ERP Consultant Salary, Skills & Requirements (2026)
Advertised pay, starting pay, skills and experience from 5,396 US job postings by 1,263 employers. Data as of October 2026.
What US employers post for ERP consultants: advertised pay, the skills and experience they ask for, and the job titles they use, from 5,396 open job postings (October 2026).
- The median advertised pay for ERP consultants in US job postings is $137,000 a year (755 postings from 350 employers, October 2026).
- The middle half of those postings offer $115,000 to $159,000.
- The skills that most set ERP consultant postings apart are sap s/4hana, apex, analytical skills.
- Postings that state a minimum ask for a median of 5 years of experience.
ERP Consultant job postings in the US, October 2026
- $137,000
- Median advertised pay (755 postings)
- $115,000–$159,000
- Middle 50% of postings
- 5,396
- US job postings from 1,263 employers
- 5 years
- Median experience asked
How much does an ERP consultant make?
The median advertised pay is $137,000 a year, from 755 US job postings by 350 employers that state pay. One in ten postings offers $185,000 or more.
Advertised pay in 755 US ERP consultant job postings: median $137,000 a year, middle half $115,000 to $159,000.
- Median: $137,000
- 25th percentile: $115,000
- 75th percentile: $159,000
The figures as a table
| Annual pay | Share of postings |
|---|---|
| $20K–$30K | 0.1% |
| $40K–$50K | 0.5% |
| $50K–$60K | 0.5% |
| $60K–$70K | 0.5% |
| $70K–$80K | 2.6% |
| $80K–$90K | 4.0% |
| $90K–$100K | 2.9% |
| $100K–$110K | 8.2% |
| $110K–$120K | 11.7% |
| $120K–$130K | 11.1% |
| $130K–$140K | 12.6% |
| $140K–$150K | 11.9% |
| $150K–$160K | 8.4% |
| $160K–$170K | 7.7% |
| $170K–$180K | 4.8% |
| $180K–$190K | 3.7% |
| $190K–$200K | 2.2% |
| $200K–$210K | 1.8% |
| $210K–$220K | 1.1% |
| $220K–$230K | 1.5% |
| $230K–$240K | 0.3% |
| $240K–$250K | 0.1% |
| $250K–$260K | 0.5% |
| $260K–$270K | 0.1% |
Midpoint of each posting's pay range, hourly pay × 2,080 hours; at most 20 postings per employer; US, October 2026.
| Median | Middle 50% | Postings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postings that state an annual salary | $136,000 | $115K–$156K | 604 |
| All pay postings, annualised | $137,000 | $115K–$159K | 755 |
What is the starting salary for an ERP consultant?
Figure withheld: fewer than 250 US postings list pay. How we decide.
ERP consultant levels and pay
Levels as they appear in job titles, ordered by the median experience asked.
| Level in title | Share of postings | Median experience asked | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| No level in title | 94.1% | 5 years | $137,000 |
| Senior | 3.5% | 5 years | – |
Skills employers ask for in ERP consultant job postings
| Skill | Share of postings |
|---|---|
| Communication | 42% |
| Problem-solving | 20% |
| Analytical skills | 20% |
| SAP | 9% |
| Interpersonal skills | 9% |
| SQL | 9% |
| Work independently | 7% |
| Excel | 7% |
| Organizational skills | 7% |
| Salesforce | 7% |
Skills named in the posting text; at most 20 postings per employer; US, October 2026. Methodology.
Skills that set ERP consultants apart
- Apex77.4× as often as in all postings · 5%
- SAP9× as often as in all postings · 9%
- SQL4.9× as often as in all postings · 9%
- Salesforce7.8× as often as in all postings · 7%
- JavaScript5.9× as often as in all postings · 5%
Skills named in at least 5% of these postings and at least 3 times as often as in job postings overall.
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What does an ERP consultant do?
Employers post these jobs as Functional Consultant, Functional Analyst, Functional Lead, Salesforce Administrator, Techno Functional Consultant and other titles. The largest specializations are ERP Project Manager (7%), Salesforce Administrator (5%), SAP Solution Architect (6%), Oracle Project Manager (7%), SAP Consultant (8%), SAP FICO Consultant (5%), SAP Project Manager (4%).
The closest official occupation is Computer Systems Analysts (15-1211.00). Its most important tasks:
- Troubleshoot program and system malfunctions to restore normal functioning.
- Provide staff and users with assistance solving computer-related problems, such as malfunctions and program problems.
- Test, maintain, and monitor computer programs and systems, including coordinating the installation of computer programs and systems.
- Use the computer in the analysis and solution of business problems, such as development of integrated production and inventory control and cost analysis systems.
- Coordinate and link the computer systems within an organization to increase compatibility so that information can be shared.
Source: O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (CC BY 4.0).
How much experience do you need to be an ERP consultant?
Among 2,130 postings that state a minimum, the median is 5 years. Under 1% say 0 years and 5% ask for 1 year or less.
Minimum experience asked in 2,130 US ERP consultant job postings: median 5 years, and 5% ask for 1 year or less.
The figures as a table
| Minimum experience asked | Share of postings |
|---|---|
| 0 yr | under 1% |
| 1 yr | 5% |
| 2 yrs | 13% |
| 3-4 yrs | 26% |
| 5-7 yrs | 37% |
| 8-9 yrs | 8% |
| 10+ yrs | 11% |
Postings that state a minimum (required or preferred); at most 20 postings per employer; US, October 2026.
We do not show a degree figure: in our checks, degree requirements in posting text were found too rarely to publish one. Why.
Full-time 97%, Part-time 3% of the 341 postings that state working hours.
Other names for an ERP consultant: job titles employers use
| Job title | Employers using it |
|---|---|
| Functional Consultant | 112 (8.9%) |
| Functional Analyst | 91 (7.2%) |
| Functional Lead | 87 (6.9%) |
| Salesforce Administrator | 84 (6.7%) |
| Techno Functional Consultant | 48 (3.8%) |
| Salesforce Business Analyst | 47 (3.7%) |
| Salesforce Architect | 44 (3.5%) |
| SAP ABAP Developer | 35 (2.8%) |
| SAP Project Manager | 32 (2.5%) |
| Salesforce Solution Architect | 28 (2.2%) |
| SAP Analyst | 27 (2.1%) |
| SAP Consultant | 27 (2.1%) |
| SAP BASIS | 25 (2.0%) |
| ERP Analyst | 25 (2.0%) |
| Functional Architect | 25 (2.0%) |
| SAP Business Analyst | 25 (2.0%) |
| SAP ABAP | 24 (1.9%) |
| Senior ServiceNow Developer | 23 (1.8%) |
| CRM Developer | 22 (1.7%) |
| ERP Developer | 22 (1.7%) |
Titles read in our audit and used by at least 3 employers.
ERP Consultant compared with similar careers
| Career | Median pay | Median experience | Postings | Shares N of top 25 skills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERP Consultant | $137K | 5 years | 5,396 | – |
| Business Analyst | $110K | 3 years | 11,313 | 14 |
| Implementation Consultant | $112K | 3 years | 1,436 | 15 |
| Solutions Architect | $175K | 5 years | 7,307 | 11 |
| HRIS Analyst | – | 3 years | 948 | 13 |
Similar careers
| Career | Shares N of the top 25 skills | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Business Analyst | 14 | $110K |
| Implementation Consultant | 15 | $112K |
| Solutions Architect | 11 | $175K |
| HRIS Analyst | 13 | – |
| Sales Engineer | 13 | $140K |
| Sales Operations Manager | 15 | $130K |
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How much does an ERP consultant make?
Source and method
Open US job postings collected from employers' applicant tracking systems, de-duplicated, counted only when their job title was read in our audit. Shares count at most 20 postings per employer, and franchise locations of one brand count as one employer. Pay uses hourly and annual figures only; a figure is shown when leaving out the largest employer moves it by 10% or less. Every figure states its number of postings. Methodology and measured accuracy.
Accuracy check: we read 19 randomly chosen postings counted on this page in full; 19 of them were this career or a closely related one (October 2026).
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