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Information Technology Consultant salary

Average information technology consultant salary

$84,790

$40.76 hourly rate

Entry-level information technology consultant salary
$62,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does an information technology consultant make?

The average information technology consultant salary in the United States is $84,790. Information technology consultant salaries typically range between $62,000 and $115,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for information technology consultants is $40.76 per hour.

Information technology consultant salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Information technology consultants earn the highest average salary in Washington.

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Information Technology Consultant salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Glassdoor and Ziprecruiter, the average salary for an information technology consultant typically falls between $84,790 and $102,305.
zippia
$84,790yearly
glassdoor[1]
$102,305yearly
Salary.com[2]
$92,869yearly
ZipRecruiter[3]
$86,843yearly

Average information technology consultant salary by state

The average information technology consultant salary in Washington, Oregon, and California are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average information technology consultant salary states are Mississippi, Iowa, and Missouri.

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Highest paying states for information technology consultants

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Washington$113,901$54.76
2Oregon$104,802$50.39
3Rhode Island$89,549$43.05
4Nevada$94,672$45.52
5California$96,533$46.41
6New Hampshire$88,402$42.50
7Idaho$93,453$44.93
8Montana$85,363$41.04
9District of Columbia$90,147$43.34
10Arizona$83,961$40.37
11Virginia$85,521$41.12
12Pennsylvania$86,579$41.62
13Massachusetts$85,391$41.05
14North Carolina$82,674$39.75
15Minnesota$82,980$39.89
16North Dakota$77,837$37.42
17Texas$85,806$41.25
18Alaska$85,373$41.04
19Utah$80,478$38.69
20Ohio$81,007$38.95
21South Dakota$74,738$35.93
22Louisiana$82,775$39.80
23Arkansas$79,199$38.08
24Alabama$75,124$36.12
25New York$82,701$39.76
26New Jersey$80,370$38.64
27Maryland$82,307$39.57
28Wisconsin$78,493$37.74
29Georgia$80,361$38.64
30Vermont$78,061$37.53
31West Virginia$76,255$36.66
32Oklahoma$73,510$35.34
33Delaware$79,275$38.11
34New Mexico$77,137$37.09
35Illinois$76,682$36.87
36Colorado$78,176$37.58
37Michigan$75,896$36.49
38Mississippi$71,561$34.40
39Kansas$74,214$35.68
40Connecticut$74,405$35.77
41Wyoming$71,785$34.51
42Maine$74,929$36.02
43Kentucky$72,790$35.00
44Hawaii$57,824$27.80
45Florida$71,984$34.61
46Indiana$72,268$34.74
47Iowa$71,533$34.39
48Nebraska$68,587$32.97
49Missouri$71,201$34.23
50South Carolina$73,104$35.15
51Tennessee$68,370$32.87
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Highest paying cities for information technology consultants

The highest-paying cities for information technology consultants are Seattle, WA, San Francisco, CA, and Washington, DC.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Seattle, WA$114,688$55.14
2San Francisco, CA$110,443$53.10
3Washington, DC$90,143$43.34
4Philadelphia, PA$86,920$41.79
5Round Rock, TX$86,236$41.46
6McLean, VA$85,918$41.31
7Boston, MA$85,523$41.12
8Phoenix, AZ$84,201$40.48
9Minneapolis, MN$82,976$39.89
10Baton Rouge, LA$82,973$39.89
11New York, NY$82,748$39.78
12Charlotte, NC$82,175$39.51
13Columbus, OH$80,856$38.87
14Alpharetta, GA$80,415$38.66
15Jersey City, NJ$80,364$38.64
16Chicago, IL$76,822$36.93
17Warren, MI$76,035$36.56
18Hartford, CT$74,489$35.81
19Orlando, FL$73,382$35.28
20Columbus, IN$72,079$34.65

Information Technology Consultants are the most in-demand in these five cities:

  1. Seattle, WA
  2. San Francisco, CA
  3. Washington, DC
  4. Philadelphia, PA
  5. Round Rock, TX

Information Technology Consultant salary details

An information technology consultant's salary ranges from $62,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $115,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Information Technology Consultant Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is an information technology consultant's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$115,000$9,583$55
75th Percentile$99,000$8,250$48
Average$84,790$7,066$41
25th Percentile$72,000$6,000$35
10th Percentile$62,000$5,167$30

Highest paying information technology consultant jobs

The highest paying types of information technology consultants are information technology director, senior information technology manager, and information technology systems manager.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Systems Consultant$99,659$8,305$47.91134,337
Information Engineer$105,003$8,750$50.48151,357
Network Consultant$89,303$7,442$42.9358,194
Information Technology Supervisor, Information Technology$111,282$9,274$53.5075,914
Information Technology Technical Services Manager$114,021$9,502$54.82209,334
Information Technology Administrator$73,195$6,100$35.19159,499

Top companies hiring information technology consultants now:

  1. SAP Jobs (238)
  2. Dell Jobs (110)
  3. HP Jobs (98)
  4. TEKsystems Jobs (219)
  5. Nationwide Jobs (86)

Which companies pay information technology consultants the most?

Information technology consultant salaries at California Resources and Sally Beauty Holdings are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average information technology consultant salary at companies like Pixar Animation Studios and Oracle are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1California Resources$131,302$63.13
2Sally Beauty Holdings$119,703$57.55
3Pixar Animation Studios$119,428$57.42
4Oracle$119,138$57.28
5WEC Energy Group$118,857$57.14
6Kaiser Permanente$118,766$57.10
7Bayer$118,707$57.07
8Marathon Petroleum$118,403$56.92
9AbbVie$117,319$56.40
10Slalom$116,750$56.13
11Eli Lilly and Company$116,549$56.03
12SAP$116,307$55.92
13Parsons$115,960$55.75
14Nike$115,714$55.63
15Agilent Technologies$115,603$55.58
16BMO Capital Markets$115,090$55.33
17Boehringer Ingelheim$114,154$54.88
18Boise Cascade$113,806$54.71
19AIG$113,643$54.64
20Virtustream$112,914$54.29

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$87,000$85,600$84,200$82,800$81,400$80,000
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Information Technology Consultant salary by industry

The average information technology consultant salary varies across industries:

  • The average information technology consultant salary in the finance industry is $99,092, the highest of any industry.
  • The average information technology consultant salary in the finance industry is $95,258.
  • Information technology consultants in the professional industry earn an average salary of $81,237, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for information technology consultants

RankIndustryAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Finance$99,092$47.64
2Health Care$95,258$45.80
3Manufacturing$91,119$43.81
4Technology$84,280$40.52
5Professional$81,237$39.06

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Information Technology Consultant salary trends

The average information technology consultant salary has risen by $13,654 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average information technology consultant earned $71,136 annually, but today, they earn $84,790 a year. That works out to a 8% change in pay for information technology consultants over the last decade.

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

Average information technology consultant salary over time

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

    Information Technology Consultant salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2025$84,800$40.76+3.3%
    2024$82,000$39.42+2.3%
    2023$80,100$38.53+0.5%
    2022$79,700$38.32+1.2%
    2021$78,800$37.87+1.6%

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