How to Become a Consultant Principal?

Are you thinking of becoming a Consultant Principal or already started your career and planning the next step? Learn how to become a Consultant Principal, what skills you need to succeed, how to advance your career and get promoted, and what levels of pay to expect at each step on your career path. Explore new Consultant Principal job openings and options for career transitions into related roles.

Consultant Principal Career Path

Lead Consultant

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20% advanced to
5 - 7Years of Experience
$18K - $130K /yrAvg. Annual Salary
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20% advanced to

Principal Consultant

Alias: Consultant V, Senior Team Lead Consultant
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8+Years of Experience
$100K - $200K /yrAvg. Annual Salary
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Senior Principal Consultant

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8+Years of Experience
$123K - $240K /yrAvg. Annual Salary
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Salary Trajectory

Consultant Principal Career Path

Consultant I
Consultant II
Consultant Supervisor
Lead Consultant
Principal Consultant
Senior Principal Consultant
$0
$54K
$108K
$162K
$270K

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Important Skill Sets for the Consultant Principal Career Path

Consulting Experience
SQL Server
Oracle CPQ
JAVA Programming

Related careers in the Consulting Industry

Interested in other Consulting careers? Below are occupations that have high affinity with Consultant Principal skills. Discover some of the most common Consultant Principal career transitions, along with skills overlap.

Business Consultant
13% skills overlap
9% transitioned to Business Consultant