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

A Product Development Lead's salary grows with experience: a Product Development Analyst IV (7+ years)earns $132,221, a Product Development Analyst V (7-10 years)earns $159,473, a Product Development Lead (10+ years)earns $140,857, a Product Development Senior Manager (10+ years)earns $179,437, a Product Development Director (10+ years)earns $219,268,

What are the highest paying states for a Product Development Lead?

Product Development Lead salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Product Development Lead roles are District of Columbia $154,897, California $154,310, Massachusetts $152,253. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Product Development Lead roles make?

Salaries for Product Development Lead level roles vary by specialization: Head of Product Development: $286,100; Chief Product Development Officer: $286,069; Product Development Director: $220,992; Product Lead: $149,849; Product Development Manager: $141,964.

How do different companies affect a Product Development Lead's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Product Development 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.

Product Development Lead Salary in the United States

How much does a Product Development Lead make in the United States?

As of February 01, 2026, the average salary for a Product Development Lead in the United States is $139,900 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $67.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $159,906
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $126,123 to $150,372
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $113,580

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Product Development Lead Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$150,372	$12,531	$2,892	$72
Average	$139,900	$11,658	$2,690	$67
25th Percentile	$126,123	$10,510	$2,425	$61

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Key Factors That Influence Product Development Lead Salaries

A Product Development 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 Product Development Lead Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Product Development 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): $132,221
Early Career (1-2 years): $159,473
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $140,857
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $179,437
Expert (over 8 years): $219,268

Levels	Salary
Product D... Level Product Development Lead	$132,221
Product D... Level Product Development Lead	$159,473
Product D... Level Product Development Lead	$140,857
Product D... Level Product Development Lead	$179,437
Product D... Level Product Development Lead	$219,268

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

District of Columbia: $154,897.
California: $154,310.
Massachusetts: $152,253.

District of Columbia $154,897

California $154,310

Massachusetts $152,253

Washington $151,694

New Jersey $151,638

Alaska $151,442

Connecticut $149,511

New York $148,728

Hawaii $146,223

Rhode Island $145,048

Maryland $144,251

Minnesota $143,160

Colorado $142,740

Illinois $142,600

Oregon $142,068

Delaware $141,677

New Hampshire $141,431

Virginia $140,879

Pennsylvania $139,270

Nevada $138,459

North Dakota $138,193

Michigan $137,774

Wisconsin $137,620

Vermont $137,312

Texas $136,458

Maine $136,403

Arizona $136,319

Ohio $136,221

Georgia $134,934

Indiana $134,290

Wyoming $134,164

Utah $133,968

Iowa $133,884

Kansas $133,213

Louisiana $133,017

North Carolina $132,947

Missouri $132,919

Florida $132,373

Montana $132,080

Nebraska $131,800

Kentucky $131,646

South Carolina $131,086

Tennessee $130,737

Idaho $130,597

New Mexico $129,575

Oklahoma $129,352

Alabama $128,526

South Dakota $127,141

Arkansas $126,386

West Virginia $125,980

Mississippi $124,763

Top Paying Cities for Product Development 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: $176,456
San Francisco: $174,721
Oakland: $170,846

San Jose, CA $176,456

San Francisco, CA $174,721

Oakland, CA $170,846

New York, NY $162,130

Queens Village, NY $161,081

Paramus, NJ $159,962

Passaic, NJ $159,822

Bergenfield, NJ $159,682

Stamford, CT $159,472

Huntington, NY $159,332

Newark, NJ $158,423

Bridgeport, CT $158,143

New Brunswick, NJ $157,681

Vallejo, CA $157,388

Middlesex, NJ $157,304

Somerset, NJ $157,178

Petaluma, CA $156,856

Santa Cruz, CA $156,310

Boston, MA $156,030

Monterey, CA $155,331

Fairbanks, AK $155,233

Los Angeles, CA $154,967

Washington, DC $154,897

Seattle, WA $154,645

Santa Rosa, CA $154,617

Juneau, AK $154,212

Orange, CA $153,750

Anchorage, AK $153,498

Anaheim, CA $153,400

Santa Ana, CA $153,191

Nassau, NY $153,107

Long Beach, CA $153,051

Danbury, CT $153,009

Santa Maria, CA $152,533

Everett, WA $152,505

Bremerton, WA $151,819

Trenton, NJ $151,554

Sacramento, CA $151,498

San Diego, CA $151,428

Brockton, MA $151,372

Tacoma, WA $151,316

Santa Barbara, CA $151,120

Lowell, MA $150,560

New Suffolk, NY $150,504

Nashua, NH $150,337

Lompoc, CA $150,113

Ventura, CA $149,973

Stockton, CA $149,931

New Haven, CT $149,651

Atlantic City, NJ $149,287

Hartford, CT $148,980

Modesto, CA $148,910

Poughkeepsie, NY $148,602

New Britain, CT $148,532

Olympia, WA $148,336

Kennewick, WA $148,336

New London, CT $148,308

Norwich, CT $148,266

Lawrence, MA $148,196

Bakersfield, CA $147,804

Riverside, CA $147,608

New Bedford, MA $147,608

Richland, WA $147,469

Portsmouth, NH $147,357

Vineland, NJ $147,329

San Bernardino, CA $147,217

Boulder, CO $146,825

Worcester, MA $146,713

Portland, OR $146,587

Saint Paul, MN $146,419

Minneapolis, MN $146,419

Philadelphia, PA $146,223

Honolulu, HI $145,482

Springfield, MA $144,992

Providence, RI $144,978

Chicago, IL $144,573

Bellingham, WA $144,405

Baltimore, MD $144,251

Chico, CA $143,901

Wilmington, DE $143,663

Pittsfield, MA $143,523

Manchester, NH $143,258

Spokane, WA $142,642

Denver, CO $142,628

Albany, NY $141,971

Troy, NY $141,915

Schenectady, NY $141,621

Burlington, VT $141,313

Portland, ME $140,823

Salem, OR $140,711

Yakima, WA $140,683

Ann Arbor, MI $140,641

Rochester, MN $140,250

Fresno, CA $140,180

Reno, NV $140,180

Milwaukee, WI $140,054

Detroit, MI $139,914

Allentown, PA $139,872

Carson City, NV $139,858

Houston, TX $139,648

Colorado Springs, CO $139,634

Syracuse, NY $139,564

Eugene, OR $139,298

Bismarck, ND $139,131

Gary, IN $139,131

Galveston, TX $139,131

Springfield, OR $139,019

Medford, OR $138,683

Fort Collins, CO $138,627

Austin, TX $138,515

Mesa, AZ $138,221

Phoenix, AZ $138,193

Dallas, TX $138,151

Reading, PA $138,067

Saint Cloud, MN $138,011

Concord, NH $137,885

Madison, WI $137,829

Utica, NY $137,452

Raleigh, NC $137,340

Las Vegas, NV $137,326

Rochester, NY $137,228

Des Moines, IA $137,214

Atlanta, GA $136,990

Battle Creek, MI $136,948

Salt Lake City, UT $136,906

Lancaster, PA $136,696

Champaign, IL $136,668

Harrisburg, PA $136,500

Durham, NC $136,375

Kansas City, MO $136,361

Kansas City, KS $136,333

Fort Worth, TX $136,319

Boca Raton, FL $136,263

Cleveland, OH $136,249

Columbus, OH $136,221

Pittsburgh, PA $136,207

Richmond, VA $136,151

Indianapolis, IN $136,123

Cincinnati, OH $135,941

Petersburg, VA $135,731

Billings, MT $135,423

Lansing, MI $135,423

Huntsville, AL $135,423

Lebanon, PA $135,409

Dayton, OH $135,395

Pueblo, CO $135,395

Appleton, WI $135,353

Buffalo, NY $135,297

Racine, WI $135,227

Charlotte, NC $135,213

Saint Louis, MO $135,171

Springfield, IL $135,115

Elkhart, IN $135,087

York, PA $135,087

Gastonia, NC $135,073

Benton Harbor, MI $135,073

Beaumont, TX $134,990

Lorain, OH $134,962

Toledo, OH $134,906

Binghamton, NY $134,836

Rock Hill, SC $134,822

Rockford, IL $134,752

Fargo, ND $134,682

Elyria, OH $134,682

Flagstaff, AZ $134,584

Fort Lauderdale, FL $134,500

Miami, FL $134,416

Duluth, MN $134,192

Bangor, ME $134,010

Cedar Rapids, IA $133,856

Louisville, KY $133,786

Grand Rapids, MI $133,758

Hialeah, FL $133,744

Casper, WY $133,549

Scranton, PA $133,381

New Orleans, LA $133,339

Virginia Beach, VA $133,325

Akron, OH $133,255

Peoria, IL $133,073

Sarasota, FL $133,045

Green Bay, WI $132,947

Baton Rouge, LA $132,877

Charleston, SC $132,849

Nashville, TN $132,807

Jamestown, NY $132,779

Davenport, IA $132,779

Tucson, AZ $132,709

Cheyenne, WY $132,667

Saint Petersburg, FL $132,625

Tampa, FL $132,597

Omaha, NE $132,569

Port Arthur, TX $132,513

Evansville, IN $132,513

Bradenton, FL $132,457

Santa Fe, NM $132,206

Orlando, FL $132,066

Clearwater, FL $131,912

Canton, OH $131,618

La Crosse, WI $131,618

Grand Forks, ND $131,576

Albuquerque, NM $131,534

Tulsa, OK $131,534

Newport News, VA $131,520

High Point, NC $131,478

Ogden, UT $131,422

Corpus Christi, TX $131,310

Laramie, WY $131,226

Norfolk, VA $131,226

Rock Island, IL $131,142

Saginaw, MI $131,114

Jacksonville, FL $131,100

Salisbury, NC $131,072

Memphis, TN $131,044

Moline, IL $130,974

Fort Myers, FL $130,932

Waterloo, IA $130,751

Spartanburg, SC $130,611

Lincoln, NE $130,541

Fort Wayne, IN $130,513

Birmingham, AL $130,359

Cedar Falls, IA $130,331

Provo, UT $130,317

Springfield, OH $130,303

San Antonio, TX $130,275

Greensboro, NC $130,219

South Bend, IN $130,205

Winston Salem, NC $130,191

Boise, ID $130,149

Savannah, GA $130,051

Muskegon, MI $129,799

Lima, OH $129,631

Lake Charles, LA $129,575

Anderson, IN $129,547

Lexington, KY $129,505

Augusta, GA $129,463

Greenville, SC $129,463

Wichita, KS $129,338

Tuscaloosa, AL $129,338

Columbia, SC $129,212

Bloomington, IN $128,862

Roanoke, VA $128,778

Asheville, NC $128,596

Knoxville, TN $128,358

Shreveport, LA $128,344

Wilmington, NC $128,162

Frankfort, KY $127,897

Oklahoma City, OK $127,799

Chillicothe, OH $127,743

Longview, TX $127,729

Topeka, KS $127,687

Mobile, AL $127,477

Terre Haute, IN $127,421

Erie, PA $127,407

Altoona, PA $127,337

Melbourne, FL $127,295

Amarillo, TX $127,239

Killeen, TX $127,197

Fayetteville, AR $127,085

Sioux Falls, SD $126,987

Chattanooga, TN $126,903

Idaho Falls, ID $126,889

Gainesville, FL $126,596

Portsmouth, OH $126,526

Little Rock, AR $126,498

Lynchburg, VA $126,498

Lafayette, LA $126,442

Youngstown, OH $126,442

Temple, TX $126,386

Daytona Beach, FL $126,358

Clarksville, TN $126,344

Pensacola, FL $126,330

Hopkinsville, KY $125,910

Charleston, WV $125,896

Florence, SC $125,826

Sioux City, IA $125,742

Macon, GA $125,336

Tallahassee, FL $125,322

Fayetteville, NC $125,294

Waco, TX $125,266

Wichita Falls, TX $125,266

Pine Bluff, AR $125,211

Vincennes, IN $124,945

Lubbock, TX $124,889

Great Falls, MT $124,805

Alamogordo, NM $124,791

Abilene, TX $124,679

Rapid City, SD $124,497

Monroe, LA $124,497

Albany, GA $124,413

Huntington, WV $124,399

Jackson, MS $124,385

Greenville, MS $124,371

Parkersburg, WV $124,231

Montgomery, AL $124,203

Johnstown, PA $124,175

Springfield, MO $124,063

Biloxi, MS $123,993

Sumter, SC $123,700

Columbus, GA $123,686

Twin Falls, ID $123,602

Pascagoula, MS $123,420

Kingsport, TN $123,056

Gulfport, MS $123,014

Alexandria, LA $122,552

Fort Smith, AR $122,203

El Paso, TX $121,825

Helena, MT $121,643

Las Cruces, NM $121,195

Harlingen, TX $120,804

Pocatello, ID $120,678

Florence, AL $120,636

Brownsville, TX $120,608

Dothan, AL $120,384

Mcallen, TX $120,314

Columbus, MS $119,279

Altus, OK $118,635

Lawton, OK $118,369

Pierre, SD $117,866

What Skills Can Increase a Product Development Lead's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Project Management (Mentioned in 5.16% Job Postings): Project management is the application of processes, methods, skills, knowledge and experience to achieve specific project objectives according to the project acceptance criteria within agreed parameters. Project management has final deliverables that are constrained to a finite timescale and budget.
Supply Chain (Mentioned in 1.69% Job Postings): A supply chain encompasses everything from the delivery of source materials from the supplier to the manufacturer through to its eventual delivery to the end user.
Product Quality (Mentioned in 1.03% Job Postings): Product quality refers to how well a product satisfies customer needs, serves its purpose and meets industry standards. When evaluating product quality, businesses consider several key factors, including whether a product solves a problem, works efficiently or suits customers' purposes.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Project Management	5.16%
Supply Chain	1.69%
Product Quality	1.03%

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 Product Development Lead's salary.

Prioritization: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Alignment: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Design Engineering: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Prioritization	$148,294	6%
Alignment	$146,895	5%
Design Engineering	$146,895	5%
Agile Development	$146,895	5%
Decision Making	$146,895	5%
Insight	$145,496	4%

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How Education impacts a Product Development Lead's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Product Development 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 Product Development Lead with a Associate's Degree is between $131,775 and $142,362).

Product Development Lead Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Product Development Lead

No Diploma 0.9%

High School 3.7%

Associates 3.7%

Bachelors 49.3%

Masters 35.7%

Doctorate 6.6%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.9%
High School	3.7%
Associates	3.7%
Bachelors	49.3%
Masters	35.7%
Doctorate	6.6%

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Product Development Lead Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Product Development 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 February 01, 2026

$126,123

Average $139,900/year

$150,372

$10,510

Average $11,658/month

$12,531

$2,425

Average $2,690/week

$2,892

$61

Average $67/hour

$72

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$150,372	$12,531	$2,892	$72
Average	$139,900	$11,658	$2,690	$67
25th Percentile	$126,123	$10,510	$2,425	$61

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Salary Trends for Product Development Lead

Salaries for a Product Development Lead can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $146,070 in 2023 to around $143,945 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Product Development Lead salary trends, .

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2023

$146,070

2024

$145,576

2025

$143,945

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2024	$145,576
2025	$143,945
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