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Software Consultant salary

Average software consultant salary

$88,605

$42.6 hourly rate

Entry-level software consultant salary
$68,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a software consultant make?

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.

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Where can a Software Consultant earn more?

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Silver Peak$120,563
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Software Consultant salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Indeed, Ziprecruiter, Comparably and Payscale, the average salary for a software consultant typically falls between $45,801 and $192,859.
zippia
$88,605yearly
indeed[1]
$45,801yearly
comparably[2]
$151,297yearly
Salary.com[3]
$88,763yearly
ZipRecruiter[4]
$192,859yearly
payscale[5]
$84,406yearly

Average software consultant salary by state

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.

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Highest paying states for software consultants

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Rhode Island$95,077$45.71
2Washington$99,800$47.98
3New York$106,433$51.17
4Delaware$96,090$46.20
5Massachusetts$97,357$46.81
6New Jersey$99,305$47.74
7District of Columbia$103,455$49.74
8California$100,306$48.22
9Oregon$90,414$43.47
10New Hampshire$91,238$43.86
11Alabama$87,401$42.02
12Pennsylvania$89,198$42.88
13Maryland$95,112$45.73
14Maine$85,459$41.09
15Arizona$88,718$42.65
16Connecticut$91,704$44.09
17Virginia$87,503$42.07
18North Carolina$84,572$40.66
19Utah$80,915$38.90
20Missouri$87,371$42.01
21Iowa$85,781$41.24
22Arkansas$81,143$39.01
23Texas$80,657$38.78
24Indiana$79,246$38.10
25Colorado$81,763$39.31
26Michigan$80,177$38.55
27Illinois$79,271$38.11
28Wisconsin$79,835$38.38
29Minnesota$79,081$38.02
30Ohio$79,323$38.14
31Vermont$77,012$37.02
32Nevada$79,866$38.40
33Oklahoma$77,809$37.41
34Tennessee$77,439$37.23
35Georgia$78,343$37.66
36Idaho$74,993$36.05
37Hawaii$77,828$37.42
38Kentucky$77,650$37.33
39South Dakota$70,651$33.97
40Montana$72,963$35.08
41North Dakota$73,770$35.47
42New Mexico$74,919$36.02
43Kansas$72,578$34.89
44West Virginia$74,253$35.70
45Louisiana$76,850$36.95
46Florida$76,964$37.00
47Wyoming$69,401$33.37
48Nebraska$73,278$35.23
49Alaska$75,525$36.31
50Mississippi$70,110$33.71
51South Carolina$72,787$34.99

Highest paying cities for software consultants

The highest-paying cities for software consultants are San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, and Washington, DC.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1San Francisco, CA$109,435$52.61
2New York, NY$106,648$51.27
3Washington, DC$103,512$49.77
4Jersey City, NJ$99,408$47.79
5Boston, MA$97,355$46.81
6Philadelphia, PA$89,850$43.20
7Phoenix, AZ$88,761$42.67
8Reston, VA$88,301$42.45
9Madison, AL$87,376$42.01
10Raleigh, NC$85,674$41.19
11Austin, TX$80,849$38.87
12Detroit, MI$80,491$38.70
13Madison, WI$79,517$38.23
14Chicago, IL$79,345$38.15
15Minneapolis, MN$79,138$38.05
16Duluth, GA$78,484$37.73
17Mason, OH$77,693$37.35
18Jacksonville, FL$77,113$37.07

Software Consultant salary details

A software consultant's salary ranges from $68,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $115,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Software Consultant Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a software consultant's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly 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

Highest paying software consultant jobs

The highest paying types of software consultants are staff software engineer, senior software engineer, and software architect.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Consultant Database Administrator$103,322$8,610$49.6778,925
Staff Software Engineer$136,653$11,388$65.70371,213
Software Developer$87,521$7,293$42.08294,329
Application Consultant$95,522$7,960$45.9299,368
Software Architect$114,406$9,534$55.00319,594
Software Engineer$100,260$8,355$48.20339,938

Top companies hiring software consultants now:

  1. AT&T Jobs (27)
  2. Cisco Jobs (24)
  3. Citi Jobs (17)
  4. Virtusa Jobs (50)
  5. Premier Technology Jobs (18)

Which companies pay software consultants the most?

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.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Silver Peak$120,563$57.96
2CompuData$116,578$56.05
3Insurance Incorporated$109,286$52.54
4Allied Solutions$108,785$52.30
5Embarcadero Technologies$107,898$51.87
6Cisco$106,727$51.31
7TIBCO Software$104,038$50.02
8VMware$100,375$48.26
9Virtusa$99,743$47.95
10Randstad North America, Inc.$99,619$47.89
11Integrated Business Systems & Services$99,322$47.75
12Premier Technology$98,817$47.51
13DSM Nutritional Products Inc$98,804$47.50
14HCSC$98,433$47.32
15BMC Software$97,431$46.84
16SS&C Technologies$97,183$46.72
17Alltech$94,963$45.66
18Power Costs$94,671$45.51
19ACI Worldwide$94,624$45.49
20Allegro Development$94,513$45.44

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Software Consultant salary by industry

The average software consultant salary varies across industries:

  • The average software consultant salary in the health care industry is $95,230, the highest of any industry.
  • The average software consultant salary in the finance industry is $93,783.
  • Software consultants in the professional industry earn an average salary of $85,615, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for software consultants

RankIndustryAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Health Care$95,230$45.78
2Manufacturing$93,783$45.09
3Technology$91,518$44.00
4Automotive$90,661$43.59
5Professional$85,615$41.16

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Software Consultant salary trends

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.

Average software consultant salary over time

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

    Software Consultant salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly 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%

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