What are the main factors that influence a Grant Consultant's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Grant Consultant's salary?

A Grant Consultant's salary grows with experience: starting around $76,823 for beginners, reaching about $79,199 at mid-level, and approach $85,111 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Grant Consultant?

Grant Consultant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Grant Consultant roles are District of Columbia $90,315, California $89,972, Massachusetts $88,773. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Grant Consultant roles make?

Salaries for Grant Consultant level roles vary by specialization: Grant Director: $147,909; Grant Analyst: $86,658; Grant Manager: $86,609; Grant Administrator: $84,973; Grant Specialist: $84,973.

How do different companies affect a Grant Consultant's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Grant Consultant roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Grant Consultant Salary in the United States

How much does a Grant Consultant make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Grant Consultant in the United States is $81,570 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

However, a Grant Consultant's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $101,105
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $71,944 to $91,795
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $63,179

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Grant Consultant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,795	$7,650	$1,765	$44
Average	$81,570	$6,798	$1,569	$39
25th Percentile	$71,944	$5,995	$1,384	$35

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Key Factors That Influence Grant Consultant Salaries

A Grant Consultant's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Grant Consultant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Grant Consultant's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $76,823
Early Career (1-2 years): $77,139
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $79,199
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $83,053
Expert (over 8 years): $85,111

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Grant Consultant	$76,823
Intermediate Level Grant Consultant	$77,139
Senior Level Grant Consultant	$79,199
Specialist Level Grant Consultant	$83,053
Expert Level Grant Consultant	$85,111

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How Do Grant Consultant Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Grant Consultants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $90,315.
California: $89,972.
Massachusetts: $88,773.

District of Columbia $90,315

California $89,972

Massachusetts $88,773

Washington $88,447

New Jersey $88,414

Alaska $88,300

Connecticut $87,174

New York $86,717

Hawaii $85,257

Rhode Island $84,572

Maryland $84,107

Minnesota $83,471

Colorado $83,226

Illinois $83,145

Oregon $82,835

Delaware $82,606

New Hampshire $82,463

Virginia $82,141

Pennsylvania $81,203

Nevada $80,730

North Dakota $80,575

Michigan $80,330

Wisconsin $80,241

Vermont $80,061

Texas $79,564

Maine $79,531

Arizona $79,482

Ohio $79,425

Georgia $78,674

Indiana $78,299

Wyoming $78,226

Utah $78,112

Iowa $78,063

Kansas $77,671

Louisiana $77,557

North Carolina $77,516

Missouri $77,500

Florida $77,182

Montana $77,010

Nebraska $76,847

Kentucky $76,758

South Carolina $76,431

Tennessee $76,227

Idaho $76,146

New Mexico $75,550

Oklahoma $75,420

Alabama $74,939

South Dakota $74,131

Arkansas $73,691

West Virginia $73,454

Mississippi $72,744

Top Paying Cities for Grant Consultants

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $102,885
San Francisco: $101,873
Oakland: $99,614

San Jose, CA $102,885

San Francisco, CA $101,873

Oakland, CA $99,614

New York, NY $94,532

Queens Village, NY $93,920

Paramus, NJ $93,267

Passaic, NJ $93,186

Bergenfield, NJ $93,104

Stamford, CT $92,982

Huntington, NY $92,900

Newark, NJ $92,370

Bridgeport, CT $92,207

New Brunswick, NJ $91,938

Vallejo, CA $91,767

Middlesex, NJ $91,718

Somerset, NJ $91,644

Petaluma, CA $91,457

Santa Cruz, CA $91,138

Boston, MA $90,975

Monterey, CA $90,567

Fairbanks, AK $90,510

Los Angeles, CA $90,355

Washington, DC $90,315

Seattle, WA $90,168

Santa Rosa, CA $90,151

Juneau, AK $89,915

Orange, CA $89,646

Anchorage, AK $89,499

Anaheim, CA $89,442

Santa Ana, CA $89,319

Nassau, NY $89,270

Long Beach, CA $89,238

Danbury, CT $89,213

Santa Maria, CA $88,936

Everett, WA $88,920

Bremerton, WA $88,520

Trenton, NJ $88,365

Sacramento, CA $88,332

San Diego, CA $88,292

Brockton, MA $88,259

Tacoma, WA $88,226

Santa Barbara, CA $88,112

Lowell, MA $87,786

New Suffolk, NY $87,753

Nashua, NH $87,655

Lompoc, CA $87,525

Ventura, CA $87,443

Stockton, CA $87,419

New Haven, CT $87,256

Atlantic City, NJ $87,044

Hartford, CT $86,864

Modesto, CA $86,823

Poughkeepsie, NY $86,644

New Britain, CT $86,603

Kennewick, WA $86,489

Olympia, WA $86,489

New London, CT $86,473

Norwich, CT $86,448

Lawrence, MA $86,407

Bakersfield, CA $86,179

New Bedford, MA $86,065

Riverside, CA $86,065

Richland, WA $85,983

Portsmouth, NH $85,918

Vineland, NJ $85,902

San Bernardino, CA $85,836

Boulder, CO $85,608

Worcester, MA $85,543

Portland, OR $85,469

Saint Paul, MN $85,371

Minneapolis, MN $85,371

Philadelphia, PA $85,257

Honolulu, HI $84,825

Springfield, MA $84,539

Providence, RI $84,531

Chicago, IL $84,295

Bellingham, WA $84,197

Baltimore, MD $84,107

Chico, CA $83,903

Wilmington, DE $83,764

Pittsfield, MA $83,683

Manchester, NH $83,528

Spokane, WA $83,169

Denver, CO $83,161

Albany, NY $82,777

Troy, NY $82,745

Schenectady, NY $82,574

Burlington, VT $82,394

Portland, ME $82,109

Salem, OR $82,043

Yakima, WA $82,027

Ann Arbor, MI $82,003

Rochester, MN $81,774

Reno, NV $81,733

Fresno, CA $81,733

Milwaukee, WI $81,660

Detroit, MI $81,578

Allentown, PA $81,554

Carson City, NV $81,546

Houston, TX $81,423

Colorado Springs, CO $81,415

Syracuse, NY $81,374

Eugene, OR $81,219

Gary, IN $81,122

Bismarck, ND $81,122

Galveston, TX $81,122

Springfield, OR $81,056

Medford, OR $80,861

Fort Collins, CO $80,828

Austin, TX $80,763

Mesa, AZ $80,591

Phoenix, AZ $80,575

Dallas, TX $80,551

Reading, PA $80,502

Saint Cloud, MN $80,469

Concord, NH $80,396

Madison, WI $80,363

Utica, NY $80,143

Raleigh, NC $80,077

Las Vegas, NV $80,069

Rochester, NY $80,012

Des Moines, IA $80,004

Atlanta, GA $79,874

Battle Creek, MI $79,849

Salt Lake City, UT $79,825

Lancaster, PA $79,702

Champaign, IL $79,686

Harrisburg, PA $79,588

Durham, NC $79,515

Kansas City, MO $79,506

Kansas City, KS $79,490

Fort Worth, TX $79,482

Boca Raton, FL $79,449

Cleveland, OH $79,441

Columbus, OH $79,425

Pittsburgh, PA $79,417

Richmond, VA $79,384

Indianapolis, IN $79,368

Cincinnati, OH $79,262

Petersburg, VA $79,139

Lansing, MI $78,960

Billings, MT $78,960

Huntsville, AL $78,960

Lebanon, PA $78,952

Pueblo, CO $78,944

Dayton, OH $78,944

Appleton, WI $78,919

Buffalo, NY $78,887

Racine, WI $78,846

Charlotte, NC $78,838

Saint Louis, MO $78,813

Springfield, IL $78,781

York, PA $78,764

Elkhart, IN $78,764

Gastonia, NC $78,756

Benton Harbor, MI $78,756

Beaumont, TX $78,707

Lorain, OH $78,691

Toledo, OH $78,658

Binghamton, NY $78,617

Rock Hill, SC $78,609

Rockford, IL $78,568

Elyria, OH $78,528

Fargo, ND $78,528

Flagstaff, AZ $78,471

Fort Lauderdale, FL $78,422

Miami, FL $78,373

Duluth, MN $78,242

Bangor, ME $78,136

Cedar Rapids, IA $78,046

Louisville, KY $78,006

Grand Rapids, MI $77,989

Hialeah, FL $77,981

Casper, WY $77,867

Scranton, PA $77,769

New Orleans, LA $77,745

Virginia Beach, VA $77,736

Akron, OH $77,696

Peoria, IL $77,590

Sarasota, FL $77,573

Green Bay, WI $77,516

Baton Rouge, LA $77,475

Charleston, SC $77,459

Nashville, TN $77,435

Jamestown, NY $77,418

Davenport, IA $77,418

Tucson, AZ $77,378

Cheyenne, WY $77,353

Saint Petersburg, FL $77,329

Tampa, FL $77,312

Omaha, NE $77,296

Evansville, IN $77,263

Port Arthur, TX $77,263

Bradenton, FL $77,231

Santa Fe, NM $77,084

Orlando, FL $77,002

Clearwater, FL $76,913

La Crosse, WI $76,741

Canton, OH $76,741

Grand Forks, ND $76,717

Tulsa, OK $76,692

Albuquerque, NM $76,692

Newport News, VA $76,684

High Point, NC $76,660

Ogden, UT $76,627

Corpus Christi, TX $76,562

Laramie, WY $76,513

Norfolk, VA $76,513

Rock Island, IL $76,464

Saginaw, MI $76,448

Jacksonville, FL $76,439

Salisbury, NC $76,423

Memphis, TN $76,407

Moline, IL $76,366

Fort Myers, FL $76,342

Waterloo, IA $76,236

Spartanburg, SC $76,154

Lincoln, NE $76,113

Fort Wayne, IN $76,097

Birmingham, AL $76,007

Cedar Falls, IA $75,991

Provo, UT $75,983

Springfield, OH $75,975

San Antonio, TX $75,958

Greensboro, NC $75,926

South Bend, IN $75,917

Winston Salem, NC $75,909

Boise, ID $75,885

Savannah, GA $75,828

Muskegon, MI $75,681

Lima, OH $75,583

Lake Charles, LA $75,550

Anderson, IN $75,534

Lexington, KY $75,510

Augusta, GA $75,485

Greenville, SC $75,485

Wichita, KS $75,412

Tuscaloosa, AL $75,412

Columbia, SC $75,338

Bloomington, IN $75,134

Roanoke, VA $75,085

Asheville, NC $74,979

Knoxville, TN $74,841

Shreveport, LA $74,833

Wilmington, NC $74,726

Frankfort, KY $74,571

Oklahoma City, OK $74,514

Chillicothe, OH $74,482

Longview, TX $74,474

Topeka, KS $74,449

Mobile, AL $74,327

Terre Haute, IN $74,294

Erie, PA $74,286

Altoona, PA $74,245

Melbourne, FL $74,221

Amarillo, TX $74,188

Killeen, TX $74,164

Fayetteville, AR $74,098

Sioux Falls, SD $74,041

Chattanooga, TN $73,992

Idaho Falls, ID $73,984

Gainesville, FL $73,813

Portsmouth, OH $73,772

Little Rock, AR $73,756

Lynchburg, VA $73,756

Youngstown, OH $73,723

Lafayette, LA $73,723

Temple, TX $73,691

Daytona Beach, FL $73,674

Clarksville, TN $73,666

Pensacola, FL $73,658

Hopkinsville, KY $73,413

Charleston, WV $73,405

Florence, SC $73,364

Sioux City, IA $73,315

Macon, GA $73,079

Tallahassee, FL $73,071

Fayetteville, NC $73,054

Wichita Falls, TX $73,038

Waco, TX $73,038

Pine Bluff, AR $73,005

Vincennes, IN $72,850

Lubbock, TX $72,818

Great Falls, MT $72,769

Alamogordo, NM $72,761

Abilene, TX $72,695

Rapid City, SD $72,589

Monroe, LA $72,589

Albany, GA $72,540

Huntington, WV $72,532

Jackson, MS $72,524

Greenville, MS $72,516

Parkersburg, WV $72,434

Montgomery, AL $72,418

Johnstown, PA $72,402

Springfield, MO $72,336

Biloxi, MS $72,296

Sumter, SC $72,124

Columbus, GA $72,116

Twin Falls, ID $72,067

Pascagoula, MS $71,961

Kingsport, TN $71,749

Gulfport, MS $71,725

Alexandria, LA $71,456

Fort Smith, AR $71,252

El Paso, TX $71,031

Helena, MT $70,925

Las Cruces, NM $70,664

Harlingen, TX $70,436

Pocatello, ID $70,362

Florence, AL $70,338

Brownsville, TX $70,322

Dothan, AL $70,191

Mcallen, TX $70,150

Columbus, MS $69,547

Altus, OK $69,172

Lawton, OK $69,017

Pierre, SD $68,723

What Skills Can Increase a Grant Consultant's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Presentation (Mentioned in 4.45% Job Postings): Presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience. Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product.
PowerPoint (Mentioned in 3.04% Job Postings): A computer software created by Microsoft which allows the user to create slides with recordings, narrations, transitions and other features in order to present information.
Proofreading (Mentioned in 1.62% Job Postings): Proofreading is the reading of a galley proof or an electronic copy of a publication to detect and correct production errors of text or art.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Presentation	4.45%
PowerPoint	3.04%
Proofreading	1.62%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Grant Consultant's salary.

Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Fundraising: Can increase your salary by up to 1%.
Business Development: Can increase your salary by up to 1%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Leadership	$83,202	2%
Fundraising	$82,386	1%
Business Development	$82,386	1%
Proposal Development	$82,386	1%
Project Management	$82,386	1%
RFP	$82,386	1%

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How Education impacts a Grant Consultant's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Grant Consultants enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Grant Consultant with a Bachelor's Degree is between $73,090 and $77,647).

Grant Consultant Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Grant Consultant

No Diploma 0.4%

High School 3.6%

Associates 3.3%

Bachelors 48.9%

Masters 39.3%

Doctorate 4.5%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.4%
High School	3.6%
Associates	3.3%
Bachelors	48.9%
Masters	39.3%
Doctorate	4.5%

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Grant Consultant Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Grant Consultant's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$71,944

Average $81,570/year

$91,795

$5,995

Average $6,798/month

$7,650

$1,384

Average $1,569/week

$1,765

$35

Average $39/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,795	$7,650	$1,765	$44
Average	$81,570	$6,798	$1,569	$39
25th Percentile	$71,944	$5,995	$1,384	$35

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Salary Trends for Grant Consultant

Salaries for a Grant Consultant can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $62,649 in 2023 to around $62,461 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Grant Consultant salary trends, .

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2024

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2025

$62,461

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2023	$62,649
2024	$62,679
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