Best states for a design team lead

Q: What is the best state for design team leads?

The best state to be a design team lead is New York based on design team lead salaries and job opportunities.

Q: What is the highest paying state for design team leads?

The highest paying state for design team leads is Hawaii based on Zippia’s salary database.

Q: What is the worst state for design team leads?

The worst state for design team leads is Hawaii, due to a combination of low salaries and few job opportunities.

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Do you want to become a design team lead at Bank of America, and you wonder what that means or entails? We have the full list of best states for design team leads that you can check out, before you begin your journey. This way, if you are newly entering the job market, or you are looking to change jobs, you know which places are the best for design team lead jobs.

To that end, we dove into our dataset of job and salary numbers to figure out which states have the best opportunities for design team leads. New York is the best state for design team leads, where the median salary is $109,141.New York is the best state, and Southampton is the city with the highest pay for design team leads.

10 best states for design team leads in 2025

1. New York
Total design team lead jobs: 1,858
Average annual salary: $109,141
Lowest 10 percent earn: $76,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $155,000
Location Quotient:
1.4
Design team lead jobs in New York
2. Delaware
Total design team lead jobs: 183
Average annual salary: $100,761
Lowest 10 percent earn: $70,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $143,000
Location Quotient:
1.41
Design team lead jobs in Delaware
3. Michigan
Total design team lead jobs: 467
Average annual salary: $104,535
Lowest 10 percent earn: $71,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $153,000
Location Quotient:
0.58
Design team lead jobs in Michigan
4. North Carolina
Total design team lead jobs: 384
Average annual salary: $105,050
Lowest 10 percent earn: $71,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $154,000
Location Quotient:
0.39
Design team lead jobs in North Carolina
5. Washington
Total design team lead jobs: 963
Average annual salary: $99,206
Lowest 10 percent earn: $65,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $149,000
Location Quotient:
1.27
Design team lead jobs in Washington
6. Virginia
Total design team lead jobs: 366
Average annual salary: $105,986
Lowest 10 percent earn: $74,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $151,000
Location Quotient:
0.38
Design team lead jobs in Virginia
7. Pennsylvania
Total design team lead jobs: 343
Average annual salary: $104,337
Lowest 10 percent earn: $72,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $149,000
Location Quotient:
0.28
Design team lead jobs in Pennsylvania
8. California
Total design team lead jobs: 5,374
Average annual salary: $99,153
Lowest 10 percent earn: $60,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $163,000
Location Quotient:
1.78
Design team lead jobs in California
9. South Dakota
Total design team lead jobs: 203
Average annual salary: $85,577
Lowest 10 percent earn: $55,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $132,000
Location Quotient:
1.83
Design team lead jobs in South Dakota
10. Idaho
Total design team lead jobs: 291
Average annual salary: $87,782
Lowest 10 percent earn: $54,000
Highest 10 percent earn: $140,000
Location Quotient:
1.71
Design team lead jobs in Idaho

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How Zippia determines the best states to be a design team lead

You can read about how the best state rankings are calculated here.

Detailed list of the best states for a design team lead

Rank	State	Average salary	Lowest 10% earn	Population	Job count
1	New York	$109,141	$76,000	19,849,399	1,858
2	Delaware	$100,761	$70,000	961,939	183
3	Michigan	$104,535	$71,000	9,962,311	467
4	North Carolina	$105,050	$71,000	10,273,419	384
5	Washington	$99,206	$65,000	7,405,743	963
6	Virginia	$105,986	$74,000	8,470,020	366
7	Pennsylvania	$104,337	$72,000	12,805,537	343
8	California	$99,153	$60,000	39,536,653	5,374
9	South Dakota	$85,577	$55,000	869,666	203
10	Idaho	$87,782	$54,000	1,716,943	291
11	Nevada	$87,117	$51,000	2,998,039	334
12	Rhode Island	$99,586	$70,000	1,059,639	44
13	Connecticut	$91,096	$63,000	3,588,184	532
14	Oregon	$89,580	$58,000	4,142,776	629
15	West Virginia	$94,322	$64,000	1,815,857	31
16	New Jersey	$97,634	$68,000	9,005,644	227
17	New Hampshire	$89,015	$63,000	1,342,795	196
18	Maryland	$90,814	$63,000	6,052,177	981
19	District of Columbia	$99,398	$69,000	693,972	194
20	Illinois	$86,675	$57,000	12,802,023	1,613
21	Alaska	$85,384	$67,000	739,795	204
22	Vermont	$87,605	$62,000	623,657	101
23	Florida	$84,311	$52,000	20,984,400	2,324
24	Maine	$87,288	$62,000	1,335,907	157
25	Texas	$84,750	$50,000	28,304,596	958
26	Ohio	$86,098	$58,000	11,658,609	297
27	Massachusetts	$90,665	$64,000	6,859,819	521
28	Indiana	$84,348	$55,000	6,666,818	187
29	Montana	$79,033	$51,000	1,050,493	262
30	Minnesota	$81,190	$54,000	5,576,606	1,029
31	South Carolina	$82,010	$53,000	5,024,369	464
32	Wisconsin	$82,208	$55,000	5,795,483	228
33	North Dakota	$79,316	$53,000	755,393	127
34	Alabama	$75,253	$46,000	4,874,747	658
35	Arizona	$80,764	$47,000	7,016,270	343
36	Utah	$73,641	$43,000	3,101,833	599
37	Georgia	$79,209	$50,000	10,429,379	1,207
38	Wyoming	$71,826	$43,000	579,315	120
39	New Mexico	$74,723	$43,000	2,088,070	248
40	Arkansas	$69,548	$41,000	3,004,279	532
41	Iowa	$74,946	$47,000	3,145,711	464
42	Kentucky	$78,162	$50,000	4,454,189	95
43	Missouri	$74,815	$45,000	6,113,532	717
44	Colorado	$71,050	$41,000	5,607,154	897
45	Louisiana	$76,549	$45,000	4,684,333	65
46	Oklahoma	$65,640	$38,000	3,930,864	559
47	Tennessee	$74,138	$46,000	6,715,984	119
48	Nebraska	$70,050	$42,000	1,920,076	282
49	Mississippi	$72,466	$43,000	2,984,100	59
50	Kansas	$61,914	$36,000	2,913,123	436
51	Hawaii	$56,078	$41,000	1,427,538	91

Highest paying states for design team leads

Rank	State	Avg. Design Team Lead Salary
1	New York	$109,141
2	Delaware	$100,761
3	Michigan	$104,535
4	North Carolina	$105,050
5	Washington	$99,206
6	Virginia	$105,986
7	Pennsylvania	$104,337
8	California	$99,153
9	South Dakota	$85,577
10	Idaho	$87,782
11	Nevada	$87,117
12	Rhode Island	$99,586
13	Connecticut	$91,096
14	Oregon	$89,580
15	West Virginia	$94,322
16	New Jersey	$97,634
17	New Hampshire	$89,015
18	Maryland	$90,814
19	District of Columbia	$99,398
20	Illinois	$86,675
21	Alaska	$85,384
22	Vermont	$87,605
23	Florida	$84,311
24	Maine	$87,288
25	Texas	$84,750
26	Ohio	$86,098
27	Massachusetts	$90,665
28	Indiana	$84,348
29	Montana	$79,033
30	Minnesota	$81,190
31	South Carolina	$82,010
32	Wisconsin	$82,208
33	North Dakota	$79,316
34	Alabama	$75,253
35	Arizona	$80,764
36	Utah	$73,641
37	Georgia	$79,209
38	Wyoming	$71,826
39	New Mexico	$74,723
40	Arkansas	$69,548
41	Iowa	$74,946
42	Kentucky	$78,162
43	Missouri	$74,815
44	Colorado	$71,050
45	Louisiana	$76,549
46	Oklahoma	$65,640
47	Tennessee	$74,138
48	Nebraska	$70,050
49	Mississippi	$72,466
50	Kansas	$61,914
51	Hawaii	$56,078

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Total design team lead jobs:	1,858
Average annual salary:	$109,141
Lowest 10 percent earn:	$76,000
Highest 10 percent earn:	$155,000
Location Quotient:	1.4

Best states for a design team lead

10 best states for design team leads in 2025

1. New York

2. Delaware

3. Michigan

4. North Carolina

5. Washington

6. Virginia

7. Pennsylvania

8. California

9. South Dakota

10. Idaho