Average Software Consultant Salary

The top respondents for the job title Software Consultant are from the companies Sogeti USA LLC, Slalom Consulting and Manhattan Associates. Reported salaries are highest at Slalom Consulting where the average pay is $91,017. Other companies that offer high salaries for this role include Pariveda Solutions and Red Hat, Inc., earning around $84,400 and $80,421, respectively. CGI Group Inc. pays the lowest at around $69,000. Manhattan Associates, Inc. and Manhattan Associates also pay on the lower end of the scale, paying $72,945 and $73,389, respectively.

Skills in IT Consulting, Software Development, Software Knowledge and C# Programming Language are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include SQL.

An entry-level Software Consultant with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $65,869 based on 89 salaries. An early career Software Consultant with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $72,208 based on 507 salaries. A mid-career Software Consultant with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $86,454 based on 198 salaries. An experienced Software Consultant with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $101,142 based on 179 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $108,602.

Employees with Software Consultant in their job title in Houston, Texas earn an average of 26.0% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in New York, New York (18.5% more) and Seattle, Washington (10.9% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Atlanta, Georgia (2.9% less).