What are the main factors that influence a Lead Associate's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Lead Associate's salary?

A Lead Associate's salary grows with experience: starting around $65,570 for beginners, reaching about $68,890 at mid-level, and approach $72,482 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Lead Associate?

Lead Associate salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Lead Associate roles are District of Columbia $76,731, California $76,440, Massachusetts $75,422. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Lead Associate roles make?

Salaries for Lead Associate level roles vary by specialization: Lead BioProcess Associate: $100,065; Lead Warehouse Associate: $93,994; Lead Sales Associate: $75,574; Lead Fulfillment Associate: $66,671; Lead Associate Operations: $65,540.

How do different companies affect a Lead Associate's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Lead Associate roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Lead Associate Salary in the United States

How much does a Lead Associate make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Lead Associate in the United States is $69,302 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $86,082
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $61,526 to $78,086
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $54,446

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Lead Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,086	$6,507	$1,502	$38
Average	$69,302	$5,775	$1,333	$33
25th Percentile	$61,526	$5,127	$1,183	$30

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Key Factors That Influence Lead Associate Salaries

A Lead Associate'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 Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Lead Associate'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): $65,570
Early Career (1-2 years): $65,818
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $68,890
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $72,243
Expert (over 8 years): $72,482

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Lead Associate	$65,570
Intermediate Level Lead Associate	$65,818
Senior Level Lead Associate	$68,890
Specialist Level Lead Associate	$72,243
Expert Level Lead Associate	$72,482

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How Do Lead Associate 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 Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $76,731.
California: $76,440.
Massachusetts: $75,422.

District of Columbia $76,731 California $76,440 Massachusetts $75,422 Washington $75,144 New Jersey $75,117 Alaska $75,020 Connecticut $74,063 New York $73,675

Hawaii $72,435 Rhode Island $71,853 Maryland $71,457 Minnesota $70,917 Colorado $70,709 Illinois $70,640 Oregon $70,376 Delaware $70,182

New Hampshire $70,060 Virginia $69,787 Pennsylvania $68,990 Nevada $68,588 North Dakota $68,457 Michigan $68,249 Wisconsin $68,173 Vermont $68,020

Texas $67,597 Maine $67,570 Arizona $67,528 Ohio $67,480 Georgia $66,842 Indiana $66,523 Wyoming $66,461 Utah $66,364

Iowa $66,322 Kansas $65,990 Louisiana $65,893 North Carolina $65,858 Missouri $65,844 Florida $65,574 Montana $65,428 Nebraska $65,290

Kentucky $65,213 South Carolina $64,936 Tennessee $64,763 Idaho $64,694 New Mexico $64,188 Oklahoma $64,077 Alabama $63,668 South Dakota $62,982

Arkansas $62,608 West Virginia $62,407 Mississippi $61,804

Top Paying Cities for Lead Associates

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: $87,411
San Francisco: $86,551
Oakland: $84,632

San Jose, CA $87,411

San Francisco, CA $86,551

Oakland, CA $84,632

New York, NY $80,314

Queens Village, NY $79,795

Paramus, NJ $79,240

Passaic, NJ $79,171

Bergenfield, NJ $79,102

Stamford, CT $78,998

Huntington, NY $78,928

Newark, NJ $78,478

Bridgeport, CT $78,339

New Brunswick, NJ $78,110

Vallejo, CA $77,965

Middlesex, NJ $77,923

Somerset, NJ $77,861

Petaluma, CA $77,702

Santa Cruz, CA $77,431

Boston, MA $77,293

Monterey, CA $76,946

Fairbanks, AK $76,898

Los Angeles, CA $76,766

Washington, DC $76,731

Seattle, WA $76,607

Santa Rosa, CA $76,593

Juneau, AK $76,392

Orange, CA $76,163

Anchorage, AK $76,038

Anaheim, CA $75,990

Santa Ana, CA $75,886

Nassau, NY $75,844

Long Beach, CA $75,817

Danbury, CT $75,796

Santa Maria, CA $75,560

Everett, WA $75,546

Bremerton, WA $75,207

Trenton, NJ $75,075

Sacramento, CA $75,047

San Diego, CA $75,013

Brockton, MA $74,985

Tacoma, WA $74,957

Santa Barbara, CA $74,860

Lowell, MA $74,583

New Suffolk, NY $74,555

Nashua, NH $74,472

Lompoc, CA $74,361

Ventura, CA $74,292

Stockton, CA $74,271

New Haven, CT $74,133

Atlantic City, NJ $73,952

Hartford, CT $73,800

Modesto, CA $73,765

Poughkeepsie, NY $73,613

New Britain, CT $73,578

Kennewick, WA $73,481

Olympia, WA $73,481

New London, CT $73,467

Norwich, CT $73,446

Lawrence, MA $73,412

Bakersfield, CA $73,218

New Bedford, MA $73,121

Riverside, CA $73,121

Richland, WA $73,051

Portsmouth, NH $72,996

Vineland, NJ $72,982

San Bernardino, CA $72,927

Boulder, CO $72,733

Worcester, MA $72,677

Portland, OR $72,615

Saint Paul, MN $72,532

Minneapolis, MN $72,532

Philadelphia, PA $72,435

Honolulu, HI $72,067

Springfield, MA $71,825

Providence, RI $71,818

Chicago, IL $71,617

Bellingham, WA $71,534

Baltimore, MD $71,457

Chico, CA $71,284

Wilmington, DE $71,166

Pittsfield, MA $71,097

Manchester, NH $70,965

Spokane, WA $70,661

Denver, CO $70,654

Albany, NY $70,328

Troy, NY $70,300

Schenectady, NY $70,155

Burlington, VT $70,002

Portland, ME $69,760

Salem, OR $69,704

Yakima, WA $69,690

Ann Arbor, MI $69,669

Rochester, MN $69,475

Reno, NV $69,441

Fresno, CA $69,441

Milwaukee, WI $69,378

Detroit, MI $69,309

Allentown, PA $69,288

Carson City, NV $69,281

Houston, TX $69,177

Colorado Springs, CO $69,171

Syracuse, NY $69,136

Eugene, OR $69,004

Gary, IN $68,921

Bismarck, ND $68,921

Galveston, TX $68,921

Springfield, OR $68,866

Medford, OR $68,699

Fort Collins, CO $68,672

Austin, TX $68,616

Mesa, AZ $68,471

Phoenix, AZ $68,457

Dallas, TX $68,436

Reading, PA $68,394

Saint Cloud, MN $68,367

Concord, NH $68,304

Madison, WI $68,277

Utica, NY $68,089

Raleigh, NC $68,034

Las Vegas, NV $68,027

Rochester, NY $67,979

Des Moines, IA $67,972

Atlanta, GA $67,861

Battle Creek, MI $67,840

Salt Lake City, UT $67,819

Lancaster, PA $67,715

Champaign, IL $67,701

Harrisburg, PA $67,618

Durham, NC $67,556

Kansas City, MO $67,549

Kansas City, KS $67,535

Fort Worth, TX $67,528

Boca Raton, FL $67,500

Cleveland, OH $67,493

Columbus, OH $67,480

Pittsburgh, PA $67,473

Richmond, VA $67,445

Indianapolis, IN $67,431

Cincinnati, OH $67,341

Petersburg, VA $67,237

Lansing, MI $67,085

Billings, MT $67,085

Huntsville, AL $67,085

Lebanon, PA $67,078

Pueblo, CO $67,071

Dayton, OH $67,071

Appleton, WI $67,050

Buffalo, NY $67,022

Racine, WI $66,987

Charlotte, NC $66,981

Saint Louis, MO $66,960

Springfield, IL $66,932

York, PA $66,918

Elkhart, IN $66,918

Gastonia, NC $66,911

Benton Harbor, MI $66,911

Beaumont, TX $66,870

Lorain, OH $66,856

Toledo, OH $66,828

Binghamton, NY $66,793

Rock Hill, SC $66,787

Rockford, IL $66,752

Elyria, OH $66,717

Fargo, ND $66,717

Flagstaff, AZ $66,669

Fort Lauderdale, FL $66,627

Miami, FL $66,586

Duluth, MN $66,475

Bangor, ME $66,385

Cedar Rapids, IA $66,308

Louisville, KY $66,274

Grand Rapids, MI $66,260

Hialeah, FL $66,253

Casper, WY $66,156

Scranton, PA $66,073

New Orleans, LA $66,052

Virginia Beach, VA $66,045

Akron, OH $66,010

Peoria, IL $65,920

Sarasota, FL $65,906

Green Bay, WI $65,858

Baton Rouge, LA $65,823

Charleston, SC $65,809

Nashville, TN $65,789

Jamestown, NY $65,775

Davenport, IA $65,775

Tucson, AZ $65,740

Cheyenne, WY $65,719

Saint Petersburg, FL $65,698

Tampa, FL $65,685

Omaha, NE $65,671

Evansville, IN $65,643

Port Arthur, TX $65,643

Bradenton, FL $65,615

Santa Fe, NM $65,491

Orlando, FL $65,421

Clearwater, FL $65,345

La Crosse, WI $65,199

Canton, OH $65,199

Grand Forks, ND $65,179

Tulsa, OK $65,158

Albuquerque, NM $65,158

Newport News, VA $65,151

High Point, NC $65,130

Ogden, UT $65,102

Corpus Christi, TX $65,047

Laramie, WY $65,005

Norfolk, VA $65,005

Rock Island, IL $64,964

Saginaw, MI $64,950

Jacksonville, FL $64,943

Salisbury, NC $64,929

Memphis, TN $64,915

Moline, IL $64,881

Fort Myers, FL $64,860

Waterloo, IA $64,770

Spartanburg, SC $64,701

Lincoln, NE $64,666

Fort Wayne, IN $64,652

Birmingham, AL $64,576

Cedar Falls, IA $64,562

Provo, UT $64,555

Springfield, OH $64,548

San Antonio, TX $64,534

Greensboro, NC $64,506

South Bend, IN $64,500

Winston Salem, NC $64,493

Boise, ID $64,472

Savannah, GA $64,423

Muskegon, MI $64,299

Lima, OH $64,215

Lake Charles, LA $64,188

Anderson, IN $64,174

Lexington, KY $64,153

Augusta, GA $64,132

Greenville, SC $64,132

Wichita, KS $64,070

Tuscaloosa, AL $64,070

Columbia, SC $64,007

Bloomington, IN $63,834

Roanoke, VA $63,793

Asheville, NC $63,703

Knoxville, TN $63,585

Shreveport, LA $63,578

Wilmington, NC $63,488

Frankfort, KY $63,356

Oklahoma City, OK $63,308

Chillicothe, OH $63,280

Longview, TX $63,273

Topeka, KS $63,252

Mobile, AL $63,148

Terre Haute, IN $63,120

Erie, PA $63,113

Altoona, PA $63,079

Melbourne, FL $63,058

Amarillo, TX $63,030

Killeen, TX $63,010

Fayetteville, AR $62,954

Sioux Falls, SD $62,906

Chattanooga, TN $62,864

Idaho Falls, ID $62,857

Gainesville, FL $62,712

Portsmouth, OH $62,677

Little Rock, AR $62,663

Lynchburg, VA $62,663

Youngstown, OH $62,635

Lafayette, LA $62,635

Temple, TX $62,608

Daytona Beach, FL $62,594

Clarksville, TN $62,587

Pensacola, FL $62,580

Hopkinsville, KY $62,372

Charleston, WV $62,365

Florence, SC $62,330

Sioux City, IA $62,289

Macon, GA $62,088

Tallahassee, FL $62,081

Fayetteville, NC $62,067

Wichita Falls, TX $62,053

Waco, TX $62,053

Pine Bluff, AR $62,025

Vincennes, IN $61,894

Lubbock, TX $61,866

Great Falls, MT $61,824

Alamogordo, NM $61,818

Abilene, TX $61,762

Rapid City, SD $61,672

Monroe, LA $61,672

Albany, GA $61,630

Huntington, WV $61,624

Jackson, MS $61,617

Greenville, MS $61,610

Parkersburg, WV $61,540

Montgomery, AL $61,526

Johnstown, PA $61,513

Springfield, MO $61,457

Biloxi, MS $61,423

Sumter, SC $61,277

Columbus, GA $61,270

Twin Falls, ID $61,228

Pascagoula, MS $61,138

Kingsport, TN $60,958

Gulfport, MS $60,937

Alexandria, LA $60,709

Fort Smith, AR $60,535

El Paso, TX $60,348

Helena, MT $60,258

Las Cruces, NM $60,036

Harlingen, TX $59,842

Pocatello, ID $59,780

Florence, AL $59,759

Brownsville, TX $59,745

Dothan, AL $59,635

Mcallen, TX $59,600

Columbus, MS $59,087

Altus, OK $58,768

Lawton, OK $58,637

Pierre, SD $58,387

What Skills Can Increase a Lead Associate's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Leadership (Mentioned in 12.17% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Psychotherapy (Mentioned in 2.61% Job Postings): Psychotherapy can help eliminate or control troubling symptoms so a person can function better and can increase well-being and healing.
Quality Assurance (Mentioned in 1.74% Job Postings): Verifying the adherence of product with required specifications and expectations to track and resolve deficiencies prior to product release.

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Leadership	12.17%
Psychotherapy	2.61%
Quality Assurance	1.74%

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 Associate's salary.

Planning: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Planning	$70,688	2%
Collaboration	$70,688	2%
Initiative	$70,688	2%
Scheduling	$69,995	1%
Leadership	$69,995	1%
Pastoral Care	$69,302	0%

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How Education impacts a Lead Associate's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Lead Associates 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 Associate with a Bachelor's Degree is between $56,067 and $61,348).

Lead Associate Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Lead Associate

No Diploma 0.4%

High School 5.3%

Associates 5.2%

Bachelors 42.8%

Masters 43.5%

Doctorate 2.9%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.4%
High School	5.3%
Associates	5.2%
Bachelors	42.8%
Masters	43.5%
Doctorate	2.9%

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Lead Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Lead Associate'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 May 18, 2021

$61,526

Average $69,302/year

$78,086

$5,127

Average $5,775/month

$6,507

$1,183

Average $1,333/week

$1,502

$30

Average $33/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,086	$6,507	$1,502	$38
Average	$69,302	$5,775	$1,333	$33
25th Percentile	$61,526	$5,127	$1,183	$30

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Salary Trends for Lead Associate

Salaries for a Lead Associate can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $51,413 in 2023 to around $51,726 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Lead Associate salary trends, .

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