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Team Leader Career Market Report 2026

3,287 active jobs. 431 companies. Median salary $50K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

3,287
Active Job Openings
431
Companies Hiring
$50K
Median Salary (US)
77%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Team Leader market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 77% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $50K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $45K to $83K.

Remote roles pay 48% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

Swift is the most-demanded skill at 6%

Greeneking leads hiring with 657 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Manager → Director (+$155K, +242%)

Salary increase: +$155K · Sample: Manager → Director

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 6% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Manager59$64K$64K$83K
Mid-Level22$7K$12K$120K
Junior8$55K$70K$91K
Senior7$80K$100K$150K
Director4$182K$219K$302K

What jumps out

Manager → Director: +$155K (242%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States135$54KUSD
United Kingdom10$45KGBP
Remote9$80KUSD
Australia4$105KUSD
Indonesia3$600KIDR

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site5.0%
Remote1.7%
Hybrid0.4%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Swift
6%
AI/LLM
6%
Project Management
2%

Declining in Demand

Mental Health ↓-32.9ppJournalism ↓-18.9ppActing ↓-15.3ppInventory Management ↓-13.3ppMerchandising ↓-11.3pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Greeneking65720.0%
Target2848.6%
Tp1905.8%
Onetp1905.8%
Amartha1624.9%
Paytmpayments1484.5%
Cermaticom431.3%
Asda391.2%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United Kingdom762
United States587
India354
Indonesia206
Remote45
Australia44
Philippines27
South Africa26

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree73.3%1,852
Master's Degree3.3%83
Bachelor's Degree2.5%62
High School / GED0.2%4
PhD / Doctorate0.1%2
MBA0.1%2

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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