Software Consultant Salary

Q: How much does a Software Consultant make?

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.

Updated July 11, 2022

Average Software Consultant Salary

$89,752 yearly
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$43.15 hourly

Entry level Salary

$66,000 yearly

$66,000

10 %

$89,752

Median

$120,000

90 %

How much does a Software Consultant make?

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.

Highest Paying States For Software Consultants

The darker areas on the map show where software consultants earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

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Average Salary:

Software Consultant average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
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

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Highest Paying Cities For Software Consultants

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
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

Software Consultant Salary Details

What is a Software Consultant's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
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

Average Salary By Related Titles

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:

Which Companies Pay Software Consultants The Most?

The highest paying companies for software consultants are Silver Peak and VMware according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, companies like Cisco and Honeywell report highly competitive wages for software consultants.

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

How Much Do Software Consultants Make In Different Industries?

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

Highest Paying Industries For Software Consultants

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

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Software Consultant Salary Trends

The salary for a software consultant can vary depending on the years of experience that a person has, from entry level to senior level. Data on how experience level affects total compensation is provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as part of their National Compensation Survey, which is based on factors such as knowledge, complexity, contacts, and environment.

Software Consultant Salary By Experience Level

Experience Level	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
Entry Level	$56,600	$27.21
Mid Level	$79,500	$38.21
Senior Level	$142,000	$68.21

Average Software Consultant Salary Over Time

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

Software Consultant Salary By Year

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%

Recently Added Software Consultant Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
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

Software Consultant Salaries FAQs

What state pays Software Consultants the most?

Washington pays Software Consultants the most in the United States, with an average salary of $110,097 per year, or $52.93 per hour.

How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as a Software Consultant?

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.

What type of Software Consultant gets paid the most?

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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