Project Lead Salary in Richmond, Virginia

Project Lead Salary in Richmond, VA

How much does a Project Lead make in Richmond, VA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Project Lead in Richmond, VA is $96,606. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $86,805 to $107,978, with most professionals earning between $77,882 and $118,331.

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10th Percentile Project Lead Salary $77,882 Richmond,VA April 01, 2025
25th Percentile Project Lead Salary $86,805 Richmond,VA April 01, 2025
50th Percentile Project Lead Salary $96,606 Richmond,VA April 01, 2025
75th Percentile Project Lead Salary $107,978 Richmond,VA April 01, 2025
90th Percentile Project Lead Salary $118,331 Richmond,VA April 01, 2025
25% $86,805 10% $77,882 90% $118,331 75% $107,978 $96,606 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is a Project Lead ?

Project management is the practice of initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and closing the work of a team to achieve specific goals and meet specific success criteria at the specified time. The primary challenge of project management is to achieve all of the project goals within the given constraints. This information is usually described in project documentation, created at the beginning of the development process. The primary constraints are scope, time, quality and budget. The secondary – and more ambitious – challenge is to optimize the allocation of necessary inputs and apply th...

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    Project Manager II

    2 - 4 years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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    Project Lead

    4 - 7 years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

  3. Up a level:

    Project Manager IV

    7 + years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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Average Base Salary

Core compensation

 
 
 
86805
107978
96606

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

 
 
 
90605
115477
101808
These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Project Lead in Richmond, VA. The base salary for Project Lead ranges from $86,805 to $107,978 with the average base salary of $96,606. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $90,605 to $115,477 with the average total cash compensation of $101,808.

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About Richmond, Virginia    Richmond (/ˈrɪtʃmənd/) is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. It is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical ....More

Richmond, Virginia  area prices were up 1.2% from a year ago

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