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How Much Does an Application Lead Earn In The United States?

Application Lead Salaries

Updated December 31, 2020

Average Yearly Salary

$109,000

$85,000

$109,000

$141,000

Application leads in the United States make an average salary of $109,720 per year or $52.75 per hour. In terms of salary range, an entry level application lead salary is roughly $85,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $141,000. If you like following the crowd, technology and health care companies tend to attract the most workers in this field. But if you're in it for the money, then you'll want to seek out professional, technology, and finance companies, as employees in each industry have reported the highest salaries. As most things go, location can be critical. California, Oregon, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and New York provide the highest application lead salaries.

Best Paying Cities

1. San Francisco, CA

Average Salary: $128,414

Application Lead Jobs: 3

2. Jersey City, NJ

Average Salary: $117,532

Application Lead Jobs: 1

3. Woonsocket, RI

Average Salary: $115,908

4. New York, NY

Average Salary: $111,415

Application Lead Jobs: 8

5. Stamford, CT

Average Salary: $110,585

Application Lead Jobs: 2

6. Wilmington, DE

Average Salary: $106,745

Application Lead Jobs: 1

7. Austin, TX

Average Salary: $104,945

Application Lead Jobs: 6

8. Fort Collins, CO

Average Salary: $103,528

Application Lead Jobs: 1

9. Atlanta, GA

Average Salary: $102,562

Application Lead Jobs: 8

10. Philadelphia, PA

Average Salary: $101,803

Application Lead Jobs: 3

11. Saint Louis, MO

Average Salary: $101,336

Application Lead Jobs: 2

12. Bellevue, WA

Average Salary: $99,133

13. Boston, MA

Average Salary: $97,886

Application Lead Jobs: 6

14. Iowa City, IA

Average Salary: $96,934

15. Fort Myers, FL

Average Salary: $95,088

Application Lead Jobs: 1

16. Eagan, MN

Average Salary: $94,557

17. Columbus, OH

Average Salary: $93,934

Application Lead Jobs: 6

18. Greenville, SC

Average Salary: $91,693

Application Lead Jobs: 1

19. Cary, NC

Average Salary: $90,634

20. Novi, MI

Average Salary: $90,200

Application Lead Jobs: 1

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Where Application Leads Earn The Most

The darker areas on the map show where application leads earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

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How Much Do Application Leads Earn In Different Cities?

While an application lead can average a salary of $109,720 per year, or $52.75 per hour, there are many opportunities for application leads to make more. For example, in San Francisco, CA you might make $128,414 per year. Other high-paying locations include Jersey City, NJ, Woonsocket, RI and New York, NY. If you're in an entry-level position, your best bet is to move to San Francisco, CA where the average starting salary is $82,000. The highest paying states for application leads include California, Oregon and New Jersey. Meanwhile, Hawaii, Wyoming, and North Dakota offer the lowest salaries.

City

Average Salary

San Francisco, CA

$128k$128,414

Jersey City, NJ

$118k$117,532

Woonsocket, RI

$116k$115,908

New York, NY

$111k$111,415

Stamford, CT

$111k$110,585

Wilmington, DE

$107k$106,745

Austin, TX

$105k$104,945

Fort Collins, CO

$104k$103,528

Atlanta, GA

$103k$102,562

Philadelphia, PA

$102k$101,803

$73k

$162k

High Paying Application Lead Jobs

Which Companies Pay Application Leads The Most?

If you insist on knowing when your check is going to come and for how much, then you'd be better off working for companies like Rosendin Electric and Restoration Hardware as they offer the highest salaries for application leads.

Company

Average Salary

Rosendin Electric

$132k$132,112

$130k$129,751

Accuray

$125k$124,971

COMPLIANCE FIRST CONSULTING

$125k$124,830

RingCentral

$123k$123,151

Advanced Energy

$122k$121,787

IAP Worldwide Services

$122k$121,616

Hubbell

$121k$121,469

PMC Group

$121k$121,181

Baker Hughes, a GE company

$121k$120,528

$105k

$137k

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How Much Do Application Leads Make In Different Industries?

Application lead salaries can vary on many factors, including what industry a job is in. In fact, jobs with professional, technology, and finance companies tend to be the highest paying. Furthermore, an application lead can make a yearly salary of $119,543 while working for professional companies. All the while, other application leads are making $102,631 at technology companies and $98,761 at finance companies. One industry application leads may want to avoid is the manufacturing industry as it offers the lowest average salary at $88,221.

Industry

Average Salary

Professional

$120k$119,543

Technology

$103k$102,631

Finance

$99k$98,761

Manufacturing

$88k$88,221

$81k

$131k

How Experience Affects Application Lead Salaries

The salary for an application lead can vary depending on the years of experience that a person has, from entry level to senior level. Data on how experience level affects total compensation is provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as part of their National Compensation Survey, which is based on factors such as knowledge, complexity, contacts, and environment.

Recently Added Application Lead Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Indy gov Indy gov Application Technical Lead	Application Technical Lead Application Technical Lead	Indianapolis, IN Indianapolis, IN	11/20/2020 11/20/2020	$48,027 $48,027 11/20/2020
Randstad Randstad Application Security Lead	Application Security Lead Application Security Lead	Louisville, KY Louisville, KY	09/23/2020 09/23/2020	$125,220 $125,220 09/23/2020
Robert Half Robert Half V2V Application Lead	V2V Application Lead V2V Application Lead	Sewickley, PA Sewickley, PA	09/10/2020 09/10/2020	$130,000 $130,000 09/10/2020
Randstad Randstad Cash Applications Lead/Supervisor	Cash Applications Lead/Supervisor Cash Applications Lead/Supervisor	Chandler, AZ Chandler, AZ	07/21/2020 07/21/2020	$80,000 $80,000 07/21/2020
Marquette University Marquette University Application Lead	Application Lead Application Lead	Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee, WI	05/29/2020 05/29/2020	$72,001 $72,001 05/29/2020
Marquette University Marquette University Application Lead	Application Lead Application Lead	Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee, WI	04/03/2020 04/03/2020	$72,001 $72,001 04/03/2020
Marquette University Marquette University Application Lead	Application Lead Application Lead	Milwaukee, WI Milwaukee, WI	03/26/2020 03/26/2020	$72,001 $72,001 03/26/2020
Randstad Randstad .NET Application Development Lead	.NET Application Development Lead .NET Application Development Lead	New York, NY New York, NY	02/19/2020 02/19/2020	$155,000 $155,000 02/19/2020
GTN Technical Staffing and Consulting GTN Technical Staffing and Consulting Application Lead	Application Lead Application Lead	Newark, NJ Newark, NJ	12/31/2019 12/31/2019	$171,134 $171,134 12/31/2019
Randstad Randstad Application Lead	Application Lead Application Lead	Scottsdale, AZ Scottsdale, AZ	11/22/2019 11/22/2019	$114,785 $114,785 11/22/2019

Updated December 31, 2020

Application Lead Salary

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How Much Does an Application Lead Earn In The United States?

1. San Francisco, CA

2. Jersey City, NJ

3. Woonsocket, RI

4. New York, NY

5. Stamford, CT

6. Wilmington, DE

7. Austin, TX

8. Fort Collins, CO

9. Atlanta, GA

10. Philadelphia, PA

11. Saint Louis, MO

12. Bellevue, WA

13. Boston, MA

14. Iowa City, IA

15. Fort Myers, FL

16. Eagan, MN

17. Columbus, OH

18. Greenville, SC

19. Cary, NC

20. Novi, MI

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Where Application Leads Earn The Most

How Much Do Application Leads Earn In Different Cities?

High Paying Application Lead Jobs

Which Companies Pay Application Leads The Most?

The largest raises come from changing jobs.

Application Lead Salary History

How Much Do Application Leads Make In Different Industries?

How Experience Affects Application Lead Salaries

Recently Added Application Lead Salaries

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