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Group Leader salary

Average group leader salary

$100,480

$48.31 hourly rate
Entry-level group leader salary
$57,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a group leader make?

The average group leader salary in the United States is $100,480. Group leader salaries typically range between $57,000 and $174,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for group leaders is $48.31 per hour.

Group leader salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Group leaders earn the highest average salary in Mississippi.

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Where can a Group Leader earn more?

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Federal Reserve Bank$169,713
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Group Leader salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Indeed, Glassdoor and SalaryExpert, the average salary for a group leader typically falls between $35,082 and $100,480.
zippia
$100,480yearly
glassdoor[1]
$61,876yearly
indeed[2]
$35,082yearly
Salary.com[3]
$46,528yearly
SalaryExpert[4]
$48,299yearly

Average group leader salary by state

The highest-paying states for group leaders are Mississippi, West Virginia, and Louisiana. The lowest average group leader salary states are Kansas, Alaska, and Montana.

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Highest paying states for group leaders

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Mississippi$121,742$58.53
2Louisiana$103,113$49.57
3Rhode Island$99,776$47.97
4Washington$96,145$46.22
5Texas$96,708$46.49
6Delaware$100,075$48.11
7Massachusetts$93,372$44.89
8Nevada$94,606$45.48
9Nebraska$91,001$43.75
10West Virginia$105,783$50.86
11District of Columbia$94,662$45.51
12California$100,434$48.29
13Maine$94,390$45.38
14Michigan$87,895$42.26
15Virginia$92,921$44.67
16Arizona$90,344$43.43
17Georgia$89,891$43.22
18New Jersey$92,313$44.38
19New York$86,974$41.81
20North Dakota$78,681$37.83
21Wyoming$80,412$38.66
22New Hampshire$88,104$42.36
23Vermont$82,025$39.44
24Tennessee$83,538$40.16
25Alabama$81,443$39.16
26New Mexico$85,756$41.23
27Florida$84,286$40.52
28Oregon$90,105$43.32
29North Carolina$81,194$39.04
30Oklahoma$80,844$38.87
31Missouri$73,337$35.26
32Illinois$78,947$37.96
33Kentucky$72,320$34.77
34Connecticut$76,649$36.85
35Maryland$84,459$40.61
36South Dakota$68,090$32.74
37Ohio$71,651$34.45
38Alaska$63,600$30.58
39Indiana$68,659$33.01
40Montana$63,065$30.32
41Idaho$70,454$33.87
42Kansas$67,666$32.53
43Hawaii$59,466$28.59
44Minnesota$73,356$35.27
45Colorado$71,104$34.18
46Pennsylvania$69,893$33.60
47Arkansas$72,086$34.66
48South Carolina$72,264$34.74
49Wisconsin$69,499$33.41
50Utah$60,155$28.92
51Iowa$56,310$27.07
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Highest paying cities for group leaders

The highest-paying cities for group leaders are Madison, MS, San Francisco, CA, and Wilmington, DE.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Madison, MS$132,531$63.72
2San Francisco, CA$106,396$51.15
3Wilmington, DE$101,636$48.86
4Seattle, WA$100,944$48.53
5Houston, TX$99,699$47.93
6Washington, DC$95,623$45.97
7McLean, VA$95,222$45.78
8Boston, MA$93,619$45.01
9Lakewood, NJ$92,963$44.69
10Phoenix, AZ$91,128$43.81
11Detroit, MI$90,211$43.37
12Atlanta, GA$89,072$42.82
13New York, NY$87,872$42.25
14Oak Ridge, TN$86,147$41.42
15Tampa, FL$85,827$41.26
16Wilmington, NC$82,740$39.78
17Chicago, IL$79,919$38.42
18Madison, AL$74,969$36.04
19Saint Louis, MO$74,835$35.98
20Richmond, IN$70,961$34.12

Group Leaders are the most in-demand in these five cities:

  1. San Francisco, CA
  2. Wilmington, DE
  3. Seattle, WA
  4. Houston, TX
  5. Washington, DC

Group Leader salary details

A group leader's salary ranges from $57,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $174,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Group Leader Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a group leader's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$174,000$14,500$84
75th Percentile$134,000$11,167$64
Average$100,480$8,373$48
25th Percentile$75,000$6,250$36
10th Percentile$57,000$4,750$27

Highest paying group leader jobs

The highest paying types of group leaders are senior counselor, co-leader, and program lead.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Activity Coordinator$35,309$2,942$16.9820,364
Activities Director$44,982$3,748$21.636,845
Day Camp Counselor$29,384$2,449$14.1332,895
Summer Camp Counselor$25,618$2,135$12.3231,954
Camp Counselor$24,340$2,028$11.7028,182
Activities Leader$30,329$2,527$14.5835,544

Top companies hiring group leaders now:

  1. Abbott Jobs (56)
  2. Intel Jobs (68)
  3. Quest Diagnostics Jobs (262)
  4. General Motors Jobs (175)
  5. Amdocs Jobs (247)

Which companies pay group leaders the most?

Group leader salaries at Federal Reserve Bank and Bristol-Myers Squibb are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average group leader salary at companies like Genentech and Meta are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Federal Reserve Bank$169,713$81.59
2Bristol-Myers Squibb$166,285$79.94
3Genentech$166,131$79.87
4Meta$163,117$78.42
5Google$152,397$73.27
6Abbott$149,924$72.08
7Jefferson Lab$147,210$70.77
8Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory$146,203$70.29
9Barclays$143,091$68.79
10Oak Ridge National Laboratory$142,679$68.60
11Pacific Northwest National Laboratory$142,347$68.44
12Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory$141,360$67.96
13Los Alamos National Laboratory$141,285$67.93
14Rivian$140,603$67.60
15CITGO Petroleum$140,599$67.60
16Toyota Financial Svc$139,797$67.21
17Sanofi US$138,970$66.81
18J.P. Morgan$138,370$66.52
19ASCO Valve$137,697$66.20
20Joby Aviation$137,404$66.06

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Group Leader salary trends

The average group leader salary has risen by $22,293 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average group leader earned $78,187 annually, but today, they earn $100,480 a year. That works out to a 19% change in pay for group leaders over the last decade.

Compare group leader salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average group leader salary over time

Compare group leader salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

    Group Leader salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2025$100,000$48.31+7.3%
    2024$93,100$44.76+4.9%
    2023$88,500$42.57+2.1%
    2022$86,700$41.68+2.7%
    2021$84,300$40.55+2.3%
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