Author: Dan Godlin

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Dan Godlin is the Founder & CEO of CollegeCommit, a NYC-based boutique college admissions consulting firm serving high-achieving students worldwide. Over the past 14 years, he has guided 600+ students to top universities, including Harvard, Stanford, MIT, Yale, Columbia, UPenn, UC Berkeley, UCLA, and USC. He holds a Bachelor’s degree with honors from NYU, where he studied psychology with a focus on emotional intelligence and human behavior, and now leads a team of senior strategists and mentors who provide highly personalized, data-driven admissions guidance.

You learn how much educational consultants make by reviewing typical salary ranges across schools, private firms, and independent practices. Most consultants earn a mix of base pay and project income, and pay rises with experience, credentials, and job focus. Educational consultants in the United States earn, on average, a high five-figure to low six-figure salary. As of 2025, the national average annual pay for educational consultants is around $90,000–$95,000.For example, ZipRecruiter reports an average of $94,974 per year (approximately $7,914 per month or $45.66 per hour).This aligns with Indeed’s data, which shows an average of about $93,000 annually for education consultants…

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