Consultant earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level consultant earnings begin at:

$61.00 per hour

$126,870 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level consultant earnings begin at:

$45.92 per hour

$95,510 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level consultant earnings begin at:

$36.87 per hour

$76,680 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level consultant earnings begin at:

$29.86 per hour

$62,110 per year

10th percentile

Starting level consultant earnings begin at:

$25.11 per hour

$52,230 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Consultant salary by state

State Name Average Salary
District of Columbia $87,954
Rhode Island $84,630
Illinois $82,000
Colorado $80,112
Washington $78,461
Virginia $78,067
Alaska $76,680
New York $75,368
Minnesota $74,500
California $73,943
Oregon $73,140
New Jersey $73,076
Massachusetts $71,940
Kansas $71,100
New Mexico $71,100
Connecticut $70,190
Maryland $70,143
Pennsylvania $69,316
Florida $69,224
Iowa $67,030
Georgia $67,017
Nevada $66,640
Indiana $66,500
Utah $66,450
Michigan $66,200
Ohio $64,900
New Hampshire $64,540
Hawaii $63,540
Texas $62,369
South Carolina $61,930
Wyoming $61,830
Tennessee $60,400
Montana $59,850
North Dakota $59,350
Vermont $59,230
Wisconsin $58,510
Arizona $57,000
North Carolina $56,510
Oklahoma $56,320
Arkansas $56,110
Idaho $56,060
Louisiana $56,000
West Virginia $55,930
South Dakota $55,640
Alabama $54,840
Nebraska $52,930
Maine $52,740
Missouri $47,240
Kentucky $46,800
Virgin Islands, U.S. $44,940

How do consultant salaries compare to similar careers?

Consultants earn about the same as related careers in Alaska. On average, they make less than operations research analysts but more than pharmaceutical sales representatives.

Career Median Salary
Operations research analyst salary $76K
IT manager salary $91K
Search marketing strategist salary $91K
Cost estimator salary $88K
Logistician salary $82K
Consultant salary $77K
Business analyst salary $83K
Statistician salary $81K
Revenue agent salary $81K
Pharmaceutical sales representative salary $81K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)