Research Summary. After extensive research by the Zippia data science team, we identified these details of team leader salary by state for the United States:
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Alaska has the highest team leader salary of $109,358
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Iowa has the lowest team leader salary of $47,100
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The national average salary for team leaders is $68,817
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The national hourly pay for team leaders is $33.09
You can read more on the specific methodology.
Background
Without fail, in surveys across basically every demographic, the number one most important aspect of a job for most people is the salary — how much do team leaders get paid where I live?
And while there are many things to go into how much you, specifically, can expect to make, there’s really good data for average salaries for team leader by state across America broken down by seniority level. So while your city may be slightly different than the state average, these averages give you a rough sense of what to expect for your salary.
The state with the best salary for team leaders after this adjustment? That would be Alaska.
Here’s a quick snapshot of the top ten states for team leader salaries:
Let’s take a look at how we got here and a full ranking of all the states.
Highest-Paid Team Leaders By State
| Rank | State | Average Team Leader Salary | 10th Percentile | 90th Percentile |
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| 1 | Alaska | $109,358 | $61,000 | $194,000 |
| 2 | New York | $95,136 | $53,000 | $170,000 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $92,822 | $51,000 | $166,000 |
| 4 | Rhode Island | $85,720 | $47,000 | $154,000 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $84,412 | $46,000 | $152,000 |
| 6 | Delaware | $82,398 | $45,000 | $150,000 |
| 7 | California | $81,561 | $42,000 | $156,000 |
| 8 | Connecticut | $80,462 | $44,000 | $146,000 |
| 9 | Maryland | $75,439 | $40,000 | $140,000 |
| 10 | Virginia | $73,362 | $38,000 | $138,000 |
| 11 | New Hampshire | $71,683 | $39,000 | $131,000 |
| 12 | Washington | $71,150 | $36,000 | $137,000 |
| 13 | Michigan | $69,445 | $37,000 | $129,000 |
| 14 | Texas | $69,048 | $35,000 | $132,000 |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | $67,415 | $36,000 | $124,000 |
| 16 | North Carolina | $64,651 | $33,000 | $123,000 |
| 17 | Georgia | $64,338 | $34,000 | $119,000 |
| 18 | Florida | $64,327 | $34,000 | $118,000 |
| 19 | Hawaii | $63,050 | $34,000 | $115,000 |
| 20 | Ohio | $62,801 | $33,000 | $118,000 |
| 21 | Illinois | $62,030 | $33,000 | $116,000 |
| 22 | Arizona | $60,713 | $31,000 | $117,000 |
| 23 | Minnesota | $60,386 | $32,000 | $111,000 |
| 24 | South Dakota | $59,653 | $32,000 | $108,000 |
| 25 | Vermont | $59,569 | $32,000 | $109,000 |
| 26 | Colorado | $59,030 | $32,000 | $106,000 |
| 27 | Louisiana | $58,968 | $31,000 | $111,000 |
| 28 | Nevada | $58,591 | $30,000 | $114,000 |
| 29 | North Dakota | $58,469 | $32,000 | $106,000 |
| 30 | Wisconsin | $58,382 | $31,000 | $108,000 |
| 31 | Maine | $57,616 | $31,000 | $104,000 |
| 32 | Oregon | $57,573 | $29,000 | $111,000 |
| 33 | Missouri | $56,728 | $30,000 | $104,000 |
| 34 | Arkansas | $56,399 | $30,000 | $103,000 |
| 35 | Kansas | $54,245 | $29,000 | $99,000 |
| 36 | Tennessee | $54,243 | $29,000 | $101,000 |
| 37 | Indiana | $53,596 | $28,000 | $101,000 |
| 38 | South Carolina | $53,180 | $28,000 | $99,000 |
| 39 | Nebraska | $53,141 | $29,000 | $96,000 |
| 40 | Idaho | $52,943 | $28,000 | $97,000 |
| 41 | Alabama | $52,771 | $28,000 | $98,000 |
| 42 | Mississippi | $52,637 | $28,000 | $98,000 |
| 43 | Montana | $52,454 | $29,000 | $94,000 |
| 44 | New Mexico | $51,919 | $27,000 | $98,000 |
| 45 | West Virginia | $49,242 | $25,000 | $93,000 |
| 46 | Wyoming | $48,859 | $27,000 | $87,000 |
| 47 | Kentucky | $48,653 | $25,000 | $91,000 |
| 48 | Oklahoma | $47,794 | $25,000 | $87,000 |
| 49 | Utah | $47,655 | $26,000 | $86,000 |
| 50 | Iowa | $47,100 | $25,000 | $86,000 |
Methodology: Team Leader Salary By State
To better understand team leader pay by state, Zippia has aggregated data across a multitude of channels including the BLS, FLC, and OPM. We then supplement that data with actual listed salaries from job posts. Finally, the data science team calculates a weighted average of these inputs to create an average pay for team leaders by state.
We took the average annual salary data for team leaders from these estimates and ranked every state on this criteria with the state with the highest salary ranking as highest average salary for team leaders.
Team Leader Salary By State FAQs
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What is the highest-paid state for team leaders?
The highest-paid state for team leaders is Alaska with an average salary of $109,358 per year.
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What city pays team leaders the most?
New York, NY pays team leaders the most with an average salary of $96,310 per year.
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What is the worst state for team leaders?
The worst state for team leaders is Iowa with an average salary of $47,100 per year.
Author
Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.
