Lead IT Specialist Salary in Schenectady, NY

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As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Lead IT Specialist in Schenectady, NY is $103,112. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $88,686 to $115,180, with most professionals earning between $75,552 and $126,168.

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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 Schenectady, NY

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88686

115180

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91586

121020

105741

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 Schenectady, NY. The base salary for Lead IT Specialist ranges from $88,686 to $115,180 with the average base salary of $103,112. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $91,586 to $121,020 with the average total cash compensation of $105,741.

View Average Salary for Lead IT Specialist as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$103,112	$88,686 - $115,180
Bonus	$2,629	$2,900 - $5,839
Total Pay	$105,741	$91,586 - $121,020

* 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 Schenectady, NY

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Schenectady, NY
CITY, STATE Albany, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $88,905 - $115,465	COMPARE TO Schenectady, NY
CITY, STATE Troy, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $88,870 - $115,419	COMPARE TO Schenectady, NY
CITY, STATE Nassau, NY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $95,879 - $124,522	COMPARE TO Schenectady, NY
CITY, STATE Bennington, VT	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $88,712 - $115,215	COMPARE TO Schenectady, NY
CITY, STATE Pittsfield, MA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $89,878 - $116,728	COMPARE TO Schenectady, NY
CITY, STATE Rutland, VT	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $88,073 - $114,384	COMPARE TO Schenectady, NY

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About Schenectady, New York

Schenectady (/skəˈnɛktədi/) is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 66,135. The name "Schenectady" is derived from a Mohawk word, skahnéhtati, meaning "beyond the pines". Schenectady was founded on the south side of the Mohawk River by Dutch colonists in the 17th century, many from the Albany area. They were prohibited from the fur trade by the Albany monopoly, which kept its control after the English takeover in 1664. Residents of the new village developed farms on strip plots along the rive...

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