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Art consultant salary

Average art consultant salary

$69,992

$33.65 hourly rate

Entry-level art consultant salary
$42,000 yearly salary
Updated December 15, 2025

How much does an art consultant make?

The average art consultant salary in the United States is $69,992. Art consultant salaries typically range between $42,000 and $116,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for art consultants is $33.65 per hour.

Art consultant salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Art consultants earn the highest average salary in Oregon.

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Where can an Art Consultant earn more?

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Columbus, OH$96,571
Coral Gables, FL$48,268
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Activision Blizzard$96,945
State Of Florida$38,048

Art consultant salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Glassdoor, SalaryExpert, Comparably and Payscale, the average salary for an art consultant typically falls between $47,868 and $95,836.
zippia
$69,992yearly
glassdoor[1]
$53,033yearly
comparably[2]
$55,762yearly
Salary.com[3]
$47,868yearly
payscale[4]
$64,980yearly
SalaryExpert[5]
$95,836yearly

Average art consultant salary by state

The highest-paying states for art consultants are Oregon, California, and Kansas. The lowest average art consultant salary states are Florida, Kentucky, and Texas.

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Highest paying states for art consultants

RankStateAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Oregon$91,478$43.98
2New York$82,981$39.89
3California$87,727$42.18
4Kansas$86,861$41.76
5Washington$85,629$41.17
6Utah$75,876$36.48
7New Jersey$77,048$37.04
8Maine$68,055$32.72
9Idaho$79,391$38.17
10Illinois$72,237$34.73
11Mississippi$65,079$31.29
12Massachusetts$75,544$36.32
13Iowa$86,376$41.53
14Vermont$66,141$31.80
15Alaska$78,187$37.59
16Nevada$65,111$31.30
17Connecticut$67,068$32.24
18Alabama$60,897$29.28
19Rhode Island$62,674$30.13
20Michigan$67,112$32.27
21Minnesota$65,143$31.32
22North Carolina$63,690$30.62
23Wyoming$67,955$32.67
24South Dakota$57,497$27.64
25New Hampshire$62,653$30.12
26District of Columbia$63,174$30.37
27North Dakota$62,321$29.96
28Montana$59,785$28.74
29Virginia$61,367$29.50
30Georgia$60,714$29.19
31Pennsylvania$54,868$26.38
32Oklahoma$51,644$24.83
33Ohio$57,991$27.88
34Delaware$60,802$29.23
35Hawaii$61,324$29.48
36Louisiana$60,194$28.94
37Missouri$56,498$27.16
38Colorado$56,360$27.10
39Tennessee$55,078$26.48
40Wisconsin$52,932$25.45
41New Mexico$52,767$25.37
42Nebraska$51,566$24.79
43Florida$49,730$23.91
44Arizona$47,350$22.76
45Texas$48,499$23.32
46West Virginia$51,682$24.85
47Indiana$50,536$24.30
48Maryland$51,781$24.89
49Kentucky$49,333$23.72
50South Carolina$44,749$21.51
51Arkansas$43,023$20.68

Highest paying cities for art consultants

The highest-paying cities for art consultants are San Francisco, CA, Beverly Hills, CA, and Irvine, CA.

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1San Francisco, CA$96,571$46.43
2Beverly Hills, CA$85,064$40.90
3Irvine, CA$83,836$40.31
4Islandia, NY$83,690$40.24
5New York, NY$83,313$40.05
6Raleigh, NC$64,302$30.91
7Las Vegas, NV$64,194$30.86
8Newport, RI$62,847$30.21
9Greensboro, VT$61,572$29.60
10Reading, PA$55,120$26.50
11Parkesburg, PA$54,817$26.35
12Tallahassee, FL$51,728$24.87
13Naples, FL$48,859$23.49
14Coral Gables, FL$48,268$23.21

Art consultant salary details

An art consultant's salary ranges from $42,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $116,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average art consultant salary graph, trends, and summary

What is an art consultant's salary?

PercentileAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rate
90th Percentile$116,000$9,667$56
75th Percentile$91,000$7,583$44
Average$69,992$5,833$34
25th Percentile$53,000$4,417$25
10th Percentile$42,000$3,500$20

Highest paying art consultant jobs

The highest paying types of art consultants are executive creative director, senior creative director, and associate creative director.

Job titleAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rateJob openings
Creative Services Director$108,980$9,082$52.3960,237
Creative Director$137,779$11,482$66.2411,610
Freelance Art Director$85,453$7,121$41.089,215
Designer/Art Director$97,448$8,121$46.8553,314
Creative/Art Director$125,743$10,479$60.4510,403
Art Director$88,367$7,364$42.4811,472

Which companies pay art consultants the most?

Art consultant salaries at Activision Blizzard and WestEd are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average art consultant salary at companies like PSEA and Americorps are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rate
1Activision Blizzard$96,945$46.61
2WestEd$75,065$36.09
3PSEA$65,165$31.33
4Americorps$58,871$28.30
5NC.gov$41,827$20.11
6State Of Florida$38,048$18.29

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$67,000$65,800$64,600$63,400$62,200$61,000
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Art consultant salary trends

The average art consultant salary has risen by $11,520 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average art consultant earned $58,472 annually, but today, they earn $69,992 a year. That works out to a 8% change in pay for art consultants over the last decade.

Compare art consultant salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average art consultant salary over time

Compare art consultant salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

Art consultant salary by year

YearAvg. salaryHourly rate% Change
2025$70,000$33.65+3.1%
2024$67,800$32.59+1.5%
2023$66,800$32.10+0.3%
2022$66,600$32.00+2.9%
2021$64,600$31.07+0.1%

Recently added art consultant salaries

CompanyJobLocationDate addedSalary
State of FloridaDOS-Arts ConsultantTallahassee, FL06/19/2025$43,351
Nolo Art ConsultingSenior Art ConsultantMinneapolis, MN04/11/2025$85,000
The State of FloridaDOS-Arts ConsultantTallahassee, FL02/19/2025$43,351
L.I. City Ventures LLCArt Consultant (Interior Design)Islandia, NY02/05/2025$61,152
AgileArt ConsultantAlpharetta, GA01/24/2025$104,350
MyfloridaDOS-Arts ConsultantTallahassee, FL01/22/2025$43,351
State of FloridaDOS-Arts ConsultantTallahassee, FL01/21/2025$43,351
Webmall.UsArt Consultant Position AvailableBaltimore, MD12/16/2024$54,000
Webmall.UsArt Consultant Position AvailableCedar Rapids, IA12/10/2024$64,800
Webmall.UsArt Consultant Position AvailableRialto, CA12/08/2024$57,000

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