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The average operations consultant salary in the United States is $87,229. Operations consultant salaries typically range between $65,000 and $116,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for operations consultants is $41.94 per hour.
Operations consultant salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Operations consultants earn the highest average salary in Hawaii.
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The average operations consultant salary in Hawaii, California, and Maryland are the highest in the U.S. The lowest average operations consultant salary states are New Mexico, Tennessee, and Oklahoma.
Rank | State | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Washington | $102,914 | $49.48 |
2 | Texas | $101,248 | $48.68 |
3 | California | $106,707 | $51.30 |
4 | Hawaii | $117,344 | $56.42 |
5 | Oregon | $96,134 | $46.22 |
6 | Wisconsin | $98,472 | $47.34 |
7 | Connecticut | $99,172 | $47.68 |
8 | Massachusetts | $96,295 | $46.30 |
9 | Pennsylvania | $91,057 | $43.78 |
10 | Arizona | $93,742 | $45.07 |
11 | Utah | $86,888 | $41.77 |
12 | District of Columbia | $95,376 | $45.85 |
13 | West Virginia | $83,648 | $40.22 |
14 | Delaware | $90,775 | $43.64 |
15 | Maryland | $103,782 | $49.90 |
16 | Nevada | $90,841 | $43.67 |
17 | Rhode Island | $84,638 | $40.69 |
18 | Alaska | $93,395 | $44.90 |
19 | New Hampshire | $93,514 | $44.96 |
20 | Ohio | $88,265 | $42.44 |
21 | Louisiana | $90,767 | $43.64 |
22 | Virginia | $92,174 | $44.31 |
23 | Indiana | $84,879 | $40.81 |
24 | Michigan | $87,094 | $41.87 |
25 | North Carolina | $89,671 | $43.11 |
26 | New Jersey | $93,948 | $45.17 |
27 | South Dakota | $79,499 | $38.22 |
28 | Maine | $80,999 | $38.94 |
29 | Mississippi | $78,786 | $37.88 |
30 | Georgia | $83,348 | $40.07 |
31 | Minnesota | $84,346 | $40.55 |
32 | Illinois | $83,097 | $39.95 |
33 | New York | $90,552 | $43.53 |
34 | Vermont | $81,387 | $39.13 |
35 | Alabama | $77,195 | $37.11 |
36 | Iowa | $82,159 | $39.50 |
37 | South Carolina | $77,753 | $37.38 |
38 | Montana | $80,516 | $38.71 |
39 | Kentucky | $79,171 | $38.06 |
40 | Arkansas | $77,919 | $37.46 |
41 | Nebraska | $80,246 | $38.58 |
42 | Idaho | $78,076 | $37.54 |
43 | Missouri | $80,252 | $38.58 |
44 | Wyoming | $70,383 | $33.84 |
45 | Oklahoma | $74,434 | $35.79 |
46 | North Dakota | $77,627 | $37.32 |
47 | Florida | $67,504 | $32.45 |
48 | Colorado | $79,800 | $38.37 |
49 | Kansas | $73,616 | $35.39 |
50 | Tennessee | $74,696 | $35.91 |
51 | New Mexico | $76,109 | $36.59 |
The highest-paying cities for operations consultants are San Francisco, CA, Rockville, MD, and Seattle, WA.
Rank | City | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1 | San Francisco, CA | $117,812 | $56.64 |
2 | Rockville, MD | $103,563 | $49.79 |
3 | Seattle, WA | $103,411 | $49.72 |
4 | San Antonio, TX | $103,165 | $49.60 |
5 | Hartford, CT | $99,108 | $47.65 |
6 | Milwaukee, WI | $98,428 | $47.32 |
7 | Boston, MA | $96,354 | $46.32 |
8 | Portland, OR | $95,915 | $46.11 |
9 | Washington, DC | $95,352 | $45.84 |
10 | Phoenix, AZ | $93,792 | $45.09 |
11 | Arlington, VA | $93,056 | $44.74 |
12 | Philadelphia, PA | $91,766 | $44.12 |
13 | New York, NY | $90,795 | $43.65 |
14 | Raleigh, NC | $90,538 | $43.53 |
15 | Columbus, OH | $87,903 | $42.26 |
16 | Ann Arbor, MI | $86,935 | $41.80 |
17 | Salt Lake City, UT | $86,465 | $41.57 |
18 | Richmond, IN | $85,517 | $41.11 |
19 | Minneapolis, MN | $84,306 | $40.53 |
20 | Atlanta, GA | $83,530 | $40.16 |
Operations Consultants are the most in-demand in these five cities:
An operations consultant's salary ranges from $65,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $116,000 at the 90th percentile.
Percentile | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|---|
90th Percentile | $116,000 | $9,667 | $56 |
75th Percentile | $101,000 | $8,417 | $49 |
Average | $87,229 | $7,269 | $42 |
25th Percentile | $74,000 | $6,167 | $36 |
10th Percentile | $65,000 | $5,417 | $31 |
The highest paying types of operations consultants are senior director, operations, executive consultant, and senior management consultant.
Job Title | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
---|---|---|---|---|
Program Management Consultant | $101,157 | $8,430 | $48.63 | 177,578 |
Business Operations Analyst | $63,423 | $5,285 | $30.49 | 208,754 |
Management Consultant | $99,360 | $8,280 | $47.77 | 153,045 |
Operations Internship | $33,357 | $2,780 | $16.04 | 111,994 |
Principal Consultant | $116,478 | $9,706 | $56.00 | 143,753 |
Consultant | $78,912 | $6,576 | $37.94 | 171,733 |
How would you rate the starting salaries for Operations Consultants, as well as the prospects for salary advancement?
Angela Grotto Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Management, Manhattan College
Top companies hiring operations consultants now:
Operations consultant salaries at eBay and Amazon are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average operations consultant salary at companies like Dell and Adobe are highly competitive.
Rank | Company | Average Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1 | eBay | $123,501 | $59.38 |
2 | Amazon | $110,721 | $53.23 |
3 | Dell | $107,682 | $51.77 |
4 | Adobe | $106,568 | $51.23 |
5 | Nokia | $104,068 | $50.03 |
6 | Thomson Reuters | $103,318 | $49.67 |
7 | Douglas Elliman | $102,583 | $49.32 |
8 | Sandia National Labs | $102,483 | $49.27 |
9 | Veeva Systems | $101,406 | $48.75 |
10 | Toyota Financial Svc | $100,277 | $48.21 |
11 | Keysight Technologies | $99,401 | $47.79 |
12 | Mandiant | $99,291 | $47.74 |
13 | Finastra | $98,186 | $47.20 |
14 | Sephora | $98,021 | $47.13 |
15 | State Street | $97,284 | $46.77 |
16 | Tekmark | $95,942 | $46.13 |
17 | CVS Health | $95,855 | $46.08 |
18 | Allscripts | $95,200 | $45.77 |
19 | Aetna | $94,314 | $45.34 |
20 | Northern Trust | $94,199 | $45.29 |
The average operations consultant salary varies across industries:
Rank | Industry | Average Salary | Hourly Rate |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Finance | $92,625 | $44.53 |
2 | Manufacturing | $92,327 | $44.39 |
3 | Professional | $87,633 | $42.13 |
4 | Health Care | $79,619 | $38.28 |
5 | Hospitality | $78,910 | $37.94 |
The average operations consultant salary has risen by $12,838 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average operations consultant earned $74,391 annually, but today, they earn $87,229 a year. That works out to a 9% change in pay for operations consultants over the last decade.
Compare operations consultant salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.
Compare operations consultant salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
Year | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | % Change |
---|---|---|---|
2025 | $87,200 | $41.94 | +3.8% |
2024 | $83,900 | $40.34 | +2.3% |
2023 | $81,900 | $39.40 | +0.7% |
2022 | $81,300 | $39.10 | +1.4% |
2021 | $80,200 | $38.56 | +1.3% |
Company | Job | Location | Date Added | Salary |
---|---|---|---|---|
Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. | Trade Compliance Operations Consultant | McLean, VA | 12/17/2024 | $54,000 |
Verizon Wireless | Consultant-Operations Support | Maryland | 12/17/2024 | $72,000 |
McDonald's | Field Operations Consultant | Portland, OR | 12/16/2024 | $75,700 |
Verizon Communications | Consultant-Operations Support | Annapolis, MD | 12/16/2024 | $72,000 |
PwC | Energy Operations Consultant, Senior Associate | Phoenix, AZ | 12/16/2024 | $84,000 |
Caterpillar | Distribution Operations Consultant | Kane, IL | 12/15/2024 | $108,360 |
Pricewaterhousecoopers | Energy Operations Consultant, Senior Associate | Seattle, WA | 12/15/2024 | $84,000 |
Millennium | Cash Management Operations Consultant (Temp) | New York, NY | 12/15/2024 | $104,350 |
Us Foods | Restaurant Operations Consultant | Atlanta, GA | 12/13/2024 | $75,000 |
State of Kentucky | Mechanical Maint & Operations Consultant | Hazard, KY | 12/13/2024 | $44,749 |
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