Management Consultant salary

At a glance

• Mostly Level II (mid-level). 37% of Management Consultant filings are Level II, compared with 42% across all H-1B filings.
• Top filer: Boston Consulting Group. 891 filings (8% of the total), median $190,000.
• Pay depends on the city. Among the 10 metro areas with the most filings, the median ranges from $110,200 in Houston, TX to $172,453 in San Francisco, CA.
• Median up 30% since FY2020. From $100,000 in FY2020 to $130,187 in FY2026 (Q1–Q3). Nominal, not adjusted for inflation.

Management Consultant H-1B salary overview

Employers filed 11,405 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for Management Consultant jobs in FY2025–FY2026 (occupation code 13-1111, Management Analysts). The median base salary is $123,000, 0% above the median for all H-1B filings ($122,699), and half of the filings fall between $93,350 and $177,200. The most common wage level is Level II (mid-level), at 37% of filings. New York, NY has the most filings (2,516), and Boston Consulting Group is the employer that files the most (891).

Top employers for Management Consultant

Boston Consulting Group891 filings · 8%$190,000 Infosys770 filings · 7%$103,709 McKinsey & Company611 filings · 5%$192,000 EY479 filings · 4%$175,000 Deloitte301 filings · 3%$125,057 Accenture243 filings · 2%$146,300 EXL234 filings · 2%$114,049 Cognizant218 filings · 2%$120,807 Bain & Company149 filings · 1%$202,000 Wipro141 filings · 1%$101,247

Employers with the most Management Consultant filings. Bar: share of all Management Consultant filings. Figure: median base salary.

Pay by level

Management Consultant pay by city

Median base salary in each metro area. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent, FY2027.

What a Management Consultant does

Conduct organizational studies and evaluations, design systems and procedures, conduct work simplification and measurement studies, and prepare operations and procedures manuals to assist management in operating more efficiently and effectively. Includes program analysts and management consultants.

Typical tasks

• Gather and organize information on problems or procedures.
• Confer with personnel concerned to ensure successful functioning of newly implemented systems or procedures.
• Analyze data gathered and develop solutions or alternative methods of proceeding.
• Document findings of study and prepare recommendations for implementation of new systems, procedures, or organizational changes.
• Plan study of work problems and procedures, such as organizational change, communications, information flow, integrated production methods, inventory control, or cost analysis.
• Interview personnel and conduct on-site observation to ascertain unit functions, work performed, and methods, equipment, and personnel used.

Preparation

Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

O*NET occupation: Management Analysts (13-1111.00). This section includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

H-1B pay vs. all U.S. workers

Across all U.S. workers in this occupation (Management Analysts), the median annual wage was $101,860 in May 2025, with 898,280 people employed. The median H-1B base salary in FY2025–FY2026 is $123,000, 21% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). BLS wages cover all wage and salary workers and include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are the base salary offered on certified LCAs. The two sources cover different periods. BLS reports wages of $239,200 or more as a single top value.

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