How much does a Car Consultant make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Car Consultant in the United States is $59,307 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.
However, a Car Consultant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $74,832
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,037 to $67,434
Key Factors That Influence Car Consultant Salaries
A Car 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 Car 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 Car Consultants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $65,665.
California: $65,416.
Massachusetts: $64,544.
District of Columbia$65,665
California$65,416
Massachusetts$64,544
Washington$64,307
New Jersey$64,283
Alaska$64,200
Connecticut$63,382
New York$63,050
Hawaii$61,988
Rhode Island$61,490
Maryland$61,152
Minnesota$60,689
Colorado$60,511
Illinois$60,452
Oregon$60,227
Delaware$60,061
New Hampshire$59,956
Virginia$59,722
Pennsylvania$59,040
Nevada$58,696
North Dakota$58,584
Michigan$58,406
Wisconsin$58,341
Vermont$58,210
Texas$57,848
Maine$57,825
Arizona$57,789
Ohio$57,748
Georgia$57,202
Indiana$56,929
Wyoming$56,876
Utah$56,793
Iowa$56,757
Kansas$56,472
Louisiana$56,389
North Carolina$56,360
Missouri$56,348
Florida$56,117
Montana$55,992
Nebraska$55,873
Kentucky$55,808
South Carolina$55,571
Tennessee$55,423
Idaho$55,363
New Mexico$54,930
Oklahoma$54,836
Alabama$54,486
South Dakota$53,898
Arkansas$53,578
West Virginia$53,406
Mississippi$52,890
Top Paying Cities for Car 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: $74,804
San Francisco: $73,985
Oakland: $72,426
San Jose, CA$74,804
San Francisco, CA$73,985
Oakland, CA$72,426
New York, NY$68,286
Paramus, NJ$67,456
Queens Village, NY$67,453
Passaic, NJ$67,396
Bergenfield, NJ$67,391
Stamford, CT$67,260
Huntington, NY$67,236
Newark, NJ$66,798
Bridgeport, CT$66,673
Vallejo, CA$66,555
New Brunswick, NJ$66,531
Petaluma, CA$66,495
Middlesex, NJ$66,383
Somerset, NJ$66,341
Santa Cruz, CA$66,264
Boston, MA$65,902
Monterey, CA$65,694
Seattle, WA$65,558
Santa Rosa, CA$65,546
Los Angeles, CA$65,529
Juneau, AK$65,374
Washington, DC$65,309
Orange, CA$65,098
Santa Ana, CA$64,941
Long Beach, CA$64,882
Anaheim, CA$64,870
Anchorage, AK$64,841
Santa Maria, CA$64,663
Everett, WA$64,651
Danbury, CT$64,442
Bremerton, WA$64,360
Tacoma, WA$64,147
New Suffolk, NY$64,146
Sacramento, CA$64,129
Santa Barbara, CA$64,064
Trenton, NJ$63,999
San Diego, CA$63,999
Brockton, MA$63,933
Fairbanks, AK$63,788
Lompoc, CA$63,637
Lowell, MA$63,589
Ventura, CA$63,577
Nashua, NH$63,566
Stockton, CA$63,560
Modesto, CA$63,127
Poughkeepsie, NY$62,996
Olympia, WA$62,884
Kennewick, WA$62,884
New Haven, CT$62,860
Lawrence, MA$62,646
Hartford, CT$62,587
Riverside, CA$62,575
New Bedford, MA$62,516
Richland, WA$62,516
Bakersfield, CA$62,433
San Bernardino, CA$62,409
New Britain, CT$62,403
Atlantic City, NJ$62,403
New London, CT$62,379
Norwich, CT$62,362
Portsmouth, NH$62,350
Boulder, CO$62,224
Portland, OR$62,142
Worcester, MA$62,136
Minneapolis, MN$61,952
Philadelphia, PA$61,869
Honolulu, HI$61,674
Saint Paul, MN$61,645
Vineland, NJ$61,632
Providence, RI$61,460
Chicago, IL$61,288
Bellingham, WA$61,217
Springfield, MA$61,170
Baltimore, MD$61,152
Chico, CA$61,003
Pittsfield, MA$60,843
Manchester, NH$60,731
Spokane, WA$60,470
Denver, CO$60,464
Albany, NY$60,185
Troy, NY$60,161
Nassau, NY$60,098
Schenectady, NY$60,037
Wilmington, DE$59,989
Burlington, VT$59,906
Salem, OR$59,883
Portland, ME$59,699
Yakima, WA$59,639
Rochester, MN$59,456
Reno, NV$59,426
Fresno, CA$59,426
Milwaukee, WI$59,373
Detroit, MI$59,313
Ann Arbor, MI$59,303
Allentown, PA$59,295
Colorado Springs, CO$59,195
Syracuse, NY$59,165
Carson City, NV$59,165
Houston, TX$59,082
Eugene, OR$59,052
Gary, IN$58,981
Springfield, OR$58,934
Bismarck, ND$58,922
Galveston, TX$58,880
Medford, OR$58,791
Fort Collins, CO$58,768
Concord, NH$58,738
Austin, TX$58,720
Mesa, AZ$58,596
Reading, PA$58,590
Phoenix, AZ$58,584
Dallas, TX$58,566
Saint Cloud, MN$58,509
Madison, WI$58,430
Utica, NY$58,269
Rochester, NY$58,175
Des Moines, IA$58,169
Raleigh, NC$58,163
Atlanta, GA$58,074
Battle Creek, MI$58,056
Salt Lake City, UT$58,038
Lancaster, PA$57,949
Harrisburg, PA$57,866
Kansas City, MO$57,807
Champaign, IL$57,795
Kansas City, KS$57,795
Fort Worth, TX$57,789
Columbus, OH$57,779
Boca Raton, FL$57,765
Pittsburgh, PA$57,742
Richmond, VA$57,718
Indianapolis, IN$57,706
Cleveland, OH$57,700
Las Vegas, NV$57,629
Cincinnati, OH$57,629
Petersburg, VA$57,540
Huntsville, AL$57,451
Lansing, MI$57,411
Lebanon, PA$57,404
Pueblo, CO$57,398
Appleton, WI$57,380
Buffalo, NY$57,356
Dayton, OH$57,338
Racine, WI$57,326
Charlotte, NC$57,321
Saint Louis, MO$57,303
York, PA$57,267
Elkhart, IN$57,267
Gastonia, NC$57,256
Billings, MT$57,242
Beaumont, TX$57,226
Lorain, OH$57,214
Benton Harbor, MI$57,202
Toledo, OH$57,190
Binghamton, NY$57,160
Rock Hill, SC$57,154
Rockford, IL$57,125
Springfield, IL$57,101
Elyria, OH$57,095
Fargo, ND$57,095
Flagstaff, AZ$57,054
Fort Lauderdale, FL$57,018
Duluth, MN$56,982
Miami, FL$56,982
Cheyenne, WY$56,941
Grand Forks, ND$56,941
Bangor, ME$56,810
Cedar Rapids, IA$56,745
Durham, NC$56,720
Louisville, KY$56,716
Grand Rapids, MI$56,704
Hialeah, FL$56,698
Casper, WY$56,615
Scranton, PA$56,544
New Orleans, LA$56,526
Virginia Beach, VA$56,520
Akron, OH$56,490
Peoria, IL$56,413
Sarasota, FL$56,401
Nashville, TN$56,360
Omaha, NE$56,360
Green Bay, WI$56,360
Baton Rouge, LA$56,330
Charleston, SC$56,318
Jamestown, NY$56,289
Davenport, IA$56,289
Tucson, AZ$56,259
Saint Petersburg, FL$56,223
Tampa, FL$56,211
Evansville, IN$56,176
Port Arthur, TX$56,176
Bradenton, FL$56,152
Santa Fe, NM$56,045
Orlando, FL$55,939
Clearwater, FL$55,921
Canton, OH$55,796
La Crosse, WI$55,796
Albuquerque, NM$55,761
Newport News, VA$55,755
High Point, NC$55,737
Ogden, UT$55,713
Corpus Christi, TX$55,666
Norfolk, VA$55,630
Laramie, WY$55,630
Rock Island, IL$55,595
Saginaw, MI$55,583
Jacksonville, FL$55,577
Salisbury, NC$55,565
Boise, ID$55,553
Moline, IL$55,523
Fort Myers, FL$55,506
Memphis, TN$55,494
Tulsa, OK$55,464
Waterloo, IA$55,429
Spartanburg, SC$55,369
Lincoln, NE$55,340
Fort Wayne, IN$55,328
Provo, UT$55,322
Cedar Falls, IA$55,251
San Antonio, TX$55,227
Greensboro, NC$55,203
South Bend, IN$55,197
Savannah, GA$55,132
Muskegon, MI$55,108
Birmingham, AL$55,102
Winston Salem, NC$55,073
Lake Charles, LA$54,930
Anderson, IN$54,919
Lexington, KY$54,901
Augusta, GA$54,883
Greenville, SC$54,883
Lima, OH$54,836
Wichita, KS$54,830
Tuscaloosa, AL$54,830
Columbia, SC$54,776
Springfield, OH$54,764
Asheville, NC$54,669
Bloomington, IN$54,628
Knoxville, TN$54,414
Shreveport, LA$54,409
Wilmington, NC$54,331
Roanoke, VA$54,331
Topeka, KS$54,225
Frankfort, KY$54,218
Oklahoma City, OK$54,177
Chillicothe, OH$54,153
Longview, TX$54,148
Melbourne, FL$54,142
Sioux Falls, SD$54,047
Mobile, AL$54,041
Terre Haute, IN$54,017
Altoona, PA$53,982
Amarillo, TX$53,940
Killeen, TX$53,922
Fayetteville, AR$53,875
Chattanooga, TN$53,857
Sioux City, IA$53,804
Idaho Falls, ID$53,792
Lynchburg, VA$53,744
Gainesville, FL$53,667
Portsmouth, OH$53,638
Little Rock, AR$53,626
Lafayette, LA$53,602
Youngstown, OH$53,602
Daytona Beach, FL$53,566
Clarksville, TN$53,560
Pensacola, FL$53,554
Temple, TX$53,550
Hopkinsville, KY$53,377
Erie, PA$53,365
Florence, SC$53,341
Charleston, WV$53,246
Great Falls, MT$53,216
Macon, GA$53,133
Tallahassee, FL$53,127
Fayetteville, NC$53,116
Waco, TX$53,104
Helena, MT$53,062
Pine Bluff, AR$53,040
Vincennes, IN$52,967
Lubbock, TX$52,944
Alamogordo, NM$52,908
Twin Falls, ID$52,855
Rapid City, SD$52,837
Jackson, MS$52,730
Huntington, WV$52,726
Greenville, MS$52,724
Parkersburg, WV$52,664
Montgomery, AL$52,653
Wichita Falls, TX$52,594
Springfield, MO$52,594
Biloxi, MS$52,564
Monroe, LA$52,505
Johnstown, PA$52,463
Sumter, SC$52,440
Columbus, GA$52,434
Pascagoula, MS$52,321
Abilene, TX$52,321
Kingsport, TN$52,167
Albany, GA$52,167
Gulfport, MS$52,149
Alexandria, LA$51,953
Fort Smith, AR$51,805
El Paso, TX$51,645
Las Cruces, NM$51,378
Harlingen, TX$51,227
Pocatello, ID$51,218
Florence, AL$51,141
Brownsville, TX$51,129
Mcallen, TX$51,004
Dothan, AL$50,921
Columbus, MS$50,569
Altus, OK$50,293
Lawton, OK$50,180
Pierre, SD$49,966
What Skills Can Increase a Car Consultant's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Leadership (Mentioned in 13.66% Job Postings): Knowledge of and ability to employ effective strategies that motivate and guide other members within our business to achieve optimum results.
Service Quality (Mentioned in 3.11% Job Postings): Service quality is a measure of how an organization delivers its services compared to the expectations of its customers.
Safety Regulations (Mentioned in 1.86% Job Postings): Regulations or rules that are put in place to ensure a product, event, etc., is safe and not dangerous.
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Car Consultant's salary.
Motivating: Can increase your salary by up to 22%.
Car Consultant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Car Consultant roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential
by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Retail & Wholesale,
offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely,
Car Consultant positions in MFG Durable typically offer lower base pay,
as this sector often view Car Consultant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industry for a Car Consultant
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Retail & Wholesale
$65,238
$31.0
10%
Car Consultant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Car 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.
Hourly
Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on September 01, 2026
$54,037
Average$59,307/year
$67,434
$4,503
Average$4,942/month
$5,619
$1,039
Average$1,141/week
$1,297
$26
Average$29/hour
$32
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$67,434
$5,619
$1,297
$32
Average
$59,307
$4,942
$1,141
$29
25th Percentile
$54,037
$4,503
$1,039
$26
Salaries of Jobs related to Car Consultant
Car Sales Consultant$170,540
Car Salesperson$97,860
Car Salesman$96,802
New Car Sales Consultant$94,551
Car Sales$75,977
car salesmen$73,139
Car Buyer$62,890
Car Detailer$62,655
Car Mechanic$56,146
Car Hauler$55,605
Car Porter$38,295
Salary Trends for Car Consultant
Salaries for a Car Consultant can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $46,359 in 2023
to around $45,766 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Car Consultant salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Car Consultant
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Car Consultant
Here are companies hiring for Car Consultant and their salaries, click below for more details.
L$106,714/per year
L3 Technologies IncMFG Durablethe United States
L$106,353/per year
L-3 Communications CorpMFG Durablethe United States
C$104,622/per year
Chery Automobile Co.( LLCMFG Durablethe United States
R$103,889/per year
Raytheon Intelligence & SpaceMFG Durablethe United States
S$100,180/per year
SanyoMFG Durablethe United States
M$99,945/per year
Motorola Mobility LLCMFG Durablethe United States
O$98,405/per year
OSRAM SYLVANIA IncMFG Durablethe United States
S$95,776/per year
Saras LLCMFG Durablethe United States
J$93,552/per year
Jsw Steel IncMFG Durablethe United States
C$93,115/per year
Collins Aerospace CompaniesMFG Durablethe United States
C$92,955/per year
CarrierMFG Durablethe United States
A$92,540/per year
Alpine Co. LtdMFG Durablethe United States
V$92,343/per year
Vanguard National Trailer CorpMFG Durablethe United States
A$92,265/per year
Asia Pulp & PaperMFG Durablethe United States
C$91,920/per year
ChryslerMFG Durablethe United States
D$90,518/per year
Daimler Truck North America LLCMFG Durablethe United States
S$90,363/per year
Suzhou Dongshan Precision Manufacturing Co., Ltd (DSBJ)MFG Durablethe United States
R$89,132/per year
Raytheon Missiles & DefenseMFG Durablethe United States
L$88,262/per year
Louis PoulsenMFG Durablethe United States
T$88,219/per year
Toyota Boshoku America IncMFG Durablethe United States
A$87,299/per year
ABB Installation Products IncMFG Durablethe United States
R$86,213/per year
Regal RexnordMFG Durablethe United States
T$84,081/per year
Tesla Motors IncMFG Durablethe United States
C$83,582/per year
Clarios LLCMFG Durablethe United States
K$83,024/per year
Kobelco Construction Machinery USA IncMFG Durablethe United States
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FAQ about Car Consultant
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Car Consultant?
The Retail & Wholesale industry offers the highest average compensation for Car Consultant roles,
with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.
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