Consultant earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level consultant earnings begin at:

$64.80 per hour

$134,780 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level consultant earnings begin at:

$47.58 per hour

$98,970 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level consultant earnings begin at:

$35.72 per hour

$74,300 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level consultant earnings begin at:

$28.81 per hour

$59,930 per year

10th percentile

Starting level consultant earnings begin at:

$23.71 per hour

$49,310 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 Virginia. On average, they make less than risk management specialists but more than market research analysts.

Career Median Salary
Risk management specialist salary $81K
Fraud analyst salary $81K
Financial quantitative analyst salary $81K
Investment banker salary $81K
Technical writer salary $78K
Environmental consultant salary $74K
Consultant salary $74K
Logistician salary $78K
Mail superintendent salary $79K
Market research analyst salary $65K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)