How much can you make as an independent consultant?
Asked "How much can you make as an independent consultant?", Gemini and Google AI Mode named 16 distinct names across 5 answers on August 18, 2026, and 3 of them in two or more answers, and all 2 engines agreed on ZipRecruiter, the only name every engine named.
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3 of 16 names confirmed · named in 2 or more of 5 answers · asked August 18, 2026 · 2 engines
Independent consultants' earnings vary widely, but many factors determine income, including specialization, experience, client base, pricing model, and location, with average annual salaries ranging from $58,000 to over $250,000.
- 1ZipRecruiternamed in 2 of 5 answers
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- 2Indeednamed in 2 of 5 answers
- 3Hightekersnamed in 2 of 5 answers
- 4Insurance Canopynamed in 1 of 5 answersone answer
- 5Glassdoornamed in 1 of 5 answersone answer
- 6Consultfeesnamed in 1 of 5 answersone answer
- 7Entrepreneurshqnamed in 1 of 5 answersone answer
- 8Management Consultednamed in 1 of 5 answersone answer
- 9Data-manianamed in 1 of 5 answersone answer
- 10Melisalibermannamed in 1 of 5 answersone answer
- 11Lehibounamed in 1 of 5 answersone answer
- 12Futuristsspeakersnamed in 1 of 5 answersone answer
- 13Redditnamed in 1 of 5 answersone answer
- 14Talonamed in 1 of 5 answersone answer
- 15Umbrexnamed in 1 of 5 answersone answer
- 16Successfulindependentconsultingnamed in 1 of 5 answersone answer
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- The position each of the 2 engines gave all 16 names.
- How many of the 5 answers named each of them.
- 19 sampled observations behind this ranking, and where the engines disagree.
- Fan-out — the query each engine actually searched.
- Every citation, and the sources nobody cited.