{
  "name": "Consulting Rates Benchmark 2026",
  "slug": "consulting-rates-2026",
  "datePublished": "2026-01-06",
  "dateModified": "2026-01-06",
  "currency": "USD",
  "notes": "Illustrative market benchmarks, not income guarantees. Source: Consulting.me, consulting-rates-2026.",
  "source": "Consulting.me",
  "url": "https://consulting-me1.acoco.ai/consulting-rates-2026",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "day_rate_bands_by_discipline": [
    {
      "discipline": "Strategy & management",
      "day_rate_low_usd": 1150,
      "day_rate_high_usd": 1650
    },
    {
      "discipline": "Finance & FP&A",
      "day_rate_low_usd": 1100,
      "day_rate_high_usd": 1600
    },
    {
      "discipline": "Technology & engineering",
      "day_rate_low_usd": 1100,
      "day_rate_high_usd": 1600
    },
    {
      "discipline": "Data & analytics",
      "day_rate_low_usd": 1025,
      "day_rate_high_usd": 1475
    },
    {
      "discipline": "Change & transformation",
      "day_rate_low_usd": 1025,
      "day_rate_high_usd": 1475
    },
    {
      "discipline": "Sales & RevOps",
      "day_rate_low_usd": 975,
      "day_rate_high_usd": 1425
    },
    {
      "discipline": "Product management",
      "day_rate_low_usd": 975,
      "day_rate_high_usd": 1425
    },
    {
      "discipline": "Marketing & growth",
      "day_rate_low_usd": 900,
      "day_rate_high_usd": 1300
    },
    {
      "discipline": "Operations & process",
      "day_rate_low_usd": 900,
      "day_rate_high_usd": 1300
    },
    {
      "discipline": "HR & people",
      "day_rate_low_usd": 825,
      "day_rate_high_usd": 1175
    },
    {
      "discipline": "Design & brand",
      "day_rate_low_usd": 825,
      "day_rate_high_usd": 1175
    },
    {
      "discipline": "Other / general consulting",
      "day_rate_low_usd": 825,
      "day_rate_high_usd": 1175
    }
  ],
  "experience_multipliers": {
    "new_to_consulting": 0.72,
    "established": 1,
    "recognized_specialist": 1.45
  },
  "client_size_multipliers": {
    "startup": 0.8,
    "mid_market": 1,
    "enterprise": 1.45
  },
  "headline_ranges_usd": {
    "typical_day_rate": "800-2000",
    "new_consultant_day_rate": "650-1100",
    "specialist_day_rate": "1500+",
    "core_first_project": "2500-7500",
    "light_monthly_retainer": "1500-4000"
  }
}