Side-by-side distribution
Consultant
$94,450
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 31.4%
- Live roles
- 18,262
Operations Manager
$125,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 41.1%
- Live roles
- 7,145
Highest-paying jobs
Sales Consultant - Contemporary & Designer Womenswear
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Consultant Geriatrician
Management Consultant - London, UK
Employee Benefits Consultant
Property & Casualty Risk Consultant
Consultant Psychiatrist
Sales Consultant (12 hours/week)
Sales Consultant (16 hours/week)
Highest-paying jobs
Office Manager/Ops Generalist
Senior/Staff Product Manager, Autonomous Cyber Operations
General Manager, Revenue Operations
Data Operations Manager, Human Data
Manager of Data Management and Operations
Utilities Industry Grid Operations Senior Manager
Tax Operations Transformation - Senior Manager
Senior Program Manager, Consumer Device Safety Operations
Tax Innovation - DevOps - Senior Manager
Product Operations Manager, Embedded
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Signet Jewelers
|
$40,310 | 457 |
House Buyers of America
|
$180,000 | 323 |
|
Accenture
|
$133,175 | 131 |
| AT AT&T | $61,000 | 131 |
Flagstar Bank
|
$41,132 | 130 |
CVS Health
|
$48,880 | 117 |
| GU Guidehouse | $130,500 | 108 |
Telstra
|
$69,326 | 103 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
CVS Health
|
$49,920 | 346 |
Target
|
$102,500 | 57 |
DaVita
|
$114,500 | 43 |
DoorDash USA
|
$137,750 | 29 |
Towne Park
|
$70,200 | 26 |
Applied Materials
|
$80,750 | 25 |
|
PwC
|
$170,250 | 24 |
| TH The Home Depot | $70,000 | 24 |
Consultant salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| London | $162,731 | 88 |
| New York | $138,075 | 632 |
| San Francisco | $138,075 | 310 |
| Los Angeles | $138,075 | 253 |
| Seattle | $138,075 | 218 |
| Austin | $138,075 | 208 |
| Boston | $138,075 | 385 |
| Denver | $138,075 | 272 |
| Atlanta | $138,075 | 303 |
| Chicago | $131,125 | 512 |
Consultant vs Operations Manager: which pays more?
The median for Consultant is $94,450 per year (typically $53,303–$134,000), versus $125,000 for Operations Manager ($93,909–$157,500). That puts Operations Manager about 32% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Consultant and Operations Manager are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.