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Vault Consulting 50

The Vault Consulting 50 is our signature list of the best consulting firms to work for in North America. For rankings in other regions, including EMEA and Asia-Pacific, please visit our consulting rankings page.
Survey Methodology

When it comes to choosing an employer, there is no question that prestige is important. However, our survey data indicates time and again that many other factors come into play when weighing a choice--and even more affect employee satisfaction in the months and years after the decision has been made.

Did you know that for more than 40% of consulting firm candidates, firm culture was the most important factor in selecting an employer? Other top factors include practice strength and work-life balance, in addition to prestige and compensation.

But choosing an employer is only part of the equation--staying there over a period of time is something else entirely. And while elements like compensation and work-life balance remain important as part of that picture, other factors such as satisfaction and the ability to make career progress also emerge as critical differentiators of top employers--and these factors change over time as generations shift.

We continually monitor responses from the consultants we survey to ensure that our ranking methodology accurately reflects the concerns of the people currently employed in the industry.

In order to properly reflect a company's status as an employer within the consulting industry, the Vault Consulting 50 for 2024 is based on the following weighted formula:

30 percent prestige
15 percent firm culture
15 percent satisfaction
10 percent compensation
10 percent work/life balance
10 percent level of challenge
5 percent overall business outlook
5 percent promotion policies

As ever, our survey is only open to consultants who are currently employed at reputable firms in the industry. When rating quality of life issues, consultants are only permitted to rate their own firm. For prestige and practice area rankings, however, consultants are only allowed to rate competitors, and NOT their own firms.

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Each year Vault invites eligible consulting firms to participate in our annual Consulting Survey. Please contact us if you’re interested in having your firm considered for inclusion.

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2024 Vault Consulting 50 North America

#1
SCORE 9.313
2023 Rank 1
#2
SCORE 9.006
2023 Rank 2
#3
SCORE 7.997
2023 Rank 10
#4
SCORE 7.908
2023 Rank 6
#5
SCORE 7.835
2023 Not Ranked
#6
SCORE 7.832
2023 Rank 4
#7
SCORE 7.765
2023 Rank 11
#8
SCORE 7.757
2023 Rank 5
#9
SCORE 7.755
2023 Rank 7
#10
SCORE 7.741
2023 Rank 13