Compensation Consultant salary
2 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 16, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for compensation consultant roles at mid level across the United States: 13 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $91,000 and $148,100, with a median of $109,500.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 1 of the 2 ranges in the table rests on fewer than 10 postings and is marked hint: treat it as a hint rather than a benchmark.
Every measured range
2 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $91,000 – $148,100 | $109,500 | 13 |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $107,550 – $135,000 | $131,414 | 9hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
Open compensation consultant roles · 18 with stated pay
Pay marked e is our estimate. Everything else is the employer's own figure.
this job's payour estimatewhere most pay sits here, $97,460–$185,100scale $50,000–$260,000
Associate Compensation Consultant pearlmeyer · Houston New $85,000–$100,000 today 
Compensation Consultant CACI · Reston New $120,800–$265,800 3d ago Compensation Consultant U.S. Bank · Charlotte New $98,175–$115,500 3d ago Lead Compensation Consultant - Executive Compensation & Equity Programs Advisor · Scottsdale $135,000 5d ago Classification & Compensation Consultant Nc · Wake County $63,927–$82,000 6d ago 
Sr Compensation Consultant Hcsc · Chicago $76,600–$138,500 7d ago Lead Compensation Consultant Auto Club Group (ACG) · Remote · US $107,827–$155,000 11d ago 
Senior Compensation Consultant Ameriprise · Minneapolis $107,000–$147,100 12d ago Compensation Consultant McKesson · USA, TX, Irving $111,100–$185,100 12d ago 
Compensation Consultant II Amn · Dallas $100,000–$119,000 13d ago Sr. Executive Compensation Consultant Mmc · Chicago $165,500–$331,000 2w ago Principal Compensation Consultant Mmc · Remote · US $129,600–$259,200 2w ago Compensation Consultant, Associate Mmc · Toronto CA$75,500–CA$113,500 2w ago 
Compensation Consultant Thrivent · United States $120,467–$162,984 3w ago 
Compensation Consultant Payscale · Remote · US $115,760–$173,640 4w ago Compensation Consultant Mmc · Philadelphia $129,600–$259,200 5w ago Senior Compensation Consultant Insperity · Remote · US $97,460–$110,935 7w ago Senior Compensation Consultant Musc · Charleston $30,000 4mo ago 
Southeast Municipal Classification & Compensation Consultant AlphaHire · Remote · US Pay not stated 3w ago Public School District Classification & Compensation Consultant AlphaHire · Remote · US $79,921–$136,750e 4w ago Senior Board & Executive Compensation Consultant (Public Pension) AlphaHire · Remote · US Pay not stated 4w ago