Many financial consultants are employed by management consulting firms. Management consultants had median annual earnings of $99,410 in May 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Ten percent of consultants earned less than $57,840, and 10 percent earned $172,280 or more. Earnings for financial and investment analysts were slightly higher, ranging from $60,830 to $175,840. Consultants who are paid by the hour can earn anywhere from $50 to more than $200 an hour.
Self-employed consultants must provide their own benefits, but salaried consultants may receive benefits such as health and life insurance, profit sharing, retirement plans, vacation and sick leave, and bonuses for outstanding work. Consulting firms and other employers typically reimburse consultants for their travel expenses.
- Accountants
- Accounts Payable Specialists
- Accounts Receivable Specialists
- Agricultural Consultants
- Artificial Intelligence Auditors
- Artificial Intelligence Ethicists
- Artificial Intelligence Prompt Engineers
- Artificial Intelligence Trainers
- Assessors and Appraisers
- Audit and Assurance Accountants
- Auditors
- Bank Examiners
- Big Data Developers
- Billing Clerks
- Blockchain Developers
- Bookkeeping and Accounting Clerks
- Brand Strategists
- Budget Analysts
- Business Continuity Planners
- Business Development Managers and Directors
- Business Intelligence Analysts
- Business Managers
- Chief Customer Officers
- Chief Executive Officers
- Chief Financial Officers
- Chief Information Officers
- Chief Restructuring Officers
- Chief Revenue Officers
- Chief Strategy Officers
- Chief Sustainability Officers
- Chief Trust Officers
- Commodities Brokers
- Compliance Managers
- Computer Programmers
- Computer Systems Programmer/Analysts
- Corporate Climate Strategists
- Cost Estimators
- Credit Analysts
- Cryptocurrency Specialists
- Customer Service Representatives
- Customer Success Managers
- Cybersecurity Architects
- Data Processing Technicians
- Data Scientists
- Database Specialists
- Decision Scientists
- Document Management Specialists
- Economists
- Energy Consultants
- Environmental Consultants
- Environmental Economists
- Ergonomists
- Financial Analysts
- Financial Institution Officers and Managers
- Financial Institution Tellers, Clerks, and Related Workers
- Financial Planners
- Financial Quantitative Analysts
- Financial Services Brokers
- Forensic Accountants and Auditors
- Fraud Examiners, Investigators, and Analysts
- Futurists
- Health Care Consultants
- Health Data Analysts
- Hedge Fund Investor Relations Specialists
- Hedge Fund Relationship Managers
- Human Resources Consultants
- Indoor Environmental Health Specialists
- Information Assurance Analysts
- Information Security Analysts
- Information Technology Consultants
- Information Technology Infrastructure Engineers
- Information Technology Project Managers
- Information Technology Security Consultants
- Internet Consultants
- Internet Marketing and Advertising Consultants
- Internet Security Specialists
- Internet Transaction Specialists
- Investment Bankers
- Investment Banking Analysts
- Investment Banking Associates
- Investment Banking Sales Brokers
- Investment Banking Traders
- Investment Fund Managers
- Investment Professionals
- Investment Underwriters
- Learning Innovations Designers
- Legal Operations Specialists
- Life Coaches
- Loan Officers and Counselors
- Management Analysts and Consultants
- Market Research Analysts
- Marketing Consultants
- Mobile Software Developers
- Mutual Fund Portfolio Managers
- Mutual Fund Wholesalers
- Office Administrators
- Personnel and Labor Relations Specialists
- Political Consultants
- Press Secretaries
- Project Managers
- Public Relations Specialists
- Purchasing Agents
- Regulatory Affairs Managers
- Regulatory Affairs Specialists
- Retirement Planners
- Security Consultants
- Security Guards
- Software Application Developers
- Statisticians
- Strategy Managers
- Tax Accountants
- Tax Managers
- Tax Preparers
- User Experience Designers
- Wealth Management Associates
- Wealth Management Investor Relations Specialists
- Workplace Diversity Experts
