Lead IT Specialist Salary in Richmond, Virginia

How much does a Lead IT Specialist make in Richmond, VA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Lead IT Specialist in Richmond, VA is $99,129. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $85,261 to $110,732, with most professionals earning between $72,634 and $121,295.

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Assisting with planning, deploying and migrating users to Office 365, Exchange Online, Azure AD and other cloud-based solutions including moving critical data, processes, and archives.

December 15, 2022

Activities will include planning and executing the assessment activities, participating in meetings, ensuring the appropriate level of management review on action items and responses, and tracking commitments to closure.

February 10, 2023

Understand and convey IT control and risk management concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

February 28, 2023

Provide 3rd-level support for an enterprise-wide Microsoft Windows distributed server platform, including related technologies such as Certificate Services, IIS, Clustering, etc.

March 04, 2023

Track and understand emerging security practices and standards by participating in educational opportunities, reading professional publications, maintaining personal networks, and participating in professional organizations.

March 16, 2023

Performs needs analysis to define opportunities for new and improved business process solutions.

March 18, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Lead IT Specialist in Richmond, VA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

85261

110732

99129

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

88049

116345

101656

What is the average salary for Lead IT Specialist in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Lead IT Specialist in Richmond, VA. The base salary for Lead IT Specialist ranges from $85,261 to $110,732 with the average base salary of $99,129. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $88,049 to $116,345 with the average total cash compensation of $101,656.

View Average Salary for Lead IT Specialist as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$99,129	$85,261 - $110,732
Bonus	$2,527	$2,788 - $5,614
Total Pay	$101,656	$88,049 - $116,345

* 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.

Lead IT Specialist Salary Near Richmond, VA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Richmond, VA
CITY, STATE Petersburg, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $84,998 - $110,390	COMPARE TO Richmond, VA
CITY, STATE Virginia State University, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $84,998 - $110,390	COMPARE TO Richmond, VA
CITY, STATE Newport News, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $82,361 - $106,965	COMPARE TO Richmond, VA
CITY, STATE Hampton, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $82,361 - $106,965	COMPARE TO Richmond, VA
CITY, STATE Suffolk, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $82,045 - $106,556	COMPARE TO Richmond, VA
CITY, STATE Portsmouth, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $82,177 - $106,726	COMPARE TO Richmond, VA

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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 Area (MSA) and the Greater Richmond Region. Richmond was incorporated in 1742 and has been an independent city since 1871. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 204,214; in 2016, the population was estimated to be 223,170, making Richmond the fourth-most populous city in Virginia. The Richmond Metropolitan Area has a population of 1,260,029, the third-most populous metro in the state. Richmond is located at the fall line of the James R...

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