Software consultants make $89,752 per year on average, or $43.15 per hour, in the United States. Software consultants on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $66,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $120,000.
Location impacts how much a software consultant can expect to make. Software consultants make the most in Washington, New York, California, Maryland, and Oregon.
The darker areas on the map show where software consultants earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.
Rank | State | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Count |
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1 | Washington | $110,097 | $52.93 | 4,003 |
2 | Oregon | $101,921 | $49.00 | 2,093 |
3 | Rhode Island | $97,036 | $46.65 | 680 |
4 | California | $106,026 | $50.97 | 14,606 |
5 | New York | $108,903 | $52.36 | 4,202 |
6 | Delaware | $97,396 | $46.83 | 503 |
7 | District of Columbia | $105,139 | $50.55 | 924 |
8 | Massachusetts | $98,205 | $47.21 | 3,592 |
9 | Maryland | $102,146 | $49.11 | 2,466 |
10 | New Jersey | $100,493 | $48.31 | 2,869 |
11 | Vermont | $90,262 | $43.40 | 375 |
12 | New Hampshire | $92,339 | $44.39 | 594 |
13 | Pennsylvania | $90,472 | $43.50 | 3,347 |
14 | Alabama | $87,004 | $41.83 | 1,415 |
15 | Connecticut | $94,716 | $45.54 | 980 |
16 | Arizona | $90,667 | $43.59 | 1,608 |
17 | North Carolina | $85,852 | $41.27 | 2,824 |
18 | Virginia | $86,606 | $41.64 | 4,310 |
19 | Maine | $83,168 | $39.98 | 488 |
20 | Texas | $79,313 | $38.13 | 6,215 |
21 | Nevada | $81,904 | $39.38 | 550 |
22 | Arkansas | $77,784 | $37.40 | 724 |
23 | Iowa | $80,738 | $38.82 | 776 |
24 | Michigan | $79,549 | $38.24 | 1,782 |
25 | Ohio | $78,593 | $37.79 | 2,282 |
26 | Illinois | $77,479 | $37.25 | 3,757 |
27 | Georgia | $78,973 | $37.97 | 2,589 |
28 | Missouri | $79,383 | $38.16 | 1,403 |
29 | Idaho | $76,054 | $36.56 | 551 |
30 | Indiana | $77,282 | $37.15 | 1,619 |
31 | Montana | $73,392 | $35.28 | 437 |
32 | Wisconsin | $77,477 | $37.25 | 1,299 |
33 | Minnesota | $76,033 | $36.55 | 1,935 |
34 | Utah | $69,792 | $33.55 | 1,487 |
35 | Colorado | $73,617 | $35.39 | 1,997 |
36 | Tennessee | $76,350 | $36.71 | 1,074 |
37 | Kentucky | $76,139 | $36.61 | 750 |
38 | Louisiana | $76,442 | $36.75 | 576 |
39 | Oklahoma | $73,188 | $35.19 | 840 |
40 | Hawaii | $71,330 | $34.29 | 250 |
41 | North Dakota | $72,384 | $34.80 | 253 |
42 | South Dakota | $65,315 | $31.40 | 416 |
43 | West Virginia | $73,974 | $35.56 | 317 |
44 | South Carolina | $75,682 | $36.39 | 692 |
45 | Florida | $75,417 | $36.26 | 3,534 |
46 | Alaska | $72,621 | $34.91 | 204 |
47 | Wyoming | $62,548 | $30.07 | 225 |
48 | New Mexico | $69,484 | $33.41 | 524 |
49 | Kansas | $66,510 | $31.98 | 850 |
50 | Mississippi | $69,093 | $33.22 | 519 |
51 | Nebraska | $66,684 | $32.06 | 592 |
Rank | City | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
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1 | San Francisco, CA | $113,512 | $54.57 |
2 | New York, NY | $109,306 | $52.55 |
3 | Washington, DC | $105,165 | $50.56 |
4 | Jersey City, NJ | $100,698 | $48.41 |
5 | Boston, MA | $98,195 | $47.21 |
6 | Hartford, CT | $94,537 | $45.45 |
7 | Philadelphia, PA | $91,438 | $43.96 |
8 | Phoenix, AZ | $90,852 | $43.68 |
9 | Reston, VA | $87,353 | $42.00 |
10 | Raleigh, NC | $87,038 | $41.85 |
11 | Madison, AL | $86,067 | $41.38 |
12 | Austin, TX | $80,672 | $38.78 |
13 | Detroit, MI | $79,972 | $38.45 |
14 | Duluth, GA | $78,905 | $37.94 |
15 | Chicago, IL | $77,770 | $37.39 |
Percentile | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate |
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90th Percentile | $120,000 | $10,000 | $58 |
75th Percentile | $104,000 | $8,667 | $50 |
Average | $89,752 | $7,479 | $43 |
25th Percentile | $76,000 | $6,333 | $37 |
10th Percentile | $66,000 | $5,500 | $32 |
Job Title | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Consultant Database Administrator | $96,618 | $8,052 | $46.45 | 78,925 |
Staff Software Engineer | $135,773 | $11,314 | $65.28 | 371,213 |
Software Developer | $94,431 | $7,869 | $45.40 | 294,329 |
Application Consultant | $95,424 | $7,952 | $45.88 | 99,368 |
Software Architect | $116,058 | $9,672 | $55.80 | 319,594 |
Software Engineer | $95,642 | $7,970 | $45.98 | 339,938 |
Here are the five companies hiring the most now:
Rank | Company | Average Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Silver Peak | $121,783 | $58.55 | |
2 | VMware | $114,023 | $54.82 | 2325 |
3 | Cisco | $107,271 | $51.57 | 433 |
4 | Honeywell | $107,259 | $51.57 | 667 |
5 | Dassault Systèmes | $104,554 | $50.27 | |
6 | Guidewire Software | $103,644 | $49.83 | 41 |
7 | HTC Global Services - Official Page | $102,977 | $49.51 | |
8 | SMT | $101,862 | $48.97 | |
9 | BMC Software | $101,798 | $48.94 | 2 |
10 | Worksoft | $101,666 | $48.88 | |
11 | DSM Nutritional Products Inc | $100,431 | $48.28 | |
12 | Dimension Consulting | $99,118 | $47.65 | |
13 | Edifytech jobs | $99,062 | $47.63 | |
14 | Wyndham Vacation Ownership | $98,510 | $47.36 | |
15 | The Northridge Group | $98,133 | $47.18 | |
16 | Red Clay Consulting | $98,024 | $47.13 | 2 |
17 | ACI Worldwide | $97,954 | $47.09 | 5 |
18 | Alltech | $97,697 | $46.97 | |
19 | UST Global | $97,524 | $46.89 | 41 |
20 | Altran Corporation | $97,452 | $46.85 |
Here are some examples of how much a software consultant salaries can based on different industries:
The finance industry pays software consultants an average salary of $97,183
The health care industry pay $96,968
The lowest paying industry for software consultants is the professional industry. Software consultants in this industry earn an average salary of $95,201
Rank | Industry | Average Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Finance | $97,183 | $46.72 |
2 | Health Care | $96,968 | $46.62 |
3 | Manufacturing | $96,522 | $46.40 |
4 | Technology | $96,350 | $46.32 |
5 | Professional | $95,201 | $45.77 |
Experience Level | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|
Entry Level | $56,600 | $27.21 |
Mid Level | $79,500 | $38.21 |
Senior Level | $142,000 | $68.21 |
Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
Year | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
2022 | $89,800 | $43.15 | +3.3% |
2021 | $86,800 | $41.73 | +2.3% |
2020 | $84,800 | $40.78 | +1.8% |
2019 | $83,300 | $40.06 | +1.7% |
2018 | $81,900 | $39.39 | +1.8% |
Company | Job | Location | Date Added | Salary |
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Boulo Solutions | Procore Software Consultant | Atlanta, GA | 05/09/2022 | $70,000 |
Crossover for Work | Software Consultant, Ignitetech (Remote USD | Houston, TX | 04/17/2022 | $100,000 |
Crossover for Work | Software Consultant, Ignitetech (Remote USD | Minneapolis, MN | 04/17/2022 | $100,000 |
Crossover for Work | Software Consultant, Ignitetech (Remote USD | Los Angeles, CA | 04/17/2022 | $100,000 |
Crossover for Work | Software Consultant, Ignitetech (Remote USD | Raleigh, NC | 04/17/2022 | $100,000 |
Crossover for Work | Software Consultant, Ignitetech (Remote USD | Jacksonville, FL | 04/17/2022 | $100,000 |
Crossover for Work | Software Consultant, Ignitetech (Remote USD | Portland, ME | 04/17/2022 | $100,000 |
Crossover for Work | Software Consultant, Ignitetech (Remote USD | Richmond, VA | 04/17/2022 | $100,000 |
Crossover for Work | Software Consultant, Ignitetech (Remote USD | Milwaukee, WI | 04/17/2022 | $100,000 |
Crossover for Work | Software Consultant, Ignitetech (Remote USD | Denver, CO | 04/17/2022 | $100,000 |
Washington pays Software Consultants the most in the United States, with an average salary of $110,097 per year, or $52.93 per hour.
You know if you are being paid fairly as a Software Consultant if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in New York you should be paid close to $108,903 per year.
Staff Software Engineer gets paid the most. Staff Software Engineer made a median salary of $135,774. The best-paid 10 percent make $157,000, while the lowest-paid 10 percent make $117,000.
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