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The average consultant salary in the United States is $78,912. Consultant salaries typically range between $58,000 and $107,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for consultants is $37.94 per hour.
Consultant salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Consultants earn the highest average salary in New Jersey.
The average consultant salary in New Jersey, Maryland, and Massachusetts are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average consultant salary states are Kansas, Idaho, and New Mexico.
Rank | State | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
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1 | New Jersey | $93,100 | $44.76 |
2 | Massachusetts | $91,297 | $43.89 |
3 | District of Columbia | $95,430 | $45.88 |
4 | Connecticut | $85,585 | $41.15 |
5 | Rhode Island | $81,603 | $39.23 |
6 | North Carolina | $80,858 | $38.87 |
7 | New Hampshire | $81,107 | $38.99 |
8 | Washington | $86,737 | $41.70 |
9 | Alaska | $90,651 | $43.58 |
10 | Illinois | $80,510 | $38.71 |
11 | New York | $87,380 | $42.01 |
12 | Maryland | $91,828 | $44.15 |
13 | Virginia | $83,736 | $40.26 |
14 | California | $83,756 | $40.27 |
15 | Minnesota | $78,007 | $37.50 |
16 | Oregon | $79,866 | $38.40 |
17 | Vermont | $76,121 | $36.60 |
18 | Texas | $78,983 | $37.97 |
19 | Ohio | $76,344 | $36.70 |
20 | Colorado | $82,226 | $39.53 |
21 | Wisconsin | $75,871 | $36.48 |
22 | Michigan | $76,651 | $36.85 |
23 | Alabama | $77,398 | $37.21 |
24 | Pennsylvania | $75,241 | $36.17 |
25 | Hawaii | $75,853 | $36.47 |
26 | Arizona | $73,682 | $35.42 |
27 | Missouri | $74,221 | $35.68 |
28 | Maine | $76,237 | $36.65 |
29 | Georgia | $74,586 | $35.86 |
30 | Delaware | $76,287 | $36.68 |
31 | West Virginia | $72,093 | $34.66 |
32 | Iowa | $72,420 | $34.82 |
33 | Nevada | $68,752 | $33.05 |
34 | Louisiana | $72,227 | $34.72 |
35 | Montana | $66,652 | $32.04 |
36 | Florida | $66,985 | $32.20 |
37 | Indiana | $68,136 | $32.76 |
38 | Idaho | $65,198 | $31.35 |
39 | Oklahoma | $69,797 | $33.56 |
40 | Nebraska | $65,806 | $31.64 |
41 | North Dakota | $65,974 | $31.72 |
42 | Tennessee | $67,220 | $32.32 |
43 | South Carolina | $69,330 | $33.33 |
44 | Kentucky | $66,131 | $31.79 |
45 | Utah | $59,894 | $28.80 |
46 | Kansas | $65,375 | $31.43 |
47 | Wyoming | $63,922 | $30.73 |
48 | New Mexico | $65,025 | $31.26 |
49 | South Dakota | $65,548 | $31.51 |
50 | Mississippi | $65,420 | $31.45 |
51 | Arkansas | $55,786 | $26.82 |
The highest-paying cities for consultants are Washington, DC, Englewood, NJ, and Boston, MA.
Rank | City | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Washington, DC | $95,478 | $45.90 |
2 | Englewood, NJ | $93,181 | $44.80 |
3 | Boston, MA | $91,356 | $43.92 |
4 | Richmond, CA | $88,622 | $42.61 |
5 | New York, NY | $87,547 | $42.09 |
6 | Seattle, WA | $87,490 | $42.06 |
7 | Hartford, CT | $85,643 | $41.17 |
8 | Arlington, VA | $84,336 | $40.55 |
9 | Denver, CO | $82,248 | $39.54 |
10 | Raleigh, NC | $81,762 | $39.31 |
11 | Chicago, IL | $80,773 | $38.83 |
12 | Hillsboro, OR | $79,777 | $38.35 |
13 | San Antonio, TX | $79,644 | $38.29 |
14 | Minneapolis, MN | $78,025 | $37.51 |
15 | Detroit, MI | $76,836 | $36.94 |
16 | Columbus, OH | $76,100 | $36.59 |
17 | Milwaukee, WI | $75,998 | $36.54 |
18 | Philadelphia, PA | $75,532 | $36.31 |
19 | Saint Louis, MO | $74,791 | $35.96 |
20 | Atlanta, GA | $74,741 | $35.93 |
Consultants are the most in-demand in these five cities:
A consultant's salary ranges from $58,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $107,000 at the 90th percentile.
Percentile | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|---|
90th Percentile | $107,000 | $8,917 | $51 |
75th Percentile | $92,000 | $7,667 | $44 |
Average | $78,912 | $6,576 | $38 |
25th Percentile | $67,000 | $5,583 | $32 |
10th Percentile | $58,000 | $4,833 | $28 |
The highest paying types of consultants are senior management consultant, principal consultant, and strategy consultant.
Job Title | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Program Management Consultant | $101,157 | $8,430 | $48.63 | 177,578 |
Implementation Consultant | $80,195 | $6,683 | $38.56 | 70,450 |
Application Consultant | $95,522 | $7,960 | $45.92 | 99,368 |
Management Consultant | $99,360 | $8,280 | $47.77 | 153,045 |
Contractor/Consultant | $84,811 | $7,068 | $40.77 | 64,573 |
Operations Consultant | $87,229 | $7,269 | $41.94 | 122,880 |
How would you rate the starting salaries for Consultants, as well as the prospects for salary advancement?
Robin Cormier
Assistant Professor, Montana State University - Billings
Top companies hiring consultants now:
Consultant salaries at L.E.K. Consulting and Nera Economic Consulting are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average consultant salary at companies like DLA Piper and Apple are highly competitive.
Rank | Company | Average Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1 | L.E.K. Consulting | $128,777 | $61.91 |
2 | Nera Economic Consulting | $128,496 | $61.78 |
3 | DLA Piper | $125,482 | $60.33 |
4 | Apple | $125,116 | $60.15 |
5 | The Brattle Group | $125,021 | $60.11 |
6 | $120,875 | $58.11 | |
7 | AppDynamics | $117,486 | $56.48 |
8 | ConocoPhillips | $117,391 | $56.44 |
9 | Bunge | $116,675 | $56.09 |
10 | Slalom | $113,625 | $54.63 |
11 | Microsoft | $112,863 | $54.26 |
12 | Bed Bath & Beyond | $111,694 | $53.70 |
13 | Avid | $110,617 | $53.18 |
14 | Open Systems Technologies | $110,146 | $52.95 |
15 | eBay | $109,854 | $52.81 |
16 | SADA | $109,766 | $52.77 |
17 | Intuitive Surgical | $109,708 | $52.74 |
18 | Adobe | $109,450 | $52.62 |
19 | Cisco | $109,199 | $52.50 |
20 | TD Ameritrade | $108,252 | $52.04 |
The average consultant salary varies across industries:
Rank | Industry | Average Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Technology | $85,405 | $41.06 |
2 | Finance | $82,820 | $39.82 |
3 | Manufacturing | $82,697 | $39.76 |
4 | Professional | $80,988 | $38.94 |
5 | Health Care | $75,671 | $36.38 |
6 | Government | $64,583 | $31.05 |
The average consultant salary has risen by $8,255 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average consultant earned $70,657 annually, but today, they earn $78,912 a year. That works out to a 8% change in pay for consultants over the last decade.
Compare consultant salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.
Compare consultant salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
Year | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
2025 | $78,900 | $37.94 | +2.7% |
2024 | $76,800 | $36.90 | +1.9% |
2023 | $75,300 | $36.19 | +1.4% |
2022 | $74,200 | $35.68 | +1.4% |
2021 | $73,200 | $35.20 | +0.0% |
Company | Job | Location | Date Added | Salary |
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Akraya Inc. | SAC Consultant | Santa Clara, CA | 12/17/2024 | $166,960 |
Griffin Health | Emea Consultant | Derby, CT | 12/17/2024 | $90,000 |
Americor | Debt Consultant | Irvine, CA | 12/17/2024 | $33,392 |
ADP | Life Cycle Consultant-Bilingual (English/Spanish) | San Francisco, CA | 12/16/2024 | $39,027 |
Bloomingdale's Group | Registry Consultant, -59Th Street | New York, NY | 12/16/2024 | $35,479 |
Yellowstone Local | Comfort Consultant | Richardson, TX | 12/16/2024 | $35,000 |
Health Care Service Corporation | Workforce Insights & Planning Consultant | Chicago, IL | 12/16/2024 | $58,800 |
E2 Consulting Engineers, Inc. | Orat Consultant | Los Angeles, CA | 12/16/2024 | $94,854 |
Scott Credit Union | Collections Consultant | Collinsville, IL | 12/16/2024 | $38,317 |
Privateinvestigator Mansfield | Acoustic Consultant | Chesterfield, MO | 12/16/2024 | $34,404 |
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