Hourly Wage for Technical Consultant I Salary in the United States
How much does a Technical Consultant I make hourly?
As of September 01, 2026, the average hourly rate for a Technical Consultant I in the United States is
$32, which translates to an annual salary of about $66,340.
However, the hourly wage can vary significantly based on several factors.
Here’s a detailed look at the typical pay range per hour:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $49 per hour
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $29 to $41 per hour
Key Factors That Influence Technical Consultant I Salaries
A Technical Consultant I's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Technical Consultant Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of a Technical Consultant I's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
How Do Technical Consultant I Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Technical Consultant Is. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $83,680
San Francisco: $82,760
Oakland: $81,020
San Jose, CA$83,680
San Francisco, CA$82,760
Oakland, CA$81,020
New York, NY$76,390
Paramus, NJ$75,460
Queens Village, NY$75,450
Passaic, NJ$75,390
Bergenfield, NJ$75,380
Stamford, CT$75,240
Huntington, NY$75,210
Newark, NJ$74,720
Bridgeport, CT$74,580
Vallejo, CA$74,450
New Brunswick, NJ$74,420
Petaluma, CA$74,380
Middlesex, NJ$74,260
Somerset, NJ$74,210
Santa Cruz, CA$74,120
Boston, MA$73,720
Monterey, CA$73,490
Seattle, WA$73,340
Santa Rosa, CA$73,320
Los Angeles, CA$73,300
Juneau, AK$73,130
Washington, DC$73,060
Orange, CA$72,820
Santa Ana, CA$72,650
Long Beach, CA$72,580
Anaheim, CA$72,570
Anchorage, AK$72,530
Santa Maria, CA$72,330
Everett, WA$72,320
Danbury, CT$72,090
Bremerton, WA$71,990
Tacoma, WA$71,760
New Suffolk, NY$71,750
Sacramento, CA$71,740
Santa Barbara, CA$71,660
Trenton, NJ$71,590
San Diego, CA$71,590
Brockton, MA$71,520
Fairbanks, AK$71,350
Lompoc, CA$71,190
Lowell, MA$71,130
Ventura, CA$71,120
Nashua, NH$71,110
Stockton, CA$71,100
Modesto, CA$70,620
Poughkeepsie, NY$70,470
Kennewick, WA$70,340
Olympia, WA$70,340
New Haven, CT$70,320
Lawrence, MA$70,080
Hartford, CT$70,010
Riverside, CA$70,000
New Bedford, MA$69,930
Richland, WA$69,930
Bakersfield, CA$69,840
Atlantic City, NJ$69,810
San Bernardino, CA$69,810
New Britain, CT$69,810
New London, CT$69,780
Norwich, CT$69,760
Portsmouth, NH$69,750
Boulder, CO$69,610
Portland, OR$69,510
Worcester, MA$69,510
Minneapolis, MN$69,300
Philadelphia, PA$69,210
Honolulu, HI$68,990
Saint Paul, MN$68,960
Vineland, NJ$68,940
Providence, RI$68,750
Chicago, IL$68,560
Bellingham, WA$68,480
Springfield, MA$68,430
Baltimore, MD$68,410
Chico, CA$68,240
Pittsfield, MA$68,060
Manchester, NH$67,940
Spokane, WA$67,640
Denver, CO$67,640
Albany, NY$67,320
Troy, NY$67,300
Nassau, NY$67,230
Schenectady, NY$67,160
Wilmington, DE$67,110
Burlington, VT$67,010
Salem, OR$66,990
Portland, ME$66,780
Yakima, WA$66,710
Rochester, MN$66,510
Reno, NV$66,480
Fresno, CA$66,480
Milwaukee, WI$66,420
Detroit, MI$66,350
Ann Arbor, MI$66,340
Allentown, PA$66,330
Colorado Springs, CO$66,220
Syracuse, NY$66,180
Carson City, NV$66,180
Houston, TX$66,090
Eugene, OR$66,060
Gary, IN$65,980
Springfield, OR$65,930
Bismarck, ND$65,910
Galveston, TX$65,870
Medford, OR$65,770
Fort Collins, CO$65,740
Concord, NH$65,710
Austin, TX$65,690
Mesa, AZ$65,550
Reading, PA$65,540
Phoenix, AZ$65,530
Dallas, TX$65,510
Saint Cloud, MN$65,450
Madison, WI$65,360
Utica, NY$65,180
Rochester, NY$65,080
Des Moines, IA$65,070
Raleigh, NC$65,060
Atlanta, GA$64,960
Battle Creek, MI$64,940
Salt Lake City, UT$64,920
Lancaster, PA$64,820
Harrisburg, PA$64,730
Kansas City, MO$64,660
Champaign, IL$64,650
Kansas City, KS$64,650
Fort Worth, TX$64,640
Columbus, OH$64,630
Boca Raton, FL$64,620
Pittsburgh, PA$64,590
Richmond, VA$64,570
Indianapolis, IN$64,550
Cleveland, OH$64,550
Las Vegas, NV$64,470
Cincinnati, OH$64,470
Petersburg, VA$64,370
Huntsville, AL$64,270
Lansing, MI$64,220
Lebanon, PA$64,210
Pueblo, CO$64,210
Appleton, WI$64,190
Buffalo, NY$64,160
Dayton, OH$64,140
Racine, WI$64,130
Charlotte, NC$64,120
Saint Louis, MO$64,100
York, PA$64,060
Elkhart, IN$64,060
Gastonia, NC$64,050
Billings, MT$64,030
Beaumont, TX$64,010
Lorain, OH$64,000
Benton Harbor, MI$63,990
Toledo, OH$63,970
Binghamton, NY$63,940
Rock Hill, SC$63,930
Rockford, IL$63,900
Springfield, IL$63,880
Elyria, OH$63,870
Fargo, ND$63,870
Flagstaff, AZ$63,820
Fort Lauderdale, FL$63,780
Duluth, MN$63,740
Miami, FL$63,740
Cheyenne, WY$63,700
Grand Forks, ND$63,700
Bangor, ME$63,550
Cedar Rapids, IA$63,480
Durham, NC$63,450
Louisville, KY$63,440
Grand Rapids, MI$63,430
Hialeah, FL$63,420
Casper, WY$63,330
Scranton, PA$63,250
Virginia Beach, VA$63,230
New Orleans, LA$63,230
Akron, OH$63,190
Peoria, IL$63,110
Sarasota, FL$63,090
Nashville, TN$63,050
Omaha, NE$63,050
Green Bay, WI$63,050
Baton Rouge, LA$63,010
Charleston, SC$63,000
Jamestown, NY$62,970
Davenport, IA$62,970
Tucson, AZ$62,930
Saint Petersburg, FL$62,890
Tampa, FL$62,880
Evansville, IN$62,840
Port Arthur, TX$62,840
Bradenton, FL$62,810
Santa Fe, NM$62,690
Orlando, FL$62,580
Clearwater, FL$62,560
Canton, OH$62,420
La Crosse, WI$62,420
Albuquerque, NM$62,380
Newport News, VA$62,370
High Point, NC$62,350
Ogden, UT$62,320
Corpus Christi, TX$62,270
Norfolk, VA$62,230
Laramie, WY$62,230
Rock Island, IL$62,190
Saginaw, MI$62,180
Jacksonville, FL$62,170
Salisbury, NC$62,160
Boise, ID$62,140
Moline, IL$62,110
Fort Myers, FL$62,090
Memphis, TN$62,080
Tulsa, OK$62,040
Waterloo, IA$62,000
Spartanburg, SC$61,940
Lincoln, NE$61,900
Fort Wayne, IN$61,890
Provo, UT$61,890
Cedar Falls, IA$61,810
San Antonio, TX$61,780
Greensboro, NC$61,750
South Bend, IN$61,750
Savannah, GA$61,670
Muskegon, MI$61,650
Birmingham, AL$61,640
Winston Salem, NC$61,610
Lake Charles, LA$61,450
Anderson, IN$61,430
Lexington, KY$61,410
Augusta, GA$61,390
Greenville, SC$61,390
Lima, OH$61,340
Wichita, KS$61,330
Tuscaloosa, AL$61,330
Columbia, SC$61,270
Springfield, OH$61,260
Asheville, NC$61,160
Bloomington, IN$61,110
Knoxville, TN$60,870
Shreveport, LA$60,860
Wilmington, NC$60,780
Roanoke, VA$60,780
Topeka, KS$60,660
Frankfort, KY$60,650
Oklahoma City, OK$60,600
Chillicothe, OH$60,580
Longview, TX$60,570
Melbourne, FL$60,560
Sioux Falls, SD$60,460
Mobile, AL$60,450
Terre Haute, IN$60,430
Altoona, PA$60,390
Amarillo, TX$60,340
Killeen, TX$60,320
Fayetteville, AR$60,270
Chattanooga, TN$60,250
Sioux City, IA$60,190
Idaho Falls, ID$60,170
Lynchburg, VA$60,120
Gainesville, FL$60,030
Portsmouth, OH$60,000
Little Rock, AR$59,990
Lafayette, LA$59,960
Youngstown, OH$59,960
Daytona Beach, FL$59,920
Pensacola, FL$59,910
Clarksville, TN$59,910
Temple, TX$59,900
Hopkinsville, KY$59,710
Erie, PA$59,700
Florence, SC$59,670
Charleston, WV$59,560
Great Falls, MT$59,530
Macon, GA$59,440
Tallahassee, FL$59,430
Fayetteville, NC$59,420
Waco, TX$59,400
Helena, MT$59,360
Pine Bluff, AR$59,330
Vincennes, IN$59,250
Lubbock, TX$59,220
Alamogordo, NM$59,190
Twin Falls, ID$59,130
Rapid City, SD$59,110
Jackson, MS$58,990
Greenville, MS$58,980
Huntington, WV$58,980
Parkersburg, WV$58,910
Montgomery, AL$58,900
Wichita Falls, TX$58,830
Springfield, MO$58,830
Biloxi, MS$58,800
Monroe, LA$58,730
Johnstown, PA$58,690
Sumter, SC$58,660
Columbus, GA$58,650
Pascagoula, MS$58,530
Abilene, TX$58,530
Kingsport, TN$58,360
Albany, GA$58,360
Gulfport, MS$58,340
Alexandria, LA$58,120
Fort Smith, AR$57,950
El Paso, TX$57,770
Las Cruces, NM$57,470
Harlingen, TX$57,310
Pocatello, ID$57,290
Florence, AL$57,210
Brownsville, TX$57,190
Mcallen, TX$57,060
Dothan, AL$56,960
Columbus, MS$56,570
Altus, OK$56,260
Lawton, OK$56,130
Pierre, SD$55,890
Technical Consultant I Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise
Technical Consultant I salary potential scales significantly with company size.
Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $74,138.
While startup companies pay approximate $62,713.
Technical Consultant I Salary by Company Size
Company Size
Employees
Average Salary
Startup
1~50
$62,713
Growth Stage
51~500
$66,325
Established
501~5000
$71,589
Enterprise
5000+
$74,138
Technical Consultant I Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Technical Consultant I roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Internet and Software & Networking
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average.
In contrast, Technical Consultant positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Transportation typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Technical Consultant I as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Technical Consultant I
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Internet
$79,608
$38.0
20%
Software & Networking
$79,608
$38.0
20%
Energy & Utilities
$76,291
$37.0
15%
Chemicals
$72,974
$35.0
10%
Healthcare
$72,974
$35.0
10%
Technical Consultant I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Technical Consultant I's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
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Last Updated on September 01, 2026
$59,340
Average$66,340/year
$85,340
$4,945
Average$5,528/month
$7,112
$1,141
Average$1,276/week
$1,641
$29
Average$32/hour
$41
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$85,340
$7,112
$1,641
$41
Average
$66,340
$5,528
$1,276
$32
25th Percentile
$59,340
$4,945
$1,141
$29
Salaries of Jobs related to Technical Consultant I
Common company salaries for Technical Consultant I
Here are companies hiring for Technical Consultant I and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Technical Consultant I
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Technical Consultant I?
The Internet industry offers the highest average compensation for Technical Consultant I roles,
with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.
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