73 open Fractional COO tasks are listed for the United States, from $123 to $300 an hour. The typical rate for a senior Fractional COO here is $205 an hour, built from a market median wage of $80.89. At five hours a week that is about $4,440 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
$38.30
$830
$79,700
25th
$55.31
$1,200
$115,000
Median
$80.89
$1,750
$168,300
75th
$127.93
$2,770
$266,100
90th
$193.78
$4,200
$403,100
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025; 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
Director
$170
$3,680
Executive
$205
$4,440
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Part-time operating leadership: priorities, cadence, hiring and the process that makes teams ship. Usual tools: Notion, Asana, Slack, Google Workspace.
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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
For 2026 the first $184,500 of combined wages, tips and net self-employment earnings is subject to the Social Security part. Source
An additional 0.9% Medicare tax applies above $200,000 (single), $250,000 (married filing jointly) or $125,000 (married filing separately). Source
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