates 5.2%

Bachelors 42.8%

Masters 43.5%

Doctorate 2.9%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.4%
High School	5.3%
Associates	5.2%
Bachelors	42.8%
Masters	43.5%
Doctorate	2.9%

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

Understanding how a Lead Associate'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 March 01, 2026

$60,558

Average $68,355/year

$77,201

$5,046

Average $5,696/month

$6,433

$1,165

Average $1,315/week

$1,485

$29

Average $33/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,201	$6,433	$1,485	$37
Average	$68,355	$5,696	$1,315	$33
25th Percentile	$60,558	$5,046	$1,165	$29

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Salary Trends for Lead Associate

Salaries for a Lead Associate can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $50,906 in 2023 to around $51,216 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Lead Associate salary trends, .

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