Consultant earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level consultant earnings begin at:

$48.20 per hour

$100,260 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level consultant earnings begin at:

$38.90 per hour

$80,910 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level consultant earnings begin at:

$30.65 per hour

$63,750 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level consultant earnings begin at:

$24.09 per hour

$50,100 per year

10th percentile

Starting level consultant earnings begin at:

$23.57 per hour

$49,020 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Consultant salary by state

State Name Average Salary
Massachusetts $82,140
New Jersey $81,690
Rhode Island $81,690
Colorado $81,500
Oregon $81,250
Illinois $80,670
Minnesota $80,670
Alaska $80,430
Washington $79,050
Michigan $78,870
Connecticut $78,660
Maryland $78,000
Ohio $77,590
Texas $76,530
Vermont $74,780
Virginia $74,300
New Hampshire $73,550
Iowa $71,680
Utah $68,160
New Mexico $68,140
Hawaii $67,030
Wisconsin $64,480
Louisiana $64,250
Pennsylvania $63,940
Wyoming $63,880
Idaho $63,750
Kansas $63,750
Montana $63,750
Nevada $63,750
Georgia $63,630
Arkansas $63,480
North Carolina $62,980
Missouri $62,910
Tennessee $62,260
West Virginia $62,200
Arizona $62,100
Alabama $61,010
South Dakota $60,550
Virgin Islands, U.S. $60,550
Nebraska $60,050
Oklahoma $59,890
North Dakota $59,490
Indiana $59,260
Maine $57,840
Delaware $53,990
Kentucky $49,940
Florida $49,850
South Carolina $49,500
Mississippi $40,810
Puerto Rico $34,100
District of Columbia $127,880
New York $103,000
California $102,000

How do consultant salaries compare to similar careers?

Consultants earn about the same as related careers in Kansas. On average, they make less than nanosystems engineers but more than stock traders.

Career Median Salary
Nanosystems engineer salary $69K
Nanotechnology engineer salary $69K
Budget analyst salary $69K
Accountant salary $63K
Auditor salary $63K
Consultant salary $64K
Environmental consultant salary $64K
Cost estimator salary $65K
Credit analyst salary $63K
Stock trader salary $58K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)