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

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

How does experience change a Client Lead's salary?

A Client Lead's salary grows with experience: starting around $113,761 for beginners, reaching about $116,525 at mid-level, and approach $121,766 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Client Lead?

Client Lead salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Client Lead roles are District of Columbia $129,283, California $128,793, Massachusetts $127,076. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Client Lead roles make?

Salaries for Client Lead level roles vary by specialization: Expert Client/Server Programmer Team Lead: $145,390; Client/Server Programmer V: $145,381; Client/Server Analyst and Architect: $143,000; Client/Server Architect: $142,987; Private Client Banker III: $135,490.

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

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Client Lead 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.

Client Lead Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Client Lead in the United States is $116,766 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $56.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $130,741
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $108,113 to $124,081
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $100,235

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Client Lead Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$124,081	$10,340	$2,386	$60
Average	$116,766	$9,731	$2,246	$56
25th Percentile	$108,113	$9,009	$2,079	$52

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Key Factors That Influence Client Lead Salaries

A Client Lead'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 Client Lead Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Client Lead'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): $113,761
Early Career (1-2 years): $114,723
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $116,525
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $119,682
Expert (over 8 years): $121,766

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Client Lead	$113,761
Intermediate Level Client Lead	$114,723
Senior Level Client Lead	$116,525
Specialist Level Client Lead	$119,682
Expert Level Client Lead	$121,766

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

District of Columbia: $129,283.
California: $128,793.
Massachusetts: $127,076.

District of Columbia $129,283 California $128,793 Massachusetts $127,076 Washington $126,609 New Jersey $126,563 Alaska $126,399 Connecticut $124,788 New York $124,134

Hawaii $122,044 Rhode Island $121,063 Maryland $120,397 Minnesota $119,487 Colorado $119,136 Illinois $119,020 Oregon $118,576 Delaware $118,249

New Hampshire $118,043 Virginia $117,583 Pennsylvania $116,241 Nevada $115,563 North Dakota $115,341 Michigan $114,991 Wisconsin $114,863 Vermont $114,606

Texas $113,894 Maine $113,847 Arizona $113,777 Ohio $113,695 Georgia $112,621 Indiana $112,084 Wyoming $111,979 Utah $111,815

Iowa $111,745 Kansas $111,185 Louisiana $111,021 North Carolina $110,963 Missouri $110,939 Florida $110,484 Montana $110,239 Nebraska $110,005

Kentucky $109,877 South Carolina $109,410 Tennessee $109,118 Idaho $109,001 New Mexico $108,149 Oklahoma $107,962 Alabama $107,273 South Dakota $106,117

Arkansas $105,486 West Virginia $105,148 Mississippi $104,132

Top Paying Cities for Client Leads

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: $147,277
San Francisco: $145,829
Oakland: $142,595

San Jose, CA $147,277

San Francisco, CA $145,829

Oakland, CA $142,595

New York, NY $135,320

Queens Village, NY $134,444

Paramus, NJ $133,510

Passaic, NJ $133,393

Bergenfield, NJ $133,277

Stamford, CT $133,102

Huntington, NY $132,985

Newark, NJ $132,226

Bridgeport, CT $131,992

New Brunswick, NJ $131,607

Vallejo, CA $131,362

Middlesex, NJ $131,292

Somerset, NJ $131,187

Petaluma, CA $130,918

Santa Cruz, CA $130,463

Boston, MA $130,229

Monterey, CA $129,645

Fairbanks, AK $129,564

Los Angeles, CA $129,342

Washington, DC $129,283

Seattle, WA $129,073

Santa Rosa, CA $129,050

Juneau, AK $128,711

Orange, CA $128,326

Anchorage, AK $128,116

Anaheim, CA $128,034

Santa Ana, CA $127,859

Nassau, NY $127,789

Long Beach, CA $127,742

Danbury, CT $127,707

Santa Maria, CA $127,310

Everett, WA $127,287

Bremerton, WA $126,714

Trenton, NJ $126,493

Sacramento, CA $126,446

San Diego, CA $126,388

Brockton, MA $126,341

Tacoma, WA $126,294

Santa Barbara, CA $126,131

Lowell, MA $125,664

New Suffolk, NY $125,617

Nashua, NH $125,477

Lompoc, CA $125,290

Ventura, CA $125,173

Stockton, CA $125,138

New Haven, CT $124,905

Atlantic City, NJ $124,601

Hartford, CT $124,344

Modesto, CA $124,286

Poughkeepsie, NY $124,029

New Britain, CT $123,970

Olympia, WA $123,807

Kennewick, WA $123,807

New London, CT $123,784

Norwich, CT $123,749

Lawrence, MA $123,690

Bakersfield, CA $123,363

Riverside, CA $123,200

New Bedford, MA $123,200

Richland, WA $123,083

Portsmouth, NH $122,990

Vineland, NJ $122,966

San Bernardino, CA $122,873

Boulder, CO $122,546

Worcester, MA $122,453

Portland, OR $122,347

Saint Paul, MN $122,207

Minneapolis, MN $122,207

Philadelphia, PA $122,044

Honolulu, HI $121,425

Springfield, MA $121,016

Providence, RI $121,005

Chicago, IL $120,666

Bellingham, WA $120,526

Baltimore, MD $120,397

Chico, CA $120,106

Wilmington, DE $119,907

Pittsfield, MA $119,790

Manchester, NH $119,568

Spokane, WA $119,055

Denver, CO $119,043

Albany, NY $118,494

Troy, NY $118,447

Schenectady, NY $118,202

Burlington, VT $117,945

Portland, ME $117,537

Salem, OR $117,443

Yakima, WA $117,420

Ann Arbor, MI $117,385

Rochester, MN $117,058

Fresno, CA $117,000

Reno, NV $117,000

Milwaukee, WI $116,894

Detroit, MI $116,778

Allentown, PA $116,743

Carson City, NV $116,731

Houston, TX $116,556

Colorado Springs, CO $116,544

Syracuse, NY $116,486

Eugene, OR $116,264

Bismarck, ND $116,124

Gary, IN $116,124

Galveston, TX $116,124

Springfield, OR $116,030

Medford, OR $115,750

Fort Collins, CO $115,703

Austin, TX $115,610

Mesa, AZ $115,365

Phoenix, AZ $115,341

Dallas, TX $115,306

Reading, PA $115,236

Saint Cloud, MN $115,190

Concord, NH $115,085

Madison, WI $115,038

Utica, NY $114,723

Raleigh, NC $114,629

Las Vegas, NV $114,618

Rochester, NY $114,536

Des Moines, IA $114,524

Atlanta, GA $114,337

Battle Creek, MI $114,302

Salt Lake City, UT $114,267

Lancaster, PA $114,092

Champaign, IL $114,069

Harrisburg, PA $113,929

Durham, NC $113,823

Kansas City, MO $113,812

Kansas City, KS $113,788

Fort Worth, TX $113,777

Boca Raton, FL $113,730

Cleveland, OH $113,718

Columbus, OH $113,695

Pittsburgh, PA $113,683

Richmond, VA $113,637

Indianapolis, IN $113,613

Cincinnati, OH $113,462

Petersburg, VA $113,286

Billings, MT $113,029

Lansing, MI $113,029

Huntsville, AL $113,029

Lebanon, PA $113,018

Dayton, OH $113,006

Pueblo, CO $113,006

Appleton, WI $112,971

Buffalo, NY $112,924

Racine, WI $112,866

Charlotte, NC $112,854

Saint Louis, MO $112,819

Springfield, IL $112,773

Elkhart, IN $112,749

York, PA $112,749

Gastonia, NC $112,738

Benton Harbor, MI $112,738

Beaumont, TX $112,668

Lorain, OH $112,644

Toledo, OH $112,597

Binghamton, NY $112,539

Rock Hill, SC $112,527

Rockford, IL $112,469

Fargo, ND $112,411

Elyria, OH $112,411

Flagstaff, AZ $112,329

Fort Lauderdale, FL $112,259

Miami, FL $112,189

Duluth, MN $112,002

Bangor, ME $111,850

Cedar Rapids, IA $111,722

Louisville, KY $111,663

Grand Rapids, MI $111,640

Hialeah, FL $111,628

Casper, WY $111,465

Scranton, PA $111,325

New Orleans, LA $111,290

Virginia Beach, VA $111,278

Akron, OH $111,220

Peoria, IL $111,068

Sarasota, FL $111,044

Green Bay, WI $110,963

Baton Rouge, LA $110,904

Charleston, SC $110,881

Nashville, TN $110,846

Jamestown, NY $110,823

Davenport, IA $110,823

Tucson, AZ $110,764

Cheyenne, WY $110,729

Saint Petersburg, FL $110,694

Tampa, FL $110,671

Omaha, NE $110,647

Port Arthur, TX $110,601

Evansville, IN $110,601

Bradenton, FL $110,554

Santa Fe, NM $110,344

Orlando, FL $110,227

Clearwater, FL $110,099

Canton, OH $109,853

La Crosse, WI $109,853

Grand Forks, ND $109,818

Albuquerque, NM $109,783

Tulsa, OK $109,783

Newport News, VA $109,772

High Point, NC $109,737

Ogden, UT $109,690

Corpus Christi, TX $109,597

Laramie, WY $109,527

Norfolk, VA $109,527

Rock Island, IL $109,456

Saginaw, MI $109,433

Jacksonville, FL $109,421

Salisbury, NC $109,398

Memphis, TN $109,375

Moline, IL $109,316

Fort Myers, FL $109,281

Waterloo, IA $109,130

Spartanburg, SC $109,013

Lincoln, NE $108,954

Fort Wayne, IN $108,931

Birmingham, AL $108,803

Cedar Falls, IA $108,779

Provo, UT $108,768

Springfield, OH $108,756

San Antonio, TX $108,732

Greensboro, NC $108,686

South Bend, IN $108,674

Winston Salem, NC $108,662

Boise, ID $108,627

Savannah, GA $108,546

Muskegon, MI $108,335

Lima, OH $108,195

Lake Charles, LA $108,149

Anderson, IN $108,125

Lexington, KY $108,090

Augusta, GA $108,055

Greenville, SC $108,055

Wichita, KS $107,950

Tuscaloosa, AL $107,950

Columbia, SC $107,845

Bloomington, IN $107,553

Roanoke, VA $107,483

Asheville, NC $107,331

Knoxville, TN $107,133

Shreveport, LA $107,121

Wilmington, NC $106,969

Frankfort, KY $106,747

Oklahoma City, OK $106,666

Chillicothe, OH $106,619

Longview, TX $106,607

Topeka, KS $106,572

Mobile, AL $106,397

Terre Haute, IN $106,350

Erie, PA $106,339

Altoona, PA $106,280

Melbourne, FL $106,245

Amarillo, TX $106,199

Killeen, TX $106,164

Fayetteville, AR $106,070

Sioux Falls, SD $105,988

Chattanooga, TN $105,918

Idaho Falls, ID $105,907

Gainesville, FL $105,662

Portsmouth, OH $105,603

Little Rock, AR $105,580

Lynchburg, VA $105,580

Lafayette, LA $105,533

Youngstown, OH $105,533

Temple, TX $105,486

Daytona Beach, FL $105,463

Clarksville, TN $105,451

Pensacola, FL $105,440

Hopkinsville, KY $105,089

Charleston, WV $105,078

Florence, SC $105,019

Sioux City, IA $104,949

Macon, GA $104,611

Tallahassee, FL $104,599

Fayetteville, NC $104,576

Waco, TX $104,552

Wichita Falls, TX $104,552

Pine Bluff, AR $104,506

Vincennes, IN $104,284

Lubbock, TX $104,237

Great Falls, MT $104,167

Alamogordo, NM $104,155

Abilene, TX $104,062

Rapid City, SD $103,910

Monroe, LA $103,910

Albany, GA $103,840

Huntington, WV $103,828

Jackson, MS $103,817

Greenville, MS $103,805

Parkersburg, WV $103,688

Montgomery, AL $103,665

Johnstown, PA $103,642

Springfield, MO $103,548

Biloxi, MS $103,490

Sumter, SC $103,244

Columbus, GA $103,233

Twin Falls, ID $103,163

Pascagoula, MS $103,011

Kingsport, TN $102,707

Gulfport, MS $102,672

Alexandria, LA $102,287

Fort Smith, AR $101,995

El Paso, TX $101,680

Helena, MT $101,528

Las Cruces, NM $101,154

Harlingen, TX $100,827

Pocatello, ID $100,722

Florence, AL $100,687

Brownsville, TX $100,664

Dothan, AL $100,477

Mcallen, TX $100,419

Columbus, MS $99,555

Altus, OK $99,018

Lawton, OK $98,796

Pierre, SD $98,375

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Demanded Skills for the Role:

Problem Solving (Mentioned in 6.67% Job Postings): Analyzing and identifying the root cause of problems and applying critical thinking skills to solve problems.
B2B (Mentioned in 1.67% Job Postings): B2B (business-to-business), a type of electronic commerce (e-commerce), is the exchange of products, services or information between businesses, rather than between businesses and consumers (B2C).
Data Transmission (Mentioned in 1.67% Job Postings): Data transmission is the transfer of data from one digital device to another. This transfer occurs via point-to-point data streams or channels.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Problem Solving	6.67%
B2B	1.67%
Data Transmission	1.67%

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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 Client Lead's salary.

Data Transfer: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.
Biotechnology: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
XML: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Data Transfer	$134,281	15%
Biotechnology	$131,946	13%
XML	$130,778	12%
Word Processing Software	$128,443	10%
Clinical Trial	$127,275	9%
Business To Business	$123,772	6%

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How Education impacts a Client Lead's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Client Leads enter the field with a Associate'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 Client Lead with a Associate's Degree is between $113,500 and $119,768).

Client Lead Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Client Lead

No Diploma 1.3%

High School 3.0%

Associates 4.3%

Bachelors 57.9%

Masters 30.2%

Doctorate 3.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.3%
High School	3.0%
Associates	4.3%
Bachelors	57.9%
Masters	30.2%
Doctorate	3.4%

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

Understanding how a Client Lead'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 January 01, 2026

$108,113

Average $116,766/year

$124,081

$9,009

Average $9,731/month

$10,340

$2,079

Average $2,246/week

$2,386

$52

Average $56/hour

$60

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$124,081	$10,340	$2,386	$60
Average	$116,766	$9,731	$2,246	$56
25th Percentile	$108,113	$9,009	$2,079	$52

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Salary Trends for Client Lead

Salaries for a Client Lead can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $117,213 in 2023 to around $116,734 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Client Lead salary trends, .

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2023

$117,213

2024

$117,303

2025

$116,734

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2023	$117,213
2024	$117,303
2025	$116,734
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