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Subject Matter Expert Salaries in the United States

How much does a Subject Matter Expert make in the United States?

Subject Matter Experts earn $71,000 annually on average, or $34 per hour, which is 7% more than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Subject Matter Experts work for The Palladium Group at $168,000 annually while the lowest paid Subject Matter Experts work for West Corp. earning approximately $24,000 each year.

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$71K IBM's Average Subject Matter Expert Salary (20 salaries)

Equal to national average Subject Matter Expert salary ($71K)
-$6K (8%) less than average IBM salary ($77K)
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+$29K (33%) more than average IBM Subject Matter Expert salary ($71K)
"I would say $ 100,000 is very less compared to other SME's."
+$25K (29%) more than average IBM Subject Matter Expert salary ($71K)
"I feel I was paid fairly and cannot complain."
-$10K (15%) less than average IBM Subject Matter Expert salary ($71K)
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$57K Accenture's Average Subject Matter Expert Salary (5 salaries)

-$14K (21%) less than national average Subject Matter Expert salary ($71K)
-$14K (21%) less than average Accenture salary ($71K)
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+$214K (130%) more than average Accenture Subject Matter Expert salary ($57K)
"good"
-$27K (62%) less than average Accenture Subject Matter Expert salary ($57K)
+$121K (102%) more than average Accenture Subject Matter Expert salary ($57K)
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$79K U.S. Department of Defense's Average Subject Matter Expert Salary (4 salaries)

+$8K (10%) more than national average Subject Matter Expert salary ($71K)
+$19K (27%) more than average U.S. Department of Defense salary ($60K)
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+$1K (1%) more than average U.S. Department of Defense Subject Matter Expert salary ($79K)
"I feel that I was compensated appropriately based on job duties, cost of living, and commuting distance."
-$8K (10%) less than average U.S. Department of Defense Subject Matter Expert salary ($79K)
-$8K (10%) less than average U.S. Department of Defense Subject Matter Expert salary ($79K)
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$57K Aetna's Average Subject Matter Expert Salary (4 salaries)

-$14K (21%) less than national average Subject Matter Expert salary ($71K)
+$16K (32%) more than average Aetna salary ($41K)
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-$34K (85%) less than average Aetna Subject Matter Expert salary ($57K)
"my pay at Aetna is not equivalent to the amount I work I actually do. I started as a customer service rep making 13 an hour then to receive the promise of benefits I would have to drop to 11 an hour to qualify for coverage benefits. I have still yet to acquire PTO benefit and i been here for over a year. I get the run around every time I ask. I became a subject matter expert after passing my quality analysis for 6 consecutive months. I didn't get a raise I still made 11 an hour. I researched and Aetna makes $27 per call and expects CSR's to make 8 calls per hour. That's 56-64 calls per day which equal $1,512-$1,728 an agent per day. If you have 40 agents That's $60,480 - $69,120 a day. but customer service agents only see at max $88 per day. I want to be apart of an effectively managed system that better caters to the workforce that makes the company flourish."
-$25K (56%) less than average Aetna Subject Matter Expert salary ($57K)
-$17K (35%) less than average Aetna Subject Matter Expert salary ($57K)
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$45K Wipro's Average Subject Matter Expert Salary (2 salaries)

-$26K (44%) less than national average Subject Matter Expert salary ($71K)
-$26K (44%) less than average Wipro salary ($71K)
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-$21K (60%) less than average Wipro Subject Matter Expert salary ($45K)
"Underpaid definitely. They were paying us 50 cents more than the agents... which is nothing compared to the others!"
+$20K (36%) more than average Wipro Subject Matter Expert salary ($45K)

$33K American Express' Average Subject Matter Expert Salary (2 salaries)

-$38K (73%) less than national average Subject Matter Expert salary ($71K)
-$20K (46%) less than average American Express salary ($53K)
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+$2K (5%) more than average American Express Subject Matter Expert salary ($33K)
"I'm currently getting paid $35,000.00 and this is a temporary postion. So I feel I am underpaid for what I bring to the table."
-$3K (9%) less than average American Express Subject Matter Expert salary ($33K)

$250K Saudi Aramco's Average Subject Matter Expert Salary (1 salaries)

+$179K (111%) more than national average Subject Matter Expert salary ($71K)
+$170K (103%) more than average Saudi Aramco salary ($80K)
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Equal to average Saudi Aramco Subject Matter Expert salary ($250K)
"good"

$105K Accelion's Average Subject Matter Expert Salary (1 salaries)

+$34K (38%) more than national average Subject Matter Expert salary ($71K)
+$28K (30%) more than average Accelion salary ($77K)
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Equal to average Accelion Subject Matter Expert salary ($105K)
"With the amount of travel and time away from family I was earning my salary."

$100K SANS Institute's Average Subject Matter Expert Salary (1 salaries)

+$29K (33%) more than national average Subject Matter Expert salary ($71K)
+$22K (24%) more than average SANS Institute salary ($78K)
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Equal to average SANS Institute Subject Matter Expert salary ($100K)
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$97K Systems Plus' Average Subject Matter Expert Salary (1 salaries)

+$26K (30%) more than national average Subject Matter Expert salary ($71K)
-$27K (24%) less than average Systems Plus salary ($124K)
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Equal to average Systems Plus Subject Matter Expert salary ($97K)
"Fair."

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