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Title: HR Contract Specialist jobs in the United States | Deftridge
Summary: 34 part-time Employment Contract Specialist tasks in the United States, from $80 to $205 an hour. Typical rate $140 an hour; median market wage $84.

United States · **Updated November 4, 2026**

# Part-time Employment Contract Specialist jobs in United States

34 open Employment Contract Specialist tasks are listed for the United States, from $80 to $205 an hour. The typical rate for a senior Employment Contract Specialist here is **$140 an hour**, built from a market median wage of $83.82. At five hours a week that is about **$3,030 a month**.

**$140/hr** typical rate, senior level

**$83.82/hr** market median wage

**$80–$205** range of open task rates

**34** open tasks tied to United States or remote in United States

## Open Employment Contract Specialist tasks in United States

Remote tasks and tasks tied to a city in United States.

[See all 34](https://deftridge.com/jobs/#role=employment-contract-specialist&place=united-states)

One-off Posted Oct 29

### [Severance and Settlement Agreement · Web3](https://deftridge.com/job/severance-and-settlement-agreement-georgia-dt-2560408/)

Senior · Employment Contract Specialist

Series C web3 infrastructure company for payments · 201–500 employees

**$130–$164** / hour

About $440–$1,180 in total

- about 6 h in total

- Remote · Georgia only

- Starts within 7 days

- Top 25% for the role

- 4 interested

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/severance-and-settlement-agreement-georgia-dt-2560408/)

Bundle Posted Oct 29

### [Offer Letter Library](https://deftridge.com/job/offer-letter-library-modesto-dt-5602126/)

Manager · Employment Contract Specialist

Construction group · 201–500 employees

**$176–$205** / hour

About $1,520–$2,300 a month

- 8–12 h a month

- On-site · Modesto

- Starts next week

- Top 25% for the role

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/offer-letter-library-modesto-dt-5602126/)

One-off Posted Nov 3

### [Contractor Agreement Template](https://deftridge.com/job/contractor-agreement-template-cheyenne-dt-7180934/)

Senior · Employment Contract Specialist

Streaming and audio company · 1,001–5,000 employees

**$93–$105** / hour

About $300–$790 in total

- about 6 h in total

- Hybrid · Cheyenne

- Starts within 7 days

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/contractor-agreement-template-cheyenne-dt-7180934/)

One-off Posted Oct 29

### [Restrictive Covenant Review (Word)](https://deftridge.com/job/restrictive-covenant-review-united-states-dt-1546502/)

Senior · Employment Contract Specialist

Energy services company in energy storage · 501–1,000 employees

**$126–$161** / hour

About $290–$860 in total

- about 4 h in total

- Remote · United States

- Starts within 7 days

- 6 interested

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/restrictive-covenant-review-united-states-dt-1546502/)

One-off Posted Oct 28

### [Employment Agreement Template](https://deftridge.com/job/employment-agreement-template-watertown-dt-1469542/)

Senior · Employment Contract Specialist

Telecom software company in IoT connectivity · 51–200 employees

**$115–$147** / hour

About $520–$1,310 in total

- about 7 h in total

- Hybrid · Watertown

- Starts within 7 days

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/employment-agreement-template-watertown-dt-1469542/)

Bundle Posted Oct 27

### [Employment Contract Audit](https://deftridge.com/job/employment-contract-audit-oklahoma-dt-8370690/)

Manager · Employment Contract Specialist

Series A analytics software company for sales teams · 51–200 employees

**$145–$163** / hour

About $1,230–$3,100 a month

- 8–20 h a month

- Remote · Oklahoma only

- Starts within 7 days

- 5 interested

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/employment-contract-audit-oklahoma-dt-8370690/)

One-off Posted Nov 3

### [Contractor Agreement Template · Web3](https://deftridge.com/job/contractor-agreement-template-united-states-dt-5838926/)

Senior · Employment Contract Specialist

Series B web3 infrastructure company for institutions · 201–500 employees

**$126–$158** / hour

About $430–$1,140 in total

- about 6 h in total

- Remote · United States

- Starts within 7 days

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/contractor-agreement-template-united-states-dt-5838926/)

Bundle Posted Oct 28

### [Offer Letter Library (Word)](https://deftridge.com/job/offer-letter-library-united-states-dt-9127534/)

Manager · Employment Contract Specialist

Travel-technology company in corporate travel · 501–1,000 employees

**$141–$179** / hour

About $1,280–$1,920 a month

- 8–12 h a month

- Remote · United States

- Starts next week

- Top 25% for the role

- 4 interested

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/offer-letter-library-united-states-dt-9127534/)

Bundle Posted Nov 2

### [Offer Letter Library · Manufacturing](https://deftridge.com/job/offer-letter-library-united-states-dt-6367433/)

Manager · Employment Contract Specialist

Machinery maker making food packaging · 51–200 employees

**$140–$172** / hour

About $1,250–$1,870 a month

- 8–12 h a month

- Remote · United States

- Starts within 7 days

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/offer-letter-library-united-states-dt-6367433/)

### All 34 open Employment Contract Specialist tasks for United States

Newest first, with the hourly range and where the work is done.

- [Severance and Settlement Agreement](https://deftridge.com/job/severance-and-settlement-agreement-georgia-dt-2560408/)$130-$164/hr · remote in Georgia

- [Offer Letter Library](https://deftridge.com/job/offer-letter-library-modesto-dt-5602126/)$176-$205/hr · on site in Modesto

- [Contractor Agreement Template](https://deftridge.com/job/contractor-agreement-template-cheyenne-dt-7180934/)$93-$105/hr · hybrid in Cheyenne

- [Restrictive Covenant Review (Word)](https://deftridge.com/job/restrictive-covenant-review-united-states-dt-1546502/)$126-$161/hr · remote in the US

- [Employment Agreement Template](https://deftridge.com/job/employment-agreement-template-watertown-dt-1469542/)$115-$147/hr · hybrid in Watertown

- [Employment Contract Audit](https://deftridge.com/job/employment-contract-audit-oklahoma-dt-8370690/)$145-$163/hr · remote in Oklahoma

- [Contractor Agreement Template](https://deftridge.com/job/contractor-agreement-template-united-states-dt-5838926/)$126-$158/hr · remote in the US

- [Offer Letter Library (Word)](https://deftridge.com/job/offer-letter-library-united-states-dt-9127534/)$141-$179/hr · remote in the US

- [Offer Letter Library](https://deftridge.com/job/offer-letter-library-united-states-dt-6367433/)$140-$172/hr · remote in the US

- [Contractor Agreement Template](https://deftridge.com/job/contractor-agreement-template-tennessee-dt-9656916/)$134-$155/hr · remote in Tennessee

- [Offer Letter Library (Word)](https://deftridge.com/job/offer-letter-library-united-states-dt-3964993/)$117-$139/hr · remote in the US

- [Offer Letter Library](https://deftridge.com/job/offer-letter-library-united-states-dt-4922242/)$116-$136/hr · remote in the US

- [Offer Letter Library](https://deftridge.com/job/offer-letter-library-united-states-dt-7597754/)$124-$163/hr · remote in the US

- [Employment Contract Audit](https://deftridge.com/job/employment-contract-audit-united-states-dt-9718618/)$146-$169/hr · remote in the US

- [Employment Contract Audit (Word)](https://deftridge.com/job/employment-contract-audit-united-states-dt-9289876/)$124-$148/hr · remote in the US

- [Employment Contract Audit](https://deftridge.com/job/employment-contract-audit-united-states-dt-9587544/)$141-$169/hr · remote in the US

- [Offer Letter Library](https://deftridge.com/job/offer-letter-library-united-states-dt-7739000/)$145-$163/hr · remote in the US

- [Offer Letter Library](https://deftridge.com/job/offer-letter-library-united-states-dt-3353565/)$114-$147/hr · remote in the US

- [Offer Letter Library](https://deftridge.com/job/offer-letter-library-bismarck-dt-5482851/)$87-$99/hr · hybrid in Bismarck

- [Employment Contract Audit (Word)](https://deftridge.com/job/employment-contract-audit-california-dt-4591556/)$135-$173/hr · remote in California

- [Employment Contract Audit](https://deftridge.com/job/employment-contract-audit-albany-ga-dt-5273983/)$80-$96/hr · hybrid in Albany

- [Offer Letter Library (Word)](https://deftridge.com/job/offer-letter-library-united-states-dt-1568432/)$118-$141/hr · remote in the US

- [Offer Letter Library (Word)](https://deftridge.com/job/offer-letter-library-morgantown-dt-4737847/)$94-$117/hr · on site in Morgantown

- [Offer Letter Library](https://deftridge.com/job/offer-letter-library-binghamton-dt-7949536/)$93-$103/hr · hybrid in Binghamton

- [Offer Letter Library](https://deftridge.com/job/offer-letter-library-florida-dt-9157927/)$114-$149/hr · remote in Florida

- [Restrictive Covenant Review](https://deftridge.com/job/restrictive-covenant-review-oshkosh-dt-1839877/)$118-$148/hr · hybrid in Oshkosh

- [Employment Contract Audit](https://deftridge.com/job/employment-contract-audit-united-states-dt-3525204/)$115-$145/hr · remote in the US

- [Employment Agreement Template](https://deftridge.com/job/employment-agreement-template-united-states-dt-8893236/)$154-$176/hr · remote in the US

- [Employment Contract Audit](https://deftridge.com/job/employment-contract-audit-houston-dt-3934477/)$118-$142/hr · hybrid in Houston

- [Offer Letter Library](https://deftridge.com/job/offer-letter-library-united-states-dt-3654569/)$147-$168/hr · remote in the US

- [Offer Letter Library (Word)](https://deftridge.com/job/offer-letter-library-massachusetts-dt-1407676/)$146-$168/hr · remote in Massachusetts

- [Employment Contract Audit](https://deftridge.com/job/employment-contract-audit-united-states-dt-8368024/)$141-$169/hr · remote in the US

- [Employment Contract Audit (Word)](https://deftridge.com/job/employment-contract-audit-united-states-dt-5136032/)$115-$136/hr · remote in the US

- [Employment Agreement Template](https://deftridge.com/job/employment-agreement-template-united-states-dt-1049058/)$127-$166/hr · remote in the US

## What Employment Contract Specialist pays in United States

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 | $41.13 | $890 | $85,600 |
| 25th | $54.06 | $1,170 | $112,400 |
| Median | $83.82 | $1,820 | $174,300 |
| 75th | $116.21 | $2,520 | $241,700 |
| 90th | $184.58 | $4,000 | $383,900 |

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025; aged to October 2026 with a wage index and calibrated on posted pay. [Method](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/).

### Deftridge rate by level

| Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Senior | $140 | $3,030 |
| Manager | $165 | $3,580 |

### About this role

Prepares and reviews employment and contractor agreements for the right jurisdiction. Usual tools: Word, DocuSign, Rippling, Notion.

[All Employment Contract Specialist rates by country](https://deftridge.com/jobs/employment-contract-specialist/)

## Working on the side in United States

What to check before you take a task next to a full-time job. Orientation only; none of it is legal or tax advice.

Checked on official pages, November 2026

- Self-employment tax is 15.3%: 12.4% Social Security plus 2.9% Medicare; the employer-equivalent half is deductible in working out adjusted gross income. [Source](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/self-employment-tax-social-security-and-medicare-taxes)

- For 2026 the first $184,500 of combined wages, tips and net self-employment earnings is subject to the Social Security part. [Source](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/self-employment-tax-social-security-and-medicare-taxes)

- An additional 0.9% Medicare tax applies above $200,000 (single), $250,000 (married filing jointly) or $125,000 (married filing separately). [Source](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/self-employment-tax-social-security-and-medicare-taxes)

Your recruiter walks through these points with you before you accept a task. [Read the guides](https://deftridge.com/guides/)

## Employment Contract Specialist rates nearby

- [California 21 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/employment-contract-specialist/california/)

- [New York 21 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/employment-contract-specialist/new-york/)

- [Texas 20 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/employment-contract-specialist/texas/)

- [Florida 20 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/employment-contract-specialist/florida/)

- [Illinois 19 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/employment-contract-specialist/illinois/)

- [Washington 19 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/employment-contract-specialist/washington/)

- [Massachusetts 20 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/employment-contract-specialist/massachusetts/)

- [Arizona 19 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/employment-contract-specialist/arizona/)

- [North Carolina 19 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/employment-contract-specialist/north-carolina/)

- [Colorado 19 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/employment-contract-specialist/colorado/)

## Other Legal roles in United States

- [Fractional General Counsel $245/hr typical · 79 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/fractional-general-counsel/united-states/)

- [Commercial Contract Reviewer $115/hr typical · 172 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/commercial-contract-reviewer/united-states/)

- [Privacy & GDPR Counsel $130/hr typical · 50 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/privacy-counsel/united-states/)

- [Terms & Policies Drafter $145/hr typical · 32 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/terms-and-policies-drafter/united-states/)

- [Paralegal $45/hr typical · 86 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/paralegal/united-states/)

- [Compliance Analyst $80/hr typical · 122 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/compliance-analyst/united-states/)

- [IP & Trademark Support $75/hr typical · 22 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/ip-and-trademark-support/united-states/)

- [Corporate Secretary & Governance $85/hr typical · 54 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/corporate-secretary-and-governance/united-states/)

## Questions about pay, fees and privacy

The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job.
