How much does an Ediscovery Consultant make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Ediscovery Consultant in the United States is $81,296 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.
However, an Ediscovery Consultant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $95,661
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $72,807 to $88,816
Key Factors That Influence Ediscovery Consultant Salaries
An Ediscovery Consultant's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Ediscovery 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 Ediscovery Consultants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $90,011.
California: $89,670.
Massachusetts: $88,475.
District of Columbia$90,011
California$89,670
Massachusetts$88,475
Washington$88,150
New Jersey$88,117
Alaska$88,003
Connecticut$86,881
New York$86,426
Hawaii$84,971
Rhode Island$84,288
Maryland$83,825
Minnesota$83,191
Colorado$82,947
Illinois$82,865
Oregon$82,556
Delaware$82,329
New Hampshire$82,186
Virginia$81,865
Pennsylvania$80,931
Nevada$80,459
North Dakota$80,305
Michigan$80,061
Wisconsin$79,971
Vermont$79,792
Texas$79,297
Maine$79,264
Arizona$79,215
Ohio$79,158
Georgia$78,410
Indiana$78,036
Wyoming$77,963
Utah$77,849
Iowa$77,801
Kansas$77,410
Louisiana$77,297
North Carolina$77,256
Missouri$77,240
Florida$76,923
Montana$76,752
Nebraska$76,589
Kentucky$76,500
South Carolina$76,175
Tennessee$75,971
Idaho$75,890
New Mexico$75,297
Oklahoma$75,167
Alabama$74,687
South Dakota$73,882
Arkansas$73,443
West Virginia$73,207
Mississippi$72,500
Top Paying Cities for Ediscovery Consultants
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: $102,539
San Francisco: $101,416
Oakland: $99,279
San Jose, CA$102,539
San Francisco, CA$101,416
Oakland, CA$99,279
New York, NY$93,604
Paramus, NJ$92,466
Queens Village, NY$92,462
Passaic, NJ$92,384
Bergenfield, NJ$92,377
Stamford, CT$92,198
Huntington, NY$92,165
Newark, NJ$91,564
Bridgeport, CT$91,393
Vallejo, CA$91,231
New Brunswick, NJ$91,198
Petaluma, CA$91,150
Middlesex, NJ$90,995
Somerset, NJ$90,938
Santa Cruz, CA$90,832
Boston, MA$90,337
Monterey, CA$90,051
Seattle, WA$89,865
Santa Rosa, CA$89,849
Los Angeles, CA$89,824
Juneau, AK$89,613
Washington, DC$89,524
Orange, CA$89,234
Santa Ana, CA$89,020
Long Beach, CA$88,938
Anaheim, CA$88,922
Anchorage, AK$88,881
Santa Maria, CA$88,637
Everett, WA$88,621
Danbury, CT$88,335
Bremerton, WA$88,223
Tacoma, WA$87,930
New Suffolk, NY$87,929
Sacramento, CA$87,906
Santa Barbara, CA$87,816
Trenton, NJ$87,727
San Diego, CA$87,727
Brockton, MA$87,638
Fairbanks, AK$87,438
Lompoc, CA$87,231
Lowell, MA$87,165
Ventura, CA$87,150
Nashua, NH$87,133
Stockton, CA$87,125
Modesto, CA$86,532
Poughkeepsie, NY$86,353
Olympia, WA$86,199
Kennewick, WA$86,199
New Haven, CT$86,166
Lawrence, MA$85,873
Hartford, CT$85,792
Riverside, CA$85,776
New Bedford, MA$85,695
Richland, WA$85,695
Bakersfield, CA$85,581
San Bernardino, CA$85,548
New Britain, CT$85,540
Atlantic City, NJ$85,540
New London, CT$85,508
Norwich, CT$85,483
Portsmouth, NH$85,467
Boulder, CO$85,295
Portland, OR$85,182
Worcester, MA$85,174
Minneapolis, MN$84,922
Philadelphia, PA$84,808
Honolulu, HI$84,540
Saint Paul, MN$84,501
Vineland, NJ$84,483
Providence, RI$84,247
Chicago, IL$84,012
Bellingham, WA$83,914
Springfield, MA$83,849
Baltimore, MD$83,825
Chico, CA$83,621
Pittsfield, MA$83,402
Manchester, NH$83,248
Spokane, WA$82,890
Denver, CO$82,882
Albany, NY$82,500
Troy, NY$82,467
Nassau, NY$82,380
Schenectady, NY$82,296
Wilmington, DE$82,231
Burlington, VT$82,117
Salem, OR$82,085
Portland, ME$81,833
Yakima, WA$81,752
Rochester, MN$81,500
Reno, NV$81,459
Fresno, CA$81,459
Milwaukee, WI$81,386
Detroit, MI$81,305
Ann Arbor, MI$81,291
Allentown, PA$81,280
Colorado Springs, CO$81,142
Syracuse, NY$81,101
Carson City, NV$81,101
Houston, TX$80,987
Eugene, OR$80,947
Gary, IN$80,849
Springfield, OR$80,784
Bismarck, ND$80,768
Galveston, TX$80,711
Medford, OR$80,589
Fort Collins, CO$80,557
Concord, NH$80,516
Austin, TX$80,492
Mesa, AZ$80,321
Reading, PA$80,313
Phoenix, AZ$80,305
Dallas, TX$80,280
Saint Cloud, MN$80,202
Madison, WI$80,093
Utica, NY$79,874
Rochester, NY$79,744
Des Moines, IA$79,736
Raleigh, NC$79,727
Atlanta, GA$79,605
Battle Creek, MI$79,581
Salt Lake City, UT$79,557
Lancaster, PA$79,435
Harrisburg, PA$79,321
Kansas City, MO$79,240
Champaign, IL$79,223
Kansas City, KS$79,223
Fort Worth, TX$79,215
Columbus, OH$79,201
Boca Raton, FL$79,183
Pittsburgh, PA$79,150
Richmond, VA$79,118
Indianapolis, IN$79,101
Cleveland, OH$79,093
Las Vegas, NV$78,996
Cincinnati, OH$78,996
Petersburg, VA$78,874
Huntsville, AL$78,752
Lansing, MI$78,697
Lebanon, PA$78,687
Pueblo, CO$78,679
Appleton, WI$78,654
Buffalo, NY$78,622
Dayton, OH$78,597
Racine, WI$78,581
Charlotte, NC$78,573
Saint Louis, MO$78,549
York, PA$78,500
Elkhart, IN$78,500
Gastonia, NC$78,484
Billings, MT$78,465
Beaumont, TX$78,443
Lorain, OH$78,427
Benton Harbor, MI$78,410
Toledo, OH$78,394
Binghamton, NY$78,353
Rock Hill, SC$78,345
Rockford, IL$78,305
Springfield, IL$78,272
Elyria, OH$78,264
Fargo, ND$78,264
Flagstaff, AZ$78,207
Fort Lauderdale, FL$78,158
Duluth, MN$78,110
Miami, FL$78,110
Cheyenne, WY$78,053
Grand Forks, ND$78,053
Bangor, ME$77,874
Cedar Rapids, IA$77,784
Durham, NC$77,750
Louisville, KY$77,744
Grand Rapids, MI$77,727
Hialeah, FL$77,719
Casper, WY$77,606
Scranton, PA$77,508
New Orleans, LA$77,484
Virginia Beach, VA$77,475
Akron, OH$77,435
Peoria, IL$77,329
Sarasota, FL$77,313
Nashville, TN$77,256
Omaha, NE$77,256
Green Bay, WI$77,256
Baton Rouge, LA$77,215
Charleston, SC$77,199
Jamestown, NY$77,158
Davenport, IA$77,158
Tucson, AZ$77,118
Saint Petersburg, FL$77,069
Tampa, FL$77,053
Evansville, IN$77,004
Port Arthur, TX$77,004
Bradenton, FL$76,971
Santa Fe, NM$76,825
Orlando, FL$76,679
Clearwater, FL$76,654
Canton, OH$76,484
La Crosse, WI$76,484
Albuquerque, NM$76,435
Newport News, VA$76,427
High Point, NC$76,402
Ogden, UT$76,370
Corpus Christi, TX$76,305
Norfolk, VA$76,256
Laramie, WY$76,256
Rock Island, IL$76,207
Saginaw, MI$76,191
Jacksonville, FL$76,183
Salisbury, NC$76,167
Boise, ID$76,150
Moline, IL$76,110
Fort Myers, FL$76,085
Memphis, TN$76,069
Tulsa, OK$76,028
Waterloo, IA$75,980
Spartanburg, SC$75,898
Lincoln, NE$75,858
Fort Wayne, IN$75,841
Provo, UT$75,833
Cedar Falls, IA$75,736
San Antonio, TX$75,703
Greensboro, NC$75,671
South Bend, IN$75,663
Savannah, GA$75,573
Muskegon, MI$75,541
Birmingham, AL$75,532
Winston Salem, NC$75,493
Lake Charles, LA$75,297
Anderson, IN$75,280
Lexington, KY$75,256
Augusta, GA$75,232
Greenville, SC$75,232
Lima, OH$75,167
Wichita, KS$75,159
Tuscaloosa, AL$75,159
Columbia, SC$75,085
Springfield, OH$75,069
Asheville, NC$74,939
Bloomington, IN$74,882
Knoxville, TN$74,589
Shreveport, LA$74,581
Wilmington, NC$74,476
Roanoke, VA$74,476
Topeka, KS$74,329
Frankfort, KY$74,320
Oklahoma City, OK$74,264
Chillicothe, OH$74,232
Longview, TX$74,224
Melbourne, FL$74,215
Sioux Falls, SD$74,085
Mobile, AL$74,077
Terre Haute, IN$74,045
Altoona, PA$73,996
Amarillo, TX$73,939
Killeen, TX$73,915
Fayetteville, AR$73,850
Chattanooga, TN$73,825
Sioux City, IA$73,752
Idaho Falls, ID$73,736
Lynchburg, VA$73,671
Gainesville, FL$73,565
Portsmouth, OH$73,524
Little Rock, AR$73,508
Lafayette, LA$73,476
Youngstown, OH$73,476
Daytona Beach, FL$73,427
Clarksville, TN$73,419
Pensacola, FL$73,411
Temple, TX$73,405
Hopkinsville, KY$73,167
Erie, PA$73,151
Florence, SC$73,118
Charleston, WV$72,988
Great Falls, MT$72,947
Macon, GA$72,833
Tallahassee, FL$72,825
Fayetteville, NC$72,809
Waco, TX$72,793
Helena, MT$72,736
Pine Bluff, AR$72,705
Vincennes, IN$72,606
Lubbock, TX$72,573
Alamogordo, NM$72,525
Twin Falls, ID$72,451
Rapid City, SD$72,427
Jackson, MS$72,281
Huntington, WV$72,275
Greenville, MS$72,272
Parkersburg, WV$72,190
Montgomery, AL$72,175
Wichita Falls, TX$72,094
Springfield, MO$72,094
Biloxi, MS$72,053
Monroe, LA$71,972
Johnstown, PA$71,915
Sumter, SC$71,882
Columbus, GA$71,874
Pascagoula, MS$71,720
Abilene, TX$71,720
Kingsport, TN$71,508
Albany, GA$71,508
Gulfport, MS$71,484
Alexandria, LA$71,216
Fort Smith, AR$71,012
El Paso, TX$70,793
Las Cruces, NM$70,427
Harlingen, TX$70,221
Pocatello, ID$70,208
Florence, AL$70,102
Brownsville, TX$70,086
Mcallen, TX$69,915
Dothan, AL$69,801
Columbus, MS$69,318
Altus, OK$68,939
Lawton, OK$68,785
Pierre, SD$68,492
Ediscovery Consultant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Ediscovery Consultant 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 Aerospace & Defense and Biotechnology
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average.
In contrast, Ediscovery Consultant positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Healthcare typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Ediscovery Consultant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for an Ediscovery Consultant
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense
$97,556
$47.0
20%
Biotechnology
$97,556
$47.0
20%
Business Services
$97,556
$47.0
20%
Chemicals
$97,556
$47.0
20%
Construction
$97,556
$47.0
20%
How Education impacts an Ediscovery Consultant's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Ediscovery Consultants enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for an Ediscovery Consultant with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between
$83,032
and $89,331).
Ediscovery Consultant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how an Ediscovery 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.
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Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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$72,807
Average$81,296/year
$88,816
$6,067
Average$6,775/month
$7,401
$1,400
Average$1,563/week
$1,708
$35
Average$39/hour
$43
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$88,816
$7,401
$1,708
$43
Average
$81,296
$6,775
$1,563
$39
25th Percentile
$72,807
$6,067
$1,400
$35
Salaries of Jobs related to Ediscovery Consultant
eDiscovery Manager$140,490
Ediscovery Attorney$139,277
Educational Consultant$115,001
Consultant - Education$114,972
EDiscovery Project Manager$113,885
Senior eDiscovery Specialist$89,773
Is Consultant$82,615
eDiscovery Specialist$72,300
Ediscovery Analyst$67,930
Ediscovery Paralegal$52,551
Leasing Consultant$34,992
Salary Trends for Ediscovery Consultant
Salaries for an Ediscovery Consultant can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $107,719 in 2023
to around $107,079 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Ediscovery Consultant salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Ediscovery Consultant
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Ediscovery Consultant
Here are companies hiring for Ediscovery Consultant 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 Ediscovery Consultant
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Ediscovery Consultant?
The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Ediscovery Consultant roles,
with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.
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