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The Agenda recently surveyed our smart, good looking daily newsletter subscribers and asked them uncomfortable questions, like – “How much do you get paid?” Below are the survey results from consultants.
Average salary for common Charlotte consulting jobs:
- Consultant: $91,050 base salary & $9,850 annual bonus
- Management Consultant: $109,400 base salary & $15,550 annual bonus
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Consulting compensation change from 2016 to 2017:
- Decrease in pay: 2%
- Same pay: 32%
- < 5% raise: 23%
- 5% – 10% raise: 20%
- 10% – 20% raise: 17%
- 20%+ raise: 6%
How did Charlotte’s consultants land their jobs?
- Referred by friend or family: 23%
- Recruited for the position: 23%
- Professional connection: 23%
- Online job search site: 10%
- Company’s website 3%
- Networking event: 2%
- Headhunter: 2%
- Other: 14%
Full, anonymous consulting salary survey data (raw) – sorted by job title:
Account Manager — $150,000 base salary & $10,000 annual bonus
Account Manager — $136,000 base salary
Analyst — $95,000 base salary & $10,000 annual bonus
Associate — $95,000 base salary & $5,000 annual bonus
Associate Consultant — $70,000 base salary & $2,000 annual bonus
Associate — $55,000 base salary & $6,000 annual bonus
Associate Manager — $75,000 base salary & $4,000 annual bonus
Assurance Manager — $53,500 base salary &
Big 4 consultant – entry level — $102,000 base salary & $20,000 annual bonus
Business Advisory Services Associate — $52,000 base salary
Business Consultant — $115,000 base salary
Business Consultant — $111,000 base salary & $11,000 annual bonus
Change Management Consultant — $126,700 base salary & $14,000 annual bonus
Communication Consultant — $47,500 base salary & $1,000 annual bonus
Communications — $72,000 base salary & $8,000 annual bonus
Consultant — $82,500 base salary & $3,000 annual bonus
Consultant — $43,000 base salary & $30,000 annual bonus
Consultant — $124,000 base salary & $15,000 annual bonus
Consultant — $102,000 base salary
Consultant — $72,000 base salary & $6,200 annual bonus
Consultant — $90,000 base salary & $10,000 annual bonus
Consultant — $75,000 base salary & $4,000 annual bonus
Consultant — $145,000 base salary & $8,300 annual bonus
Consultant — $75,000 base salary & $2,000 annual bonus
Consultant for Software Company — $95,000 base salary & $7,000 annual bonus
Consulting Analyst — $103,000 base salary
Consulting Analyst — $105,000 base salary & $10,000 annual bonus
Consulting analyst — $52,000 base salary & $1,500 annual bonus
Consulting Manager — $75,000 base salary
Consulting Manager — $97,300 base salary & $10,000 annual bonus
Consulting Manager — $100,700 base salary & $5,000 annual bonus
Content Manager — $450,000 base salary & $25,000 annual bonus
COO — $130,000 base salary & $10,000 annual bonus
Cybersecurity consultant — $105,000 base salary
Cybersecurity consultant — $78,000 base salary & $5,000 annual bonus
Development Specialist — $42,000 base salary & $4,200 annual bonus
Director — $82,500 base salary
Director of Business Development — $99,000 base salary & $7,000 annual bonus
Director of Marketing — $60,000 base salary & $40,000 annual bonus
Director of Marketing — $100,000 base salary & $3,500 annual bonus
Director of Operations — $140,000 base salary
Director of Talent Acquisition — $260,000 base salary & $20,000 annual bonus
Director — $52,000 base salary
Manager — $47,000 base salary & $5,000 annual bonus
Engineering Analyst — $76,000 base salary & $9,000 annual bonus
Engineering Analyst — $87,000 base salary
Engineering Director — $46,800 base salary & $500 annual bonus
Environmental Consultant — $95,000 base salary & $15,000 annual bonus
Executive Assistant — $50,000 base salary & $8,000 annual bonus
Executive Associate — $85,000 base salary & $5,000 annual bonus
Executive Director — $105,000 base salary
Geologist — $57,500 base salary & $6,000 annual bonus
Finance Manager — $65,000 base salary & $3,000 annual bonus
Financial Services Consultant — $87,000 base salary & $2,000 annual bonus
Financial Services Consultant — $120,000 base salary
Headhunter — $95,000 base salary & $2,500 annual bonus
Human Resource Business Partner — $121,000 base salary & $5,000 annual bonus
Manager — $113,000 base salary & $13,000 annual bonus
Implementation Consultant — $77,200 base salary & $3,200 annual bonus
IT Senior Consultant — $72,500 base salary & $7,000 annual bonus
Management Consultant — $95,000 base salary & $4,750 annual bonus
Management Consultant — $100,000 base salary & $16,000 annual bonus
Management Consultant — $69,000 base salary & $2,000 annual bonus
Management Consultant — $138,000 base salary & $40,000 annual bonus
Management Consultant — $145,000 base salary & $15,000 annual bonus
Management Consultant – Strategy & Process Innovation — $65,000 base salary
Manager — $36,000 base salary & $20,000 annual bonus
Manager — $36,000 base salary & $1,000 annual bonus
Manager — $87,000 base salary & $17,000 annual bonus
Manager — $45,000 base salary & $2,000 annual bonus
Manager — $78,000 base salary
Manager — $48,000 base salary
Manager — $130,000 base salary
Managing Consultant — $80,000 base salary & $5,000 annual bonus
Managing Consultant — $60,000 base salary & $25,000 annual bonus
Managing Director — $375,000 base salary & $25,000 annual bonus
Marketing Assistant — $110,000 base salary & $15,000 annual bonus
Marketing Coordinator — $79,000 base salary & $10,000 annual bonus
Marketing Coordinator — $55,000 base salary
Marketing Director & Consultant — $27,000 base salary
Marketing Manager — $300,000 base salary & $300,000 annual bonus
Marketing Specialist — $340,000 base salary & $80,000 annual bonus
Nonprofit Consultant — $106,000 base salary & $20,000 annual bonus
Partner — $115,000 base salary & $20,000 annual bonus
Partner — $70,000 base salary
Partner Alliance Manager — $139,000 base salary & $15,000 annual bonus
President — $85,000 base salary
Principal — $45,000 base salary
Principal — $75,000 base salary & $10,000 annual bonus
Principal Consultant — $150,000 base salary & $13,000 annual bonus
Principal Consultant — $110,000 base salary & $700 annual bonus
Principal Engineer — $52,500 base salary & $40,000 annual bonus
Product Strategist — $125,000 base salary & $10,000 annual bonus
Project Consultant — $65,000 base salary
Project Engineer — $75,000 base salary & $15,000 annual bonus
Project Manager — $104,000 base salary & $3,000 annual bonus
Project Manager — $95,000 base salary & $3,000 annual bonus
Project Manager — $80,000 base salary
Project Manager — $130,000 base salary & $3,000 annual bonus
Project Manager — $54,000 base salary & $3,000 annual bonus
Project Manager, Corporate Treasury Data & Project Management — $62,500 base salary & $11,000 annual bonus
Qualified Professional — $59,000 base salary & $8,500 annual bonus
Recruiter — $60,000 base salary
Recruiting Manager — $100,000 base salary & $10,000 annual bonus
Research Consultant — $300,000 base salary
Restaurant Consultant — $75,000 base salary & $50,000 annual bonus
Review Manager — $101,000 base salary & $5,000 annual bonus
Risk & Compliance Consultant — $360,000 base salary
Senior Analyst — $63,000 base salary & $500 annual bonus
Senior Associate — $50,000 base salary & $5,000 annual bonus
Senior Associate — $65,000 base salary & $10,000 annual bonus
Senior Associate — $86,000 base salary & $14,000 annual bonus
Senior Change Management Consultant — $110,000 base salary
Senior Communications Consultant — $92,500 base salary
Senior Consultant — $95,000 base salary
Senior Consultant — $65,000 base salary
Senior Consultant — $70,000 base salary
Senior Consultant — $97,000 base salary & $10,000 annual bonus
Senior Consultant — $59,000 base salary & $2,000 annual bonus
Senior Consultant — $105,000 base salary & $15,750 annual bonus
Senior Consultant — $62,800 base salary & $5,000 annual bonus
Senior Consultant — $45,000 base salary & $5,000 annual bonus
Senior Consultant — $40,000 base salary
Senior Consultant — $100,000 base salary & $6,000 annual bonus
Senior Consultant — $75,000 base salary
Senior Consultant – Project Management — $60,000 base salary & $4,000 annual bonus
Senior Consultant & Program Manager — $140,000 base salary & $4,500 annual bonus
Senior Manager — $77,800 base salary & $2,000 annual bonus
Senior Manager / Director — $75,000 base salary
Senior Project Manager — $42,000 base salary & $840 annual bonus
Senior Recruiter – Financial Services Consulting — $70,000 base salary
Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist — $100,000 base salary & $20,000 annual bonus
Senior Technical Consultant — $49,000 base salary & $4,500 annual bonus
Sr Sales Executive — $52,000 base salary
Sr. Account Manager — $68,750 base salary & $3,500 annual bonus
sr. Consultant — $68,640 base salary
Sr. Program Management Consultant — $93,000 base salary & $40,000 annual bonus
Sr. Staffing Manager — $65,000 base salary & $75,000 annual bonus
Staff Consultant — $85,000 base salary & $15,000 annual bonus
Staff Consultant — $47,500 base salary
Staff Consultant — $75,000 base salary & $14,000 annual bonus
Strategic Account Executive — $92,000 base salary & $22,000 annual bonus
Tax Senior Associate — $110,000 base salary & $50,000 annual bonus
Tax Senior Manager — $215,000 base salary & $31,500 annual bonus
Group Manager — $130,000 base salary & $14,000 annual bonus
Vice President — $55,000 base salary & $400 annual bonus
Vice President — $62,000 base salary
Vice President — $100,000 base salary
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