How much does a Debt Consultant make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Debt Consultant in the United States is $43,086 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $21.
However, a Debt Consultant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $54,336
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $37,919 to $48,975
Key Factors That Influence Debt Consultant Salaries
A Debt Consultant's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Debt Consultant 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 Debt Consultants. 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: $54,344
San Francisco: $53,749
Oakland: $52,616
San Jose, CA$54,344
San Francisco, CA$53,749
Oakland, CA$52,616
New York, NY$49,609
Paramus, NJ$49,005
Queens Village, NY$49,003
Passaic, NJ$48,962
Bergenfield, NJ$48,958
Stamford, CT$48,864
Huntington, NY$48,846
Newark, NJ$48,528
Bridgeport, CT$48,437
Vallejo, CA$48,351
New Brunswick, NJ$48,334
Petaluma, CA$48,308
Middlesex, NJ$48,226
Somerset, NJ$48,196
Santa Cruz, CA$48,140
Boston, MA$47,877
Monterey, CA$47,726
Seattle, WA$47,627
Santa Rosa, CA$47,618
Los Angeles, CA$47,606
Juneau, AK$47,493
Washington, DC$47,446
Orange, CA$47,293
Santa Ana, CA$47,179
Long Beach, CA$47,136
Anaheim, CA$47,127
Anchorage, AK$47,106
Santa Maria, CA$46,976
Everett, WA$46,968
Danbury, CT$46,816
Bremerton, WA$46,757
Tacoma, WA$46,602
New Suffolk, NY$46,601
Sacramento, CA$46,589
Santa Barbara, CA$46,541
Trenton, NJ$46,494
San Diego, CA$46,494
Brockton, MA$46,446
Fairbanks, AK$46,341
Lompoc, CA$46,231
Lowell, MA$46,196
Ventura, CA$46,188
Nashua, NH$46,179
Stockton, CA$46,175
Modesto, CA$45,861
Poughkeepsie, NY$45,766
Olympia, WA$45,684
Kennewick, WA$45,684
New Haven, CT$45,667
Lawrence, MA$45,512
Hartford, CT$45,468
Riverside, CA$45,460
New Bedford, MA$45,417
Richland, WA$45,417
Bakersfield, CA$45,356
San Bernardino, CA$45,339
New Britain, CT$45,335
Atlantic City, NJ$45,335
New London, CT$45,318
Norwich, CT$45,305
Portsmouth, NH$45,296
Boulder, CO$45,205
Portland, OR$45,145
Worcester, MA$45,141
Minneapolis, MN$45,007
Philadelphia, PA$44,947
Honolulu, HI$44,805
Saint Paul, MN$44,784
Vineland, NJ$44,775
Providence, RI$44,650
Chicago, IL$44,525
Bellingham, WA$44,473
Springfield, MA$44,439
Baltimore, MD$44,426
Chico, CA$44,318
Pittsfield, MA$44,202
Manchester, NH$44,120
Spokane, WA$43,930
Denver, CO$43,926
Albany, NY$43,723
Troy, NY$43,706
Nassau, NY$43,660
Schenectady, NY$43,616
Wilmington, DE$43,581
Burlington, VT$43,521
Salem, OR$43,504
Portland, ME$43,370
Yakima, WA$43,327
Rochester, MN$43,194
Reno, NV$43,172
Fresno, CA$43,172
Milwaukee, WI$43,133
Detroit, MI$43,090
Ann Arbor, MI$43,083
Allentown, PA$43,077
Colorado Springs, CO$43,004
Syracuse, NY$42,982
Carson City, NV$42,982
Houston, TX$42,922
Eugene, OR$42,901
Gary, IN$42,849
Springfield, OR$42,814
Bismarck, ND$42,806
Galveston, TX$42,776
Medford, OR$42,711
Fort Collins, CO$42,694
Concord, NH$42,672
Austin, TX$42,659
Mesa, AZ$42,569
Reading, PA$42,564
Phoenix, AZ$42,560
Dallas, TX$42,547
Saint Cloud, MN$42,506
Madison, WI$42,448
Utica, NY$42,332
Rochester, NY$42,263
Des Moines, IA$42,259
Raleigh, NC$42,254
Atlanta, GA$42,190
Battle Creek, MI$42,177
Salt Lake City, UT$42,164
Lancaster, PA$42,099
Harrisburg, PA$42,039
Kansas City, MO$41,996
Champaign, IL$41,987
Kansas City, KS$41,987
Fort Worth, TX$41,983
Columbus, OH$41,975
Boca Raton, FL$41,966
Pittsburgh, PA$41,948
Richmond, VA$41,931
Indianapolis, IN$41,922
Cleveland, OH$41,918
Las Vegas, NV$41,866
Cincinnati, OH$41,866
Petersburg, VA$41,802
Huntsville, AL$41,737
Lansing, MI$41,708
Lebanon, PA$41,703
Pueblo, CO$41,698
Appleton, WI$41,686
Buffalo, NY$41,668
Dayton, OH$41,655
Racine, WI$41,647
Charlotte, NC$41,642
Saint Louis, MO$41,629
York, PA$41,604
Elkhart, IN$41,604
Gastonia, NC$41,595
Billings, MT$41,585
Beaumont, TX$41,573
Lorain, OH$41,565
Benton Harbor, MI$41,556
Toledo, OH$41,548
Binghamton, NY$41,526
Rock Hill, SC$41,522
Rockford, IL$41,500
Springfield, IL$41,483
Elyria, OH$41,479
Fargo, ND$41,479
Flagstaff, AZ$41,449
Fort Lauderdale, FL$41,423
Duluth, MN$41,397
Miami, FL$41,397
Cheyenne, WY$41,367
Grand Forks, ND$41,367
Bangor, ME$41,272
Cedar Rapids, IA$41,224
Durham, NC$41,206
Louisville, KY$41,203
Grand Rapids, MI$41,194
Hialeah, FL$41,190
Casper, WY$41,130
Scranton, PA$41,078
New Orleans, LA$41,065
Virginia Beach, VA$41,061
Akron, OH$41,039
Peoria, IL$40,983
Sarasota, FL$40,975
Nashville, TN$40,944
Omaha, NE$40,944
Green Bay, WI$40,944
Baton Rouge, LA$40,923
Charleston, SC$40,914
Jamestown, NY$40,893
Davenport, IA$40,893
Tucson, AZ$40,871
Saint Petersburg, FL$40,845
Tampa, FL$40,837
Evansville, IN$40,811
Port Arthur, TX$40,811
Bradenton, FL$40,794
Santa Fe, NM$40,716
Orlando, FL$40,639
Clearwater, FL$40,626
Canton, OH$40,535
La Crosse, WI$40,535
Albuquerque, NM$40,509
Newport News, VA$40,505
High Point, NC$40,492
Ogden, UT$40,475
Corpus Christi, TX$40,440
Norfolk, VA$40,414
Laramie, WY$40,414
Rock Island, IL$40,389
Saginaw, MI$40,380
Jacksonville, FL$40,376
Salisbury, NC$40,367
Boise, ID$40,358
Moline, IL$40,337
Fort Myers, FL$40,324
Memphis, TN$40,315
Tulsa, OK$40,294
Waterloo, IA$40,268
Spartanburg, SC$40,225
Lincoln, NE$40,203
Fort Wayne, IN$40,195
Provo, UT$40,190
Cedar Falls, IA$40,139
San Antonio, TX$40,121
Greensboro, NC$40,104
South Bend, IN$40,100
Savannah, GA$40,053
Muskegon, MI$40,035
Birmingham, AL$40,031
Winston Salem, NC$40,010
Lake Charles, LA$39,906
Anderson, IN$39,897
Lexington, KY$39,885
Augusta, GA$39,872
Greenville, SC$39,872
Lima, OH$39,837
Wichita, KS$39,833
Tuscaloosa, AL$39,833
Columbia, SC$39,794
Springfield, OH$39,785
Asheville, NC$39,716
Bloomington, IN$39,686
Knoxville, TN$39,531
Shreveport, LA$39,527
Wilmington, NC$39,471
Roanoke, VA$39,471
Topeka, KS$39,393
Frankfort, KY$39,389
Oklahoma City, OK$39,359
Chillicothe, OH$39,342
Longview, TX$39,337
Melbourne, FL$39,333
Sioux Falls, SD$39,264
Mobile, AL$39,260
Terre Haute, IN$39,243
Altoona, PA$39,217
Amarillo, TX$39,187
Killeen, TX$39,174
Fayetteville, AR$39,139
Chattanooga, TN$39,126
Sioux City, IA$39,087
Idaho Falls, ID$39,079
Lynchburg, VA$39,044
Gainesville, FL$38,988
Portsmouth, OH$38,967
Little Rock, AR$38,958
Lafayette, LA$38,941
Youngstown, OH$38,941
Daytona Beach, FL$38,915
Clarksville, TN$38,911
Pensacola, FL$38,906
Temple, TX$38,903
Hopkinsville, KY$38,777
Erie, PA$38,769
Florence, SC$38,751
Charleston, WV$38,682
Great Falls, MT$38,661
Macon, GA$38,601
Tallahassee, FL$38,596
Fayetteville, NC$38,588
Waco, TX$38,579
Helena, MT$38,549
Pine Bluff, AR$38,532
Vincennes, IN$38,480
Lubbock, TX$38,463
Alamogordo, NM$38,437
Twin Falls, ID$38,398
Rapid City, SD$38,385
Jackson, MS$38,308
Huntington, WV$38,305
Greenville, MS$38,303
Parkersburg, WV$38,259
Montgomery, AL$38,252
Wichita Falls, TX$38,208
Springfield, MO$38,208
Biloxi, MS$38,187
Monroe, LA$38,144
Johnstown, PA$38,114
Sumter, SC$38,096
Columbus, GA$38,092
Pascagoula, MS$38,010
Abilene, TX$38,010
Kingsport, TN$37,898
Albany, GA$37,898
Gulfport, MS$37,885
Alexandria, LA$37,743
Fort Smith, AR$37,635
El Paso, TX$37,519
Las Cruces, NM$37,325
Harlingen, TX$37,216
Pocatello, ID$37,209
Florence, AL$37,153
Brownsville, TX$37,144
Mcallen, TX$37,054
Dothan, AL$36,993
Columbus, MS$36,738
Altus, OK$36,537
Lawton, OK$36,455
Pierre, SD$36,300
Debt Consultant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Debt Consultant roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential
by as much as 15% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Financial Services,
offers compensation 5% above the average. Conversely,
Debt Consultant positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay,
as this sector often view Debt Consultant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Debt Consultant
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services
$45,240
$22.0
5%
Hospitality & Leisure
$45,240
$22.0
5%
Debt Consultant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Debt Consultant'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.
Here are companies hiring for Debt Consultant and their salaries, click below for more details.
K$114,295/per year
Kpmg Us LLPBusiness Servicesthe United States
W$114,096/per year
Warner Bros DiscoveryBusiness Servicesthe United States
D$111,927/per year
Dentsu International LtdBusiness Servicesthe United States
G$111,873/per year
GroupM Worldwide IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
C$111,651/per year
CoWorx StaffingBusiness Servicesthe United States
C$110,194/per year
Contemporary Services CorpBusiness Servicesthe United States
S$107,128/per year
Showcase CinemasBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$106,429/per year
Amentum Services IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$106,199/per year
Allied Universal Security Services LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
S$106,104/per year
Sodexo USABusiness Servicesthe United States
J$105,192/per year
JLL TechnologiesBusiness Servicesthe United States
I$104,478/per year
Intact Insurance Group USA LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
N$101,619/per year
NielsenIQBusiness Servicesthe United States
T$101,470/per year
The Leading Edge AllianceBusiness Servicesthe United States
H$101,308/per year
Honeywell UOPBusiness Servicesthe United States
R$97,720/per year
Reeve & AssociatesBusiness Servicesthe United States
M$97,584/per year
ManpowerGroup Global IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
F$95,980/per year
Financial Sys NcoBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$95,314/per year
Arrow Global LtdBusiness Servicesthe United States
C$94,777/per year
CarMax Enterprise Services LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
D$94,479/per year
DZConneXBusiness Servicesthe United States
A$93,802/per year
Adecco Staffing, USABusiness Servicesthe United States
R$92,937/per year
Resource MFGBusiness Servicesthe United States
Z$92,774/per year
Zachry Brands IncBusiness Servicesthe United States
G$88,138/per year
Greystar Worldwide LLCBusiness Servicesthe United States
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FAQ about Debt Consultant
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Debt Consultant?
The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Debt Consultant roles,
with salaries approximately 5% above the market median.
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