What is the highest and lowest hourly pay for Media Consultant?

As of April 01, 2025, the average hourly pay of Media Consultant in the United States is $36. While Salary.com is seeing that the highest pay for Media Consultant in the US can go up to $45 and the lowest down to $27, but most earn between $31 and $40. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Media Consultant in the United States.

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What is a Media Consultant?

A Media Consultant is a marketing agent or public relations executive that is hired by businesses or political candidates to obtain positive press coverage. Media consultants usually draft press releases to highlight positive achievements of a business, organization, or individual. In politics, media consultants create advertisement campaigns to plant a desired image in the minds of voters. Top consulting firms such as Bain, McKinsey & Company, and Boston Consulting Group have media, technology, and entertainment practices. Media consultants at management consulting firms seek to address iss...

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Understand the total hourly compensation opportunity for a Media Consultant, hourly wage plus other pay elements

Average Hourly Wage

Core compensation

 
 
 
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36

Average Total Hourly Cash Compensation

Includes base and short-term incentives

 
 
 
32
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37
These charts show the average hourly wage (core compensation), as well as the average total hourly cash compensation for the job of Media Consultant in the United States. The average hourly rate for Media Consultant ranges from $31 to $40 with the average hourly pay of $36. The total hourly cash compensation, which includes base and short-term incentives, can vary anywhere from $32 to $42 with the average total hourly cash compensation of $37.

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