How to hire a team leader/supervisor

Team leader/supervisor hiring summary. Here are some key points about hiring team leader/supervisors in the United States:

The median cost to hire a team leader/supervisor is $1,633.
It takes between 36 and 42 days to fill the average role in the US.
HR departments typically allocate 15% of their budget towards recruitment efforts.
Small businesses spend $1,105 per team leader/supervisor on training each year, while large companies spend $658.
It takes approximately 12 weeks for a new employee to reach full productivity levels.
There are a total of 348,172 team leader/supervisors in the US, and there are currently 96,069 job openings in this field.
Detroit, MI, has the highest demand for team leader/supervisors, with 5 job openings.

How to hire a team leader/supervisor, step by step

To hire a team leader/supervisor, you should clearly understand the skills and experience you are looking for in a candidate, and allocate a budget for the position. You will also need to post and promote the job opening to reach potential candidates. Here's a step-by-step guide on how to hire a team leader/supervisor:

Here's a step-by-step team leader/supervisor hiring guide:

Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
Step 3: Make a budget
Step 4: Write a team leader/supervisor job description
Step 5: Post your job
Step 6: Interview candidates
Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new team leader/supervisor
Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

What does a team leader/supervisor do?

A team leader or supervisor is an individual who leads and supervises a workgroup's functionality through instructions and guidance in an organization. Team leaders provide support to staff members by way of coaching and skills development. They are responsible for preventing and resolving conflicts among staff members by setting ground rules and assigning tasks properly. They also organize team meetings and report the progress of a project to the management. Since they lead a workforce, team leaders must possess excellent verbal communication skills and have a great work ethic.

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Identify your hiring needs

First, determine the employments status of the team leader/supervisor you need to hire. Certain team leader/supervisor roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

Determine employee vs contractor status

Is the person you're thinking of hiring a US citizen or green card holder?

A team leader/supervisor's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, team leader/supervisors from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

This list shows salaries for various types of team leader/supervisors.

Type of Team Leader/Supervisor	Description	Hourly rate
Team Leader/Supervisor		$15-37
Supervisor, Patient Access	A patient access supervisor is a professional who is responsible for supervising a health facility's patient registration, inpatient and outpatient, the financial counseling division, central scheduling, and the PBX department. Patient access supervisors must ensure that high-quality service for patients is achieved as well as the accuracy of information... Show more	$14-32
Call Center Team Leader	A call center team leader is someone who is hands-on with the team's supervision. Call center team leaders ensure that the right procedures are followed... Show more	$13-24

Create an ideal candidate profile
Common skills:
- Safety Procedures
- Quality Standards
- Sales Floor
- Payroll
- Process Improvement
- Continuous Improvement
- Direct Reports
- Customer Care
- Corrective Action
- Disciplinary Actions
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- Inventory Control
- Performance Reviews
- Leadership
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- Produce clean, custom build windows to meet customer satisfaction and company standards requirements.
- Develop and implement new workforce training programs; create PowerPoint slides and lesson plans.
- Provide training presentation from an instructor-le, PowerPoint, to hands on lab environment for newly hire programmers.
- Assist in controlling payroll, ensuring accurate timekeeping and minimizing all controllable costs.
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Make a budget

Including a salary range in your team leader/supervisor job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A team leader/supervisor salary can vary based on several factors:

Location. For example, team leader/supervisors' average salary in montana is 50% less than in district of columbia.
Seniority. Entry-level team leader/supervisors earn 59% less than senior-level team leader/supervisors.
Certifications. A team leader/supervisor with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a team leader/supervisor's salary.

Average team leader/supervisor salary

$50,841yearly

$24.44 hourly rate

Entry-level team leader/supervisor salary

$32,000 yearly salary

Updated January 20, 2026

Average team leader/supervisor salary by state

Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	Massachusetts	$64,724	$31
2	Michigan	$63,493	$31
3	Colorado	$62,505	$30
4	Maryland	$62,417	$30
5	New York	$62,251	$30
6	Wisconsin	$60,020	$29
7	Pennsylvania	$58,755	$28
8	California	$58,567	$28
9	Illinois	$56,338	$27
10	Nevada	$54,795	$26
11	Indiana	$54,387	$26
12	Kansas	$52,152	$25
13	South Carolina	$51,446	$25
14	Hawaii	$50,711	$24
15	Louisiana	$50,441	$24
16	Ohio	$49,026	$24
17	Florida	$48,776	$23
18	Tennessee	$46,730	$22
19	Texas	$44,801	$22
20	Georgia	$43,436	$21

Average team leader/supervisor salary by company

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Nexteer Automotive	$78,156	$37.58
2	Griffin Hospital	$65,504	$31.49
3	The Richards Group	$65,451	$31.47
4	Southcoast Health	$59,458	$28.59	13
5	Pfizer	$58,216	$27.99	5
6	FleetCor Technologies	$56,743	$27.28
7	Rich Products	$56,125	$26.98	11
8	Raytheon Technologies	$55,715	$26.79	21
9	University of California-Berkeley	$54,313	$26.11
10	Latham Pool	$54,100	$26.01	1
11	ICONMA	$53,482	$25.71
12	Atento Puerto Rico, Inc.	$53,424	$25.68
13	Emler Swim School	$53,303	$25.63
14	Bausch + Lomb	$52,410	$25.20	5
15	ZF Group	$52,406	$25.20
16	Service Master Clean	$50,474	$24.27	6
17	Stew Leonard's	$49,534	$23.81	1
18	Reno, NV	$48,535	$23.33	2
19	Sedgwick LLP	$47,277	$22.73	154
20	Highmark	$44,344	$21.32	109

Writing a team leader/supervisor job description
A good team leader/supervisor job description should include a few things:
- Summary of the role
- List of responsibilities
- Required skills and experience
Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a team leader/supervisor job description:
Team leader/supervisor job description example

Rate of Pay: $15-$19/hour

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3rd Shift: 8:45pm - 6:30am

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Team Lead
Leads and performs a full range of varied sorting, inspection- or production-related tasks as well as administrative duties or any other task in furtherance of the work or goals of Stratosphere Quality and its customers.

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Project Supervisors are responsible for project set up, managing customer deliverables and team member expectations and general supervision. Ongoing training with team to maintain consistent work and communication with customers and employees. Project Supervisors travel to the manufacturing plants, where the parts are being made or the warehouses where the parts are being stored to supervise our teams of quality inspectors.

Project Supervisors create an atmosphere where the individual is recognized and foster an environment for employee growth. Project Supervisors work together with their teams and customers to solve problems.

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Post your job
To find the right team leader/supervisor for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:
- Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
- Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with team leader/supervisors they would recommend.
- Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit team leader/supervisors who meet your education requirements.
- Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.
Post your job online:
- Post your team leader/supervisor job on Zippia to find and recruit team leader/supervisor candidates who meet your exact specifications.
- Use field-specific websites.
- Post a job on free websites.
Interview candidates
To successfully recruit team leader/supervisors, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.
It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.
The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.
Send a job offer and onboard your new team leader/supervisor
Once you have selected a candidate for the team leader/supervisor position, it is time to create an offer letter. In addition to salary, the offer letter should include details about benefits and perks that are available to the employee. Ensuring your offer is competitive is vital, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and it is important to be open to discussion and reach a mutually beneficial agreement. After the offer has been accepted, it is a good idea to formalize the agreement with a contract.
It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.
After that, you can create an onboarding schedule for a new team leader/supervisor. Human Resources and the hiring manager should complete Employee Action Forms. Human Resources should also ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc., and that new employee files are created.
Go through the hiring process checklist
- Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
- Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
- Define job responsibilities and requirements
- Establish budget and timeline
- Determine hiring decision makers for the role
- Write job description
- Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
- Promote the job internally
- Process applications through applicant tracking system
- Review resumes and cover letters
- Shortlist candidates for screening
- Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
- Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
- Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
- Conduct background checks on top candidates
- Check references of top candidates
- Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
- Extend offer to top candidate(s)
- Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
- Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
- Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
- Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)
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How much does it cost to hire a team leader/supervisor?

Hiring a team leader/supervisor comes with both the one-time cost per hire and ongoing costs. The cost of recruiting team leader/supervisors involves promoting the job and spending time conducting interviews. Ongoing costs include employee salary, training, benefits, insurance, and equipment. It is essential to consider the cost of team leader/supervisor recruiting as well the ongoing costs of maintaining the new employee.

You can expect to pay around $50,841 per year for a team leader/supervisor, as this is the median yearly salary nationally. This can vary depending on what state or city you're hiring in. If you're hiring for contract work or on a per-project basis, hourly rates for team leader/supervisors in the US typically range between $15 and $37 an hour.

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