90 open Chief of Staff tasks are listed for Washington, from $108 to $184 an hour. The typical rate for a senior Chief of Staff here is $180 an hour, built from a market median wage of $86.08. At five hours a week that is about $3,900 a month.
Employee wage percentiles for the role. Contractors on Deftridge earn more than the median because they carry their own costs.
Percentile
Per hour
5 h a week, per month
Full time, per year
10th
$46.27
$1,000
$96,200
25th
$63.45
$1,370
$132,000
Median
$86.08
$1,870
$179,000
75th
$119.87
$2,600
$249,300
90th
$181.57
$3,930
$377,700
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026 with a wage index and calibrated on posted pay. Method.
Deftridge rate by level
Level
Per hour
Per month at 5 h/week
Manager
$150
$3,250
Director
$180
$3,900
Against the United States rate
The typical rate in Washington is $180 an hour against $145 nationally: +24%. Tasks that are remote pay the national rate for the company's location, so a remote task can pay more than a local one.
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RCW 49.62.020: a non-competition covenant is void and unenforceable unless the employee's annualised earnings exceed $100,000 a year, adjusted annually under RCW 49.62.040. Source
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