Principal Consulting salaries in United States
Built from 37 employer-stated ranges observed in live postings (as of 2026-10-10). Every number traces to a public source row.
Employers hiring Principal Consulting roles in United States state a median of $185,000 annual USD (P25 $162,500, P75 $206,300), measured from 37 employer-published ranges as of 2026-10-10.
Beyond base: 29.4% of evaluated postings here mention equity, 37.3% mention bonus/commission (n=51 evaluated excerpts).
Skills mentioned in this market
Tokens that literally appear in the posting text, with n and share of open roles. Not inferred.
| Skill | n | Share of open roles |
|---|---|---|
| AWS | 11 | 21.6% |
| GCP | 11 | 21.6% |
| CI/CD | 9 | 17.6% |
| SQL | 9 | 17.6% |
| Azure | 5 | 9.8% |
| Excel | 5 | 9.8% |
| LLM | 5 | 9.8% |
| Python | 5 | 9.8% |
| SAP | 5 | 9.8% |
| Agile | 4 | 7.8% |
| Roadmapping | 4 | 7.8% |
| Git | 3 | 5.9% |
Where would an offer land?
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- P10
- $156,500
- P20
- $162,500
- P30
- $163,000
- P40
- $167,000
- P50
- $185,000
- P60
- $185,000
- P70
- $201,500
- P80
- $217,500
- P90
- $235,000
Deciles of employer-stated ranges (midpoints, annual USD) for this market. Percentiles interpolate between deciles; sample statistics, not an offer recommendation.
Companies behind these numbers (United States)
| Company | Sector | Open roles | Stated ranges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| capco | — | 8 | 6 | View roles → |
| appian | — | 6 | 6 | View roles → |
| veeva | — | 6 | 6 | View roles → |
| servicenow | — | 4 | 4 | View roles → |
| anaplan | software | 4 | 3 | View roles → |
| accenturefederalservices | services | 2 | 2 | View roles → |
| control-risks-6 | — | 2 | 2 | View roles → |
| linkedin3 | — | 2 | 2 | View roles → |
| acuitymd | healthcare | 1 | 1 | View roles → |
| archer56 | — | 1 | 1 | View roles → |
| charlesriverassociates | — | 1 | 1 | View roles → |
| cityandcountyofsanfrancisco1 | — | 1 | 1 | View roles → |