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The average software consultant salary in the United States is $88,605. Software consultant salaries typically range between $68,000 and $115,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for software consultants is $42.6 per hour.
Software consultant salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Software consultants earn the highest average salary in New York.
The average software consultant salary in New York, California, and Washington are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average software consultant salary states are Montana, South Carolina, and Kansas.
Rank | State | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
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1 | Rhode Island | $95,077 | $45.71 |
2 | Washington | $99,800 | $47.98 |
3 | New York | $106,433 | $51.17 |
4 | Delaware | $96,090 | $46.20 |
5 | Massachusetts | $97,357 | $46.81 |
6 | New Jersey | $99,305 | $47.74 |
7 | District of Columbia | $103,455 | $49.74 |
8 | California | $100,306 | $48.22 |
9 | Oregon | $90,414 | $43.47 |
10 | New Hampshire | $91,238 | $43.86 |
11 | Alabama | $87,401 | $42.02 |
12 | Pennsylvania | $89,198 | $42.88 |
13 | Maryland | $95,112 | $45.73 |
14 | Maine | $85,459 | $41.09 |
15 | Arizona | $88,718 | $42.65 |
16 | Connecticut | $91,704 | $44.09 |
17 | Virginia | $87,503 | $42.07 |
18 | North Carolina | $84,572 | $40.66 |
19 | Utah | $80,915 | $38.90 |
20 | Missouri | $87,371 | $42.01 |
21 | Iowa | $85,781 | $41.24 |
22 | Arkansas | $81,143 | $39.01 |
23 | Texas | $80,657 | $38.78 |
24 | Indiana | $79,246 | $38.10 |
25 | Colorado | $81,763 | $39.31 |
26 | Michigan | $80,177 | $38.55 |
27 | Illinois | $79,271 | $38.11 |
28 | Wisconsin | $79,835 | $38.38 |
29 | Minnesota | $79,081 | $38.02 |
30 | Ohio | $79,323 | $38.14 |
31 | Vermont | $77,012 | $37.02 |
32 | Nevada | $79,866 | $38.40 |
33 | Oklahoma | $77,809 | $37.41 |
34 | Tennessee | $77,439 | $37.23 |
35 | Georgia | $78,343 | $37.66 |
36 | Idaho | $74,993 | $36.05 |
37 | Hawaii | $77,828 | $37.42 |
38 | Kentucky | $77,650 | $37.33 |
39 | South Dakota | $70,651 | $33.97 |
40 | Montana | $72,963 | $35.08 |
41 | North Dakota | $73,770 | $35.47 |
42 | New Mexico | $74,919 | $36.02 |
43 | Kansas | $72,578 | $34.89 |
44 | West Virginia | $74,253 | $35.70 |
45 | Louisiana | $76,850 | $36.95 |
46 | Florida | $76,964 | $37.00 |
47 | Wyoming | $69,401 | $33.37 |
48 | Nebraska | $73,278 | $35.23 |
49 | Alaska | $75,525 | $36.31 |
50 | Mississippi | $70,110 | $33.71 |
51 | South Carolina | $72,787 | $34.99 |
The highest-paying cities for software consultants are San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, and Washington, DC.
Rank | City | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
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1 | San Francisco, CA | $109,435 | $52.61 |
2 | New York, NY | $106,648 | $51.27 |
3 | Washington, DC | $103,512 | $49.77 |
4 | Jersey City, NJ | $99,408 | $47.79 |
5 | Boston, MA | $97,355 | $46.81 |
6 | Philadelphia, PA | $89,850 | $43.20 |
7 | Phoenix, AZ | $88,761 | $42.67 |
8 | Reston, VA | $88,301 | $42.45 |
9 | Madison, AL | $87,376 | $42.01 |
10 | Raleigh, NC | $85,674 | $41.19 |
11 | Austin, TX | $80,849 | $38.87 |
12 | Detroit, MI | $80,491 | $38.70 |
13 | Madison, WI | $79,517 | $38.23 |
14 | Chicago, IL | $79,345 | $38.15 |
15 | Minneapolis, MN | $79,138 | $38.05 |
16 | Duluth, GA | $78,484 | $37.73 |
17 | Mason, OH | $77,693 | $37.35 |
18 | Jacksonville, FL | $77,113 | $37.07 |
A software consultant's salary ranges from $68,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $115,000 at the 90th percentile.
Percentile | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|---|
90th Percentile | $115,000 | $9,583 | $55 |
75th Percentile | $101,000 | $8,417 | $49 |
Average | $88,605 | $7,384 | $43 |
25th Percentile | $77,000 | $6,417 | $37 |
10th Percentile | $68,000 | $5,667 | $33 |
The highest paying types of software consultants are staff software engineer, senior software engineer, and software architect.
Job Title | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Consultant Database Administrator | $103,322 | $8,610 | $49.67 | 78,925 |
Staff Software Engineer | $136,653 | $11,388 | $65.70 | 371,213 |
Software Developer | $87,521 | $7,293 | $42.08 | 294,329 |
Application Consultant | $95,522 | $7,960 | $45.92 | 99,368 |
Software Architect | $114,406 | $9,534 | $55.00 | 319,594 |
Software Engineer | $100,260 | $8,355 | $48.20 | 339,938 |
Top companies hiring software consultants now:
Software consultant salaries at Silver Peak and CompuData are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average software consultant salary at companies like Insurance Incorporated and Allied Solutions are highly competitive.
Rank | Company | Average Salary | Hourly Rate |
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1 | Silver Peak | $120,563 | $57.96 |
2 | CompuData | $116,578 | $56.05 |
3 | Insurance Incorporated | $109,286 | $52.54 |
4 | Allied Solutions | $108,785 | $52.30 |
5 | Embarcadero Technologies | $107,898 | $51.87 |
6 | Cisco | $106,727 | $51.31 |
7 | TIBCO Software | $104,038 | $50.02 |
8 | VMware | $100,375 | $48.26 |
9 | Virtusa | $99,743 | $47.95 |
10 | Randstad North America, Inc. | $99,619 | $47.89 |
11 | Integrated Business Systems & Services | $99,322 | $47.75 |
12 | Premier Technology | $98,817 | $47.51 |
13 | DSM Nutritional Products Inc | $98,804 | $47.50 |
14 | HCSC | $98,433 | $47.32 |
15 | BMC Software | $97,431 | $46.84 |
16 | SS&C Technologies | $97,183 | $46.72 |
17 | Alltech | $94,963 | $45.66 |
18 | Power Costs | $94,671 | $45.51 |
19 | ACI Worldwide | $94,624 | $45.49 |
20 | Allegro Development | $94,513 | $45.44 |
The average software consultant salary varies across industries:
Rank | Industry | Average Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Health Care | $95,230 | $45.78 |
2 | Manufacturing | $93,783 | $45.09 |
3 | Technology | $91,518 | $44.00 |
4 | Automotive | $90,661 | $43.59 |
5 | Professional | $85,615 | $41.16 |
The average software consultant salary has risen by $16,449 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average software consultant earned $72,156 annually, but today, they earn $88,605 a year. That works out to a 10% change in pay for software consultants over the last decade.
Compare software consultant salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.
Compare software consultant salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
Year | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
2025 | $88,600 | $42.60 | +3.3% |
2024 | $85,700 | $41.20 | +2.3% |
2023 | $83,700 | $40.26 | +1.8% |
2022 | $82,300 | $39.55 | +1.7% |
2021 | $80,900 | $38.89 | +1.8% |
Company | Job | Location | Date Added | Salary |
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Visionary Integration Professionals, LLC | Tricentis Software Consultant-Remote | Folsom, CA | 12/03/2024 | $125,220 |
Robinhood | Software Platform, Money | New York, NY | 11/25/2024 | $122,000 |
Robinhood | Software Platform, Money | Fine, NY | 10/24/2024 | $157,000 |
Visionary Integration Professionals, LLC | Tricentis Software Consultant-Remote | Folsom, CA | 10/05/2024 | $125,220 |
Aptora Corporation | Quickbooks Expert/Software Consultant | Lenexa, KS | 09/26/2024 | $60,000 |
Visionary Integration Professionals, LLC | Tricentis Software Consultant | Folsom, CA | 09/25/2024 | $125,220 |
Ramsai Software Solutions Inc. | Software Consultant | McKinney, TX | 09/23/2024 | $105,997 |
Hadiamondstar Software Solutions LLC | Software Consultant | Richmond, VA | 09/20/2024 | $107,890 |
Ramsai Software Solutions Inc. | Software Consultant | McLean, VA | 09/20/2024 | $122,699 |
RTR Group, Inc. | SAP Software Consultant | Arlington, TX | 09/19/2024 | $106,000 |
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