Average expert salary
$94,068
$45.23 hourly rate
Entry-level expert salary
$54,000 yearly salary
Updated June 25, 2024
How much does an expert make?
The average expert salary in the United States is $94,068. Expert salaries typically range between $54,000 and $161,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for experts is $45.23 per hour.
Expert salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Experts earn the highest average salary in California.
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Where can an Expert earn more?
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Ashburn, VA$134,147
Las Vegas, NV$75,330
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McKinsey & Company Inc$181,680
Comverse Technology$143,698
Expert salary estimates from across the web
Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com and Ziprecruiter, the average salary for an expert typically falls between $50,028 and $94,068.
Average expert salary by state
The highest-paying states for experts are California, New York, and Washington. The lowest average expert salary states are Florida, Utah, and Wyoming.
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Highest paying states for experts
| Rank | State | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $118,020 | $56.74 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $108,701 | $52.26 |
| 3 | Oregon | $102,540 | $49.30 |
| 4 | Delaware | $94,692 | $45.52 |
| 5 | Rhode Island | $97,139 | $46.70 |
| 6 | New York | $111,556 | $53.63 |
| 7 | Washington | $105,155 | $50.56 |
| 8 | Alaska | $90,370 | $43.45 |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | $96,118 | $46.21 |
| 10 | Hawaii | $96,294 | $46.30 |
| 11 | Massachusetts | $98,191 | $47.21 |
| 12 | New Jersey | $92,643 | $44.54 |
| 13 | Maine | $89,419 | $42.99 |
| 14 | Virginia | $86,369 | $41.52 |
| 15 | North Carolina | $82,326 | $39.58 |
| 16 | North Dakota | $79,599 | $38.27 |
| 17 | Idaho | $79,032 | $38.00 |
| 18 | South Carolina | $81,938 | $39.39 |
| 19 | Texas | $81,439 | $39.15 |
| 20 | Michigan | $80,762 | $38.83 |
| 21 | Illinois | $86,879 | $41.77 |
| 22 | Ohio | $77,520 | $37.27 |
| 23 | Nevada | $75,896 | $36.49 |
| 24 | Arizona | $75,910 | $36.50 |
| 25 | Connecticut | $84,941 | $40.84 |
| 26 | Georgia | $76,714 | $36.88 |
| 27 | Arkansas | $75,535 | $36.31 |
| 28 | New Hampshire | $80,506 | $38.70 |
| 29 | Vermont | $83,102 | $39.95 |
| 30 | Missouri | $77,954 | $37.48 |
| 31 | South Dakota | $76,094 | $36.58 |
| 32 | Maryland | $76,652 | $36.85 |
| 33 | Utah | $67,631 | $32.51 |
| 34 | Louisiana | $74,211 | $35.68 |
| 35 | Colorado | $72,613 | $34.91 |
| 36 | Montana | $71,388 | $34.32 |
| 37 | Tennessee | $70,013 | $33.66 |
| 38 | Indiana | $72,763 | $34.98 |
| 39 | Florida | $68,676 | $33.02 |
| 40 | Nebraska | $69,043 | $33.19 |
| 41 | West Virginia | $73,011 | $35.10 |
| 42 | Mississippi | $72,024 | $34.63 |
| 43 | Minnesota | $74,872 | $36.00 |
| 44 | Wisconsin | $73,071 | $35.13 |
| 45 | Alabama | $64,377 | $30.95 |
| 46 | New Mexico | $69,385 | $33.36 |
| 47 | Kentucky | $70,367 | $33.83 |
| 48 | Wyoming | $65,851 | $31.66 |
| 49 | Iowa | $69,651 | $33.49 |
| 50 | Kansas | $65,810 | $31.64 |
| 51 | Oklahoma | $62,809 | $30.20 |
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Highest paying cities for experts
The highest-paying cities for experts are San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, and Seattle, WA.
| Rank | City | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco, CA | $134,147 | $64.49 |
| 2 | New York, NY | $112,187 | $53.94 |
| 3 | Seattle, WA | $109,032 | $52.42 |
| 4 | Washington, DC | $109,011 | $52.41 |
| 5 | Beaverton, OR | $104,337 | $50.16 |
| 6 | Boston, MA | $98,011 | $47.12 |
| 7 | Philadelphia, PA | $96,545 | $46.42 |
| 8 | Bridgewater, NJ | $92,624 | $44.53 |
| 9 | Chicago, IL | $87,532 | $42.08 |
| 10 | Arlington, VA | $87,079 | $41.86 |
| 11 | Austin, TX | $84,770 | $40.75 |
| 12 | Raleigh, NC | $83,887 | $40.33 |
| 13 | Detroit, MI | $81,141 | $39.01 |
| 14 | Saint Louis, MO | $80,469 | $38.69 |
| 15 | Cleveland, OH | $78,741 | $37.86 |
| 16 | Alpharetta, GA | $77,094 | $37.06 |
| 17 | Baltimore, MD | $76,876 | $36.96 |
| 18 | Phoenix, AZ | $75,858 | $36.47 |
| 19 | Jacksonville, AR | $75,660 | $36.38 |
| 20 | Las Vegas, NV | $75,330 | $36.22 |
Experts are the most in-demand in these five cities:
Expert salary details
An expert's salary ranges from $54,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $161,000 at the 90th percentile.
What is an expert's salary?
| Percentile | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 90th Percentile | $161,000 | $13,417 | $77 |
| 75th Percentile | $124,000 | $10,333 | $60 |
| Average | $94,068 | $7,839 | $45 |
| 25th Percentile | $70,000 | $5,833 | $34 |
| 10th Percentile | $54,000 | $4,500 | $26 |
Highest paying expert jobs
The highest paying types of experts are technical expert, subject matter expert, and customer service expert.
| Job Title | Annual Salary | Monthly Salary | Hourly Rate | Job Openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Sales Consultant | $42,323 | $3,527 | $20.35 | 290,980 |
| Sales Team Member | $33,827 | $2,819 | $16.26 | 585,314 |
| Retail Sales Representative | $37,907 | $3,159 | $18.22 | 391,763 |
| Beauty Advisor | $35,298 | $2,942 | $16.97 | 322,132 |
| Sales Person | $42,010 | $3,501 | $20.20 | 378,132 |
| Game Advisor | $31,742 | $2,645 | $15.26 | 250,668 |
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Which companies pay experts the most?
Expert salaries at McKinsey & Company Inc and ByteDance are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average expert salary at companies like SAP and Boston Consulting Group are highly competitive.
| Rank | Company | Average Salary | Hourly Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McKinsey & Company Inc | $181,680 | $87.35 |
| 2 | ByteDance | $166,074 | $79.84 |
| 3 | SAP | $165,312 | $79.48 |
| 4 | Boston Consulting Group | $165,241 | $79.44 |
| 5 | Bain & Company | $161,374 | $77.58 |
| 6 | Meta | $160,008 | $76.93 |
| 7 | $158,993 | $76.44 | |
| 8 | Point B | $158,470 | $76.19 |
| 9 | VMware | $158,049 | $75.99 |
| 10 | Apple | $155,946 | $74.97 |
| 11 | Guy Carpenter | $152,631 | $73.38 |
| 12 | Palantir | $152,162 | $73.15 |
| 13 | Jenner & Block | $151,366 | $72.77 |
| 14 | Coty | $150,680 | $72.44 |
| 15 | Nike | $149,656 | $71.95 |
| 16 | Better | $147,356 | $70.84 |
| 17 | Amazon | $145,276 | $69.84 |
| 18 | Bloomberg | $144,483 | $69.46 |
| 19 | Personify, Inc. | $144,121 | $69.29 |
| 20 | Comverse Technology | $143,698 | $69.09 |
Wage gap by gender, race and education
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Expert salary trends
The average expert salary has risen by $21,085 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average expert earned $72,983 annually, but today, they earn $94,068 a year. That works out to a 19% change in pay for experts over the last decade.
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Average expert salary over time
Compare expert salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
Expert salary by year
| Year | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $94,100 | $45.23 | +6.8% |
| 2023 | $87,700 | $42.17 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | $84,100 | $40.42 | +4.1% |
| 2021 | $80,600 | $38.76 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | $78,800 | $37.88 | +4.0% |
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Recently added expert salaries
| Company | Job | Location | Date Added | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sap America, Inc. | Product Expert | Plano, TX | 10/03/2023 | $195,000 |
| Hitech Network Solutions LLC | IP & Transmission Expert | Dallas, TX | 10/02/2023 | $105,000 |
| Nokia of America Corporation | Performance and Optimization Expert | Hillsborough, NJ | 10/01/2023 | $131,144 |
| Sap America, Inc. | Demo Solutions Expert | Plano, TX | 09/03/2023 | $164,612 |
| Concur Technologies, Inc. | Development Expert | Bellevue, WA | 09/03/2023 | $152,037 |
| Agilent Technologies, Inc. | Oracle Agile PLM Expert | Santa Clara, CA | 08/03/2023 | $172,536 |
| Arcosa Inc. | Mobile Equip Op_Expert | Beaumont, CA | 07/03/2023 | $57,873 |
| PG&E Corporation | Expert Full Stack Developer | Oakland, CA | 07/03/2023 | $125,000 |
| Perspecta | Cybersecurity Analytics Expert | Chantilly, VA | 07/02/2023 | $146,000 |
| Leidos | Expert Targeter | McLean, VA | 07/01/2023 | $84,500 |
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