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Squad leader salary

Average squad leader salary

$57,705

$27.74 hourly rate

Entry-level squad leader salary
$27,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025
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Average squad leader salary by state

Highest paying states for squad leaders

RankStateAvg. salaryHourly rate
1West Virginia$62,289$29.95
2Connecticut$64,763$31.14
3Pennsylvania$66,749$32.09
4Maryland$66,085$31.77
5Ohio$62,006$29.81
6New York$66,624$32.03
7New Jersey$67,326$32.37
8Oregon$57,708$27.74
9California$63,445$30.50
10Michigan$61,927$29.77
11Arizona$56,742$27.28
12New Mexico$54,307$26.11
13Virginia$63,823$30.68
14Wisconsin$58,248$28.00
15North Carolina$56,317$27.08
16Kentucky$54,627$26.26
17Massachusetts$57,013$27.41
18Illinois$57,717$27.75
19Indiana$57,754$27.77
20Delaware$57,351$27.57
21North Dakota$50,540$24.30
22Minnesota$54,760$26.33
23South Dakota$50,835$24.44
24Rhode Island$52,541$25.26
25District of Columbia$56,479$27.15
26Washington$54,341$26.13
27Iowa$52,888$25.43
28Utah$50,901$24.47
29Texas$52,864$25.42
30Idaho$51,271$24.65
31Tennessee$50,618$24.34
32Louisiana$51,711$24.86
33Nevada$53,573$25.76
34Nebraska$49,271$23.69
35South Carolina$51,257$24.64
36Georgia$49,850$23.97
37Montana$47,840$23.00
38Kansas$49,256$23.68
39Mississippi$50,201$24.14
40Oklahoma$49,473$23.79
41Alabama$49,727$23.91
42Missouri$50,120$24.10
43Wyoming$47,407$22.79
44Arkansas$49,305$23.70
45Hawaii$43,373$20.85
46Colorado$48,586$23.36
47Alaska$41,906$20.15
48New Hampshire$45,142$21.70
49Florida$47,494$22.83
50Vermont$47,252$22.72
51Maine$45,102$21.68

Squad leader salary details

A squad leader's salary ranges from $27,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $121,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average squad leader salary graph, trends, and summary

What is a squad leader's salary?

PercentileAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rate
90th Percentile$121,000$10,083$58
75th Percentile$85,000$7,083$41
Average$57,705$4,809$28
25th Percentile$39,000$3,250$19
10th Percentile$27,000$2,250$13

Highest paying squad leader jobs

The highest paying types of squad leaders are infantry weapons officer, cavalry officer, and infantry officer.

Job titleAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rateJob openings
Infantryman$35,250$2,938$16.951,135
Platoon Leader$47,908$3,992$23.0314,546

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$51,000$50,400$49,800$49,200$48,600$48,000
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Squad leader salary trends

The average squad leader salary has risen by $10,303 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average squad leader earned $47,402 annually, but today, they earn $57,705 a year. That works out to a 13% change in pay for squad leaders over the last decade.

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Average squad leader salary over time

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Squad leader salary by year

YearAvg. salaryHourly rate% Change
2025$57,700$27.74+5.1%
2024$54,800$26.33+2.9%
2023$53,200$25.55+2.5%
2022$51,800$24.93+1.7%
2021$51,000$24.50+2.3%

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