Lead Inventory Specialist Salary in the United States

How much does a Lead Inventory Specialist make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Lead Inventory Specialist in the United States is $94,196 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

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

  • Top Earners (90th percentile): $114,451
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $85,473 to $104,798
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $77,531
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Lead Inventory Specialist Salaries by Percentile

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Monthly
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Weekly
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75th Percentile $104,798 $8,733 $2,015 $50
Average $94,196 $7,850 $1,811 $45
25th Percentile $85,473 $7,123 $1,644 $41
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Key Factors That Influence Lead Inventory Specialist Salaries

A Lead Inventory Specialist'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 Inventory Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Lead Inventory Specialist'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): $90,161
  • Early Career (1-2 years): $90,551
  • Mid-Level (2-4 years): $91,463
  • Senior-Level (5-8 years): $92,505
  • Expert (over 8 years): $94,508
Levels Salary
Entry Level Lead Inventory Specialist$90,161
Intermediate Level Lead Inventory Specialist$90,551
Senior Level Lead Inventory Specialist$91,463
Specialist Level Lead Inventory Specialist$92,505
Expert Level Lead Inventory Specialist$94,508
$90,161 0 yr
$90,551 < 2 yrs
$91,463 2-4 yrs
$92,505 5-8 yrs
$94,508 > 8 yrs
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How Do Lead Inventory Specialist 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 Inventory Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

  • District of Columbia: $104,294.
  • California: $103,898.
  • Massachusetts: $102,513.

Top Paying Cities for Lead Inventory Specialists

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: $118,809
  • San Francisco: $117,641
  • Oakland: $115,032

What Skills Can Increase a Lead Inventory Specialist's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Leadership (Mentioned in 4.74% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
  • ERP (Mentioned in 1.93% Job Postings): Enterprise resource planning (ERP) refers to a type of software that organizations use to manage day-to-day business activities such as accounting, procurement, project management, risk management and compliance, and supply chain operations.
  • Data Analysis (Mentioned in 1.17% Job Postings): Data analysis is a process of inspecting, cleansing, transforming, and modeling data with the goal of discovering useful information, informing conclusions, and supporting decision-making. Data analysis has multiple facets and approaches, encompassing diverse techniques under a variety of names, and is used in different business, science, and social science domains. In today's business world, data analysis plays a role in making decisions more scientific and helping businesses operate more effectively. Data mining is a particular data analysis technique that focuses on modeling and knowledge discovery for predictive rather than purely descriptive purposes, while business intelligence covers data analysis that relies heavily on aggregation, focusing mainly on business information. In statistical applications, data analysis can be divided into descriptive statistics, exploratory data analysis (EDA), and confirmatory data analysis (CDA). EDA focuses on discovering new features in the data while CDA focuses on confirming or falsifying existing hypotheses. Predictive analytics focuses on application of statistical models for predictive forecasting or classification, while text analytics applies statistical, linguistic, and structural techniques to extract and classify information from textual sources, a species of unstructured data. All of the above are varieties of data analysis.
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Skills Demand Percentage
Leadership 4.74%
ERP 1.93%
Data Analysis 1.17%
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 Inventory Specialist's salary.
  • Flexibility: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
  • Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
  • Forecasting: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Skill Salary Salary % Increase
Flexibility
$99,848
6%
Project Management
$99,848
6%
Forecasting
$99,848
6%
Data Analysis
$98,906
5%
Collaboration
$98,906
5%
Supply Chain
$98,906
5%
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How Education impacts a Lead Inventory Specialist's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Lead Inventory Specialists 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 Inventory Specialist with a Bachelor's Degree is between $101,536 and $109,500).

Lead Inventory Specialist Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Lead Inventory Specialist
Degree Level % of user with this level of education
No Diploma 1.0%
High School 32.5%
Associates 15.3%
Bachelors 40.2%
Masters 11.1%
Doctorate 0.0%
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Lead Inventory Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Lead Inventory Specialist'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

Salary Trends for Lead Inventory Specialist

Salaries for a Lead Inventory Specialist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $98,814 in 2023 to around $98,953 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Lead Inventory Specialist salary trends, .

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