<p>I've been trying to ask this question among other questions in one thread, but its always conveniently avoided, so I'll just ask up front. How much does a typical IT consultant make? I'd especially like to know about either a larger corporation like IBM versus Accenture, because I'd like to keep the traveling down to a minimum, or the next tier of companies after accenture and IBM that aren't as prestigious, but still very good (think instead of HYPS schools like cornell, penn, WUSTL, Notre Dame; all very good schools, just not at the tippy top. Similarly, I'd like to know the salaries at very good consulting firms, but not necessarily the knockouts so to speak).</p>
<p>EDIT: btw, I'm planning on doing something like a double major in CS and econ and then getting an MBA, so how would that affect salaries?</p>
<p>If you don't want to travel, don't try to be a consultant. It's the nature of the beast.</p>
<p>Consulting firms will hire top college kids and trin them, but most consultants work their way up through companies. If you want a high paying nine to fiver I think acctuary or trader for firm/fund would be it. Though you lose a lot of sleep as a trader.</p>
<p>Top IT consultants can make millions, but at least a few hundred thousand working for a good consulting firm.</p>
<p>I got offered 63k + 6k signing bonus from Accenture and i turned down the job. I have a masters degree in Comp Engr.</p>
<p>A note about accenture: they dont pay you overtime untill you work 20% over your regular time. So you are sort of expected to work overtime. When i asked them about it, they said that your base salary will reflect the difference. Once i got the offer, it was clear that the salary did not reflected the difference.</p>
<p>lol how did this get bumped? But I guess now that it is, I was wondering though how much can your salary go up? I know that it depends obviously on your skills, luck, and other factors that may or may not be completely in your control, but realistically, what is the ceiling for this field?</p>