Expert's answer

As with any specialty, the best answer I can give you is that it depends. It depends on where you are in the world, how many other SAP consultants are in the same general area as you are, what their specialties are and what kind of demand there is for SAP where you are.

Several years ago, when I worked for a company that was converting from being a collection of distributorships around the globe to a unified company, the decision was made to go to an SAP-like system. While there were many consultants available for the project, we looked at what we specifically needed from the system that was being implemented, the timeline we needed it implemented in, the countries that would need to use the system, etc. As the list of requirements grew, the available pool of consultants who could implement that system grew shorter.

For starters, without knowing where you are in the world, check the job boards available in your area. CareerBuilder and Dice might be potential sources of information as to pay rates. I don't mention newspapers as this type of technical position is not one that you would expect to see in the paper. You might want to look for SAP user groups as another source of income information.