Development Lead Salary in Albuquerque, New Mexico

How much does a Development Lead make in Albuquerque, NM?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Development Lead in Albuquerque, NM is $106,385. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $94,537 to $120,353, with most professionals earning between $83,750 and $133,070.

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Design and develop automation/performance solutions that meet organization standards and build reliable, reusable and maintainable automated regression suites & test harnesses.

November 22, 2022

Participate in internal/cross team meetings, project scoping, functional reviews, test specifications, technical reviews for assigned projects in an Agile environment.

December 25, 2022

Develop and deliver recruitment related training sessions involving Recruitment Best Practices and other HR related activities.

January 03, 2023

Create a source to target mappings and ETL design for the integration of new or modified data streams into the data warehouse and/or data marts.

January 14, 2023

Collaborate with other software developers, business analysts and software architects to plan, design, develop, test, and maintain web- and desktop-based business applications built on Microsoft technologies.

February 21, 2023

Leads the strategy, design and execution of solutions to drive employee (non-management) development including but not limited to development planning, skill building, individual effectiveness, on-boarding, etc.

March 01, 2023

Assist in the collection and documentation of user's requirements, development of user stories, estimates and work plans.

March 18, 2023

Management, financial/budget management, strategic communications and planning, stakeholder engagement and facilitation services, acquisition support, systems engineering and technical assistance (SETA), and business process reengineering.

April 07, 2023

Demonstrated non-authoritative leadership skills to influence and build positive relationships and lead diverse groups to a common vision.

May 08, 2023

Provide technical direction for the development, design, and systems integration for client engagement from definition phase through implementation.

May 17, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Development Lead in Albuquerque, NM

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

94537

120353

106385

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

101819

134623

116059

What is the average salary for Development Lead in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Development Lead in Albuquerque, NM. The base salary for Development Lead ranges from $94,537 to $120,353 with the average base salary of $106,385. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $101,819 to $134,623 with the average total cash compensation of $116,059.

View Average Salary for Development Lead as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$106,385	$94,537 - $120,353
Bonus	$9,675	$7,282 - $14,270
Total Pay	$116,059	$101,819 - $134,623

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Development Lead Salary Near Albuquerque, NM

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Albuquerque, NM
CITY, STATE Rio Rancho, NM	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $94,235 - $119,969	COMPARE TO Albuquerque, NM
CITY, STATE Santa Fe, NM	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $95,019 - $120,967	COMPARE TO Albuquerque, NM
CITY, STATE Farmington, NM	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $93,270 - $118,740	COMPARE TO Albuquerque, NM
CITY, STATE Alamogordo, NM	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $89,690 - $114,183	COMPARE TO Albuquerque, NM
CITY, STATE Roswell, NM	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $88,182 - $112,263	COMPARE TO Albuquerque, NM
CITY, STATE Las Cruces, NM	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $87,106 - $110,893	COMPARE TO Albuquerque, NM

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About Albuquerque, New Mexico

According to the United States Census Bureau, Albuquerque has a total area of 189.5 square miles (490.9 km2), of which 187.7 square miles (486.2 km2) is land and 1.8 square miles (4.7 km2), or 0.96%, is water. Albuquerque lies within the northern, upper edges of the Chihuahuan Desert ecoregion, based on long-term patterns of climate, associations of plants and wildlife, and landforms, including drainage patterns. Located in central New Mexico, the city also has noticeable influences from the adjacent Colorado Plateau semi-desert, Arizona-New Mexico Mountains, and Southwest plateaus and plains ...

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