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

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

What industry pays the highest salary for Governance Consultant?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Governance Consultant roles, with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.

How does experience change A Governance Consultant's salary?

A Governance Consultant's salary grows with experience: starting around $83,162 for beginners, reaching about $119,497 at mid-level, and approach $115,900 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Governance Consultant?

Governance Consultant salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Governance Consultant roles are District of Columbia $142,882, California $142,340, Massachusetts $140,443. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Governance Consultant roles make?

Salaries for Governance Consultant level roles vary by specialization: Governance Manager: $126,929; Governance Lead: $119,242; Governance Analyst: $103,306; Governance Officer: $98,163; Security Consultant Governance, risk management, and compliance: $93,905.

Governance Consultant Salary in Montana

How much does a Governance Consultant make in Montana? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Governance Consultant in Montana is $121,834 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $59.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $143,269
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $113,792 to $133,054
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $106,471

10% $106,471

50% (Median) $121,834

90% $143,269

Governance Consultant Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$133,054	$11,088	$2,559	$64
Average	$121,834	$10,153	$2,343	$59
25th Percentile	$113,792	$9,483	$2,188	$55

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Key Factors That Influence Governance Consultant Salaries

A Governance 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Governance Consultant Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Governance 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): $83,162
Early Career (1-2 years): $97,081
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $119,497
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $143,395
Expert (over 8 years): $115,900

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Information Technology Auditor II	less than 1 year	$83,162
Information Technology Auditor III	1-2 years	$97,081
Governance Consultant	2-4 years	$119,497
Information Technology Auditor V	5-8 years	$143,395
Information Technology Audit Supervisor	over 8 years	$115,900

How Do Governance 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 Governance Consultants. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $142,882.
California: $142,340.
Massachusetts: $140,443.

District of Columbia $142,882 California $142,340 Massachusetts $140,443 Washington $139,927 New Jersey $139,875 Alaska $139,694 Connecticut $137,914 New York $137,191

Hawaii $134,881 Rhode Island $133,797 Maryland $133,061 Minnesota $132,055 Colorado $131,668 Illinois $131,539 Oregon $131,048 Delaware $130,687

New Hampshire $130,460 Virginia $129,951 Pennsylvania $128,467 Nevada $127,719 North Dakota $127,474 Michigan $127,086 Wisconsin $126,945 Vermont $126,661

Texas $125,873 Maine $125,822 Arizona $125,744 Ohio $125,654 Georgia $124,467 Indiana $123,873 Wyoming $123,757 Utah $123,576

Iowa $123,499 Kansas $122,880 Louisiana $122,699 North Carolina $122,634 Missouri $122,609 Florida $122,105 Montana $121,834 Nebraska $121,576

Kentucky $121,434 South Carolina $120,918 Tennessee $120,595 Idaho $120,466 New Mexico $119,524 Oklahoma $119,318 Alabama $118,556 South Dakota $117,279

Arkansas $116,582 West Virginia $116,208 Mississippi $115,085

Top Paying Cities for Governance Consultant

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:

Absarokee: $121,092
Acton: $124,024
Ashland: $120,999

Absarokee, MT $121,092

Acton, MT $124,024

Ashland, MT $120,999

Ballantine, MT $123,834

Bearcreek, MT $121,075

Belfry, MT $121,198

Bighorn, MT $120,801

Big Timber, MT $120,992

Birney, MT $120,914

Boyd, MT $122,183

Bridger, MT $121,709

Broadview, MT $123,338

Busby, MT $121,051

Clyde Park, MT $121,013

Columbus, MT $122,008

Cooke City, MT $120,777

Crow Agency, MT $121,154

Custer, MT $121,186

Decker, MT $121,029

Edgar, MT $123,563

Emigrant, MT $121,003

Fishtail, MT $120,900

Fromberg, MT $123,076

Gardiner, MT $121,007

Garryowen, MT $121,106

Grass Range, MT $120,882

Greycliff, MT $120,999

Hardin, MT $122,161

Fort Smith, MT $121,781

Harlowton, MT $120,949

Huntley, MT $124,445

Hysham, MT $120,862

Ingomar, MT $120,633

Joliet, MT $123,090

Lame Deer, MT $121,122

Laurel, MT $124,409

Lavina, MT $121,287

Livingston, MT $121,148

Lodge Grass, MT $121,175

Mc Leod, MT $120,739

Martinsdale, MT $120,817

Melstone, MT $120,862

Melville, MT $120,771

Molt, MT $123,676

Mosby, MT $120,696

Musselshell, MT $120,821

Nye, MT $120,886

Otter, MT $121,002

Park City, MT $123,554

Pompeys Pillar, MT $123,065

Pray, MT $120,941

Pryor, MT $123,135

Rapelje, MT $121,712

Red Lodge, MT $121,101

Reed Point, MT $120,950

Roberts, MT $121,612

Roscoe, MT $120,861

Roundup, MT $121,091

Ryegate, MT $120,841

Saint Xavier, MT $121,672

Sanders, MT $121,010

Sand Springs, MT $120,709

Shawmut, MT $120,802

Shepherd, MT $123,900

Silver Gate, MT $121,103

Springdale, MT $120,923

Sumatra, MT $120,709

Teigen, MT $120,884

Two Dot, MT $120,789

Wilsall, MT $120,896

Winnett, MT $120,798

Worden, MT $122,913

Wyola, MT $121,228

Billings, MT $124,553

Baker, MT $121,420

Wolf Point, MT $121,004

Antelope, MT $121,152

Bainville, MT $121,568

Brockton, MT $120,944

Brockway, MT $120,776

Circle, MT $120,868

Crane, MT $121,652

Culbertson, MT $121,210

Dagmar, MT $121,266

Fairview, MT $121,619

Flaxville, MT $120,850

Fort Peck, MT $120,792

Frazer, MT $120,931

Froid, MT $121,047

Glasgow, MT $120,995

Saint Marie, MT $121,509

Glentana, MT $120,793

Hinsdale, MT $120,766

Homestead, MT $121,047

Lambert, MT $120,973

Larslan, MT $120,775

Medicine Lake, MT $121,030

Nashua, MT $120,932

Opheim, MT $120,757

Outlook, MT $120,939

Peerless, MT $120,780

Plentywood, MT $121,130

Poplar, MT $121,026

Raymond, MT $121,039

Redstone, MT $120,784

Reserve, MT $120,902

Richey, MT $120,833

Richland, MT $120,766

Saco, MT $120,835

Savage, MT $121,193

Scobey, MT $120,944

Sidney, MT $121,648

Vandalia, MT $120,822

Vida, MT $120,861

Westby, MT $121,243

Whitetail, MT $120,763

Miles City, MT $121,015

Alzada, MT $120,910

Angela, MT $120,692

Alberton, MT $120,872

Arlee, MT $120,917

Bonner, MT $120,877

Charlo, MT $120,952

Clinton, MT $120,958

Condon, MT $120,741

Conner, MT $120,980

Corvallis, MT $121,140

Darby, MT $120,748

De Borgia, MT $120,497

Dixon, MT $120,844

Drummond, MT $120,910

Florence, MT $121,112

Frenchtown, MT $121,063

Grantsdale, MT $121,075

Hall, MT $120,886

Hamilton, MT $121,078

Pinesdale, MT $121,355

Haugan, MT $120,469

Helmville, MT $120,650

Heron, MT $120,514

Hot Springs, MT $120,733

Huson, MT $120,902

Lolo, MT $121,039

Lonepine, MT $120,777

Milltown, MT $121,345

Noxon, MT $120,465

Ovando, MT $120,637

Pablo, MT $121,384

Paradise, MT $120,914

Philipsburg, MT $120,886

Plains, MT $120,817

Polson, MT $121,007

Ravalli, MT $120,930

Ronan, MT $121,023

Saint Ignatius, MT $120,993

Saint Regis, MT $120,735

Saltese, MT $120,420

Seeley Lake, MT $120,944

Stevensville, MT $121,136

Sula, MT $120,705

Superior, MT $120,822

Thompson Falls, MT $120,651

Trout Creek, MT $120,539

Victor, MT $121,061

Kalispell, MT $121,112

Big Arm, MT $120,952

Bigfork, MT $120,946

Columbia Falls, MT $121,100

Coram, MT $120,944

Dayton, MT $120,968

Elmo, MT $120,826

Essex, MT $120,748

Eureka, MT $120,980

Fortine, MT $120,861

Hungry Horse, MT $121,239

Kila, MT $120,848

Lake Mc Donald, MT $120,958

Lakeside, MT $121,047

Libby, MT $120,798

Marion, MT $120,781

Martin City, MT $121,043

Olney, MT $120,763

Polebridge, MT $120,551

Proctor, MT $120,792

Rexford, MT $120,882

Rollins, MT $120,865

Somers, MT $121,032

Stryker, MT $120,741

Trego, MT $120,832

Troy, MT $120,465

West Glacier, MT $120,589

Whitefish, MT $121,039

Bloomfield, MT $120,899

Boyes, MT $120,937

Broadus, MT $120,973

Brusett, MT $120,780

Capitol, MT $120,684

Cohagen, MT $120,735

Colstrip, MT $121,226

Ekalaka, MT $120,945

Fallon, MT $121,073

Forsyth, MT $120,913

Glendive, MT $121,313

Hammond, MT $120,861

Hathaway, MT $120,995

Ismay, MT $120,899

Jordan, MT $120,806

Kinsey, MT $120,950

Lindsay, MT $120,798

Mildred, MT $121,072

Olive, MT $120,822

Plevna, MT $121,176

Powderville, MT $120,704

Rosebud, MT $120,763

Terry, MT $120,843

Volborg, MT $120,766

Wibaux, MT $121,265

Willard, MT $121,216

Great Falls, MT $115,795

Malmstrom A F B, MT $115,795

Augusta, MT $120,761

Babb, MT $120,804

Belt, MT $117,216

Black Eagle, MT $115,795

Brady, MT $119,613

Browning, MT $120,967

Buffalo, MT $120,874

Bynum, MT $120,859

Carter, MT $117,805

Cascade, MT $119,434

Choteau, MT $120,861

Coffee Creek, MT $120,870

Conrad, MT $120,971

Cut Bank, MT $120,890

Denton, MT $120,842

Dupuyer, MT $120,748

Dutton, MT $118,244

East Glacier Park, MT $120,696

Ethridge, MT $120,733

Fairfield, MT $119,908

Floweree, MT $116,037

Forest Grove, MT $120,824

Fort Benton, MT $119,991

Fort Shaw, MT $117,379

Galata, MT $120,766

Geraldine, MT $120,817

Geyser, MT $119,948

Heart Butte, MT $120,964

Highwood, MT $117,383

Hilger, MT $120,872

Hobson, MT $120,888

Judith Gap, MT $120,865

Kevin, MT $120,844

Ledger, MT $120,792

Lewistown, MT $121,084

Loma, MT $120,816

Lothair, MT $120,806

Moccasin, MT $120,896

Monarch, MT $119,558

Moore, MT $120,962

Neihart, MT $120,450

Oilmont, MT $120,782

Pendroy, MT $120,748

Power, MT $116,925

Raynesford, MT $119,418

Roy, MT $120,761

Sand Coulee, MT $115,795

Shelby, MT $120,973

Simms, MT $118,293

Stanford, MT $120,882

Stockett, MT $116,987

Sunburst, MT $120,888

Sun River, MT $116,772

Sweet Grass, MT $120,813

Biddle, MT $121,016

Ulm, MT $115,850

Valier, MT $120,870

Vaughn, MT $116,274

Winifred, MT $120,828

Havre, MT $121,056

Big Sandy, MT $120,852

Box Elder, MT $121,092

Chester, MT $120,869

Chinook, MT $120,891

Dodson, MT $120,846

Gildford, MT $120,825

Harlem, MT $120,992

Hays, MT $121,041

Hingham, MT $120,826

Hogeland, MT $120,806

Inverness, MT $120,797

Joplin, MT $120,826

Kremlin, MT $120,822

Lloyd, MT $120,646

Loring, MT $120,759

Malta, MT $120,910

Rudyard, MT $120,853

Turner, MT $120,834

Whitewater, MT $120,781

Whitlash, MT $120,697

Zortman, MT $120,922

Zurich, MT $120,757

Helena, MT $115,459

Basin, MT $117,982

Boulder, MT $119,274

Canyon Creek, MT $116,747

Clancy, MT $115,655

East Helena, MT $115,382

Fort Harrison, MT $115,382

Jefferson City, MT $116,485

Lincoln, MT $120,856

Marysville, MT $116,605

Radersburg, MT $119,465

Ringling, MT $120,721

Toston, MT $119,924

Townsend, MT $118,146

White Sulphur Springs, MT $120,367

Winston, MT $116,725

Wolf Creek, MT $119,187

Butte, MT $120,851

Alder, MT $120,810

Anaconda, MT $121,118

Avon, MT $117,897

Belgrade, MT $121,263

Bozeman, MT $121,340

Big Sky, MT $121,250

Cameron, MT $120,730

Cardwell, MT $120,992

Deer Lodge, MT $120,117

Dell, MT $120,399

Dillon, MT $120,902

Divide, MT $120,869

Elliston, MT $116,915

Ennis, MT $121,065

Gallatin Gateway, MT $120,995

Garrison, MT $119,523

Glen, MT $120,864

Gold Creek, MT $120,320

Harrison, MT $121,025

Jackson, MT $120,554

Lima, MT $120,486

Mc Allister, MT $121,042

Manhattan, MT $121,228

Melrose, MT $120,878

Norris, MT $120,877

Polaris, MT $120,731

Pony, MT $121,051

Ramsay, MT $121,114

Sheridan, MT $121,092

Silver Star, MT $121,090

Three Forks, MT $121,132

Twin Bridges, MT $120,989

Virginia City, MT $121,032

Warm Springs, MT $121,101

West Yellowstone, MT $120,964

Whitehall, MT $121,115

Willow Creek, MT $121,079

Wisdom, MT $120,584

Wise River, MT $120,795

Missoula, MT $121,528

Governance Consultant Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Governance Consultant roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 70% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Governance Consultant positions in Software & Networking or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Governance Consultant as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Governance Consultant

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$170,568	$82.0	40%
Energy & Utilities	$158,384	$76.0	30%
Biotechnology	$152,293	$73.0	25%
Insurance	$146,201	$70.0	20%
Aerospace & Defense	$140,109	$67.0	15%

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

Understanding how a Governance 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.

$113,792

Average $121,834/year

$133,054

$9,483

Average $10,153/month

$11,088

$2,188

Average $2,343/week

$2,559

$55

Average $59/hour

$64

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$133,054	$11,088	$2,559	$64
Average	$121,834	$10,153	$2,343	$59
25th Percentile	$113,792	$9,483	$2,188	$55

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