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Title: Social Media Manager jobs in the United States | Deftridge
Summary: 193 part-time Social Media Manager tasks in the United States, from $32 to $122 an hour. Typical rate $45 an hour; median market wage $32.

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

# Part-time Social Media Manager jobs in United States

193 open Social Media Manager tasks are listed for the United States, from $32 to $122 an hour. The typical rate for a senior Social Media Manager here is **$45 an hour**, built from a market median wage of $31.79. At five hours a week that is about **$980 a month**.

**$45/hr** typical rate, senior level

**$31.79/hr** market median wage

**$32–$122** range of open task rates

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

## Open Social Media Manager tasks in United States

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

[See all 193](https://deftridge.com/jobs/#role=social-media-manager&place=united-states)

Regular Posted Nov 4

### [Monthly Social Performance Report · Retail](https://deftridge.com/job/monthly-social-performance-report-new-york-city-dt-2981562/)

Manager · Social Media Manager

Specialty retailer with 120 stores · 201–500 employees

**$67–$76** / hour

About $460 a month at 2 h a week

- 1–2 h a week

- On-site · New York City

- Starts within 7 days

- Top 25% for the role

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/monthly-social-performance-report-new-york-city-dt-2981562/)

One-off Posted Nov 4

### [Social Media Audit](https://deftridge.com/job/social-media-audit-los-angeles-dt-6923872/)

Specialist · Social Media Manager

Series B crypto payments company in compliance tooling · 51–200 employees

**$50–$63** / hour

About $230–$450 in total

- about 6 h in total

- Hybrid · Los Angeles

- Starts within 2 weeks

- Top 25% for the role

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/social-media-audit-los-angeles-dt-6923872/)

Bundle Posted Nov 3

### [Social Content Batch Creation · Media](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-glendale-ca-dt-8013029/)

Senior · Social Media Manager

Digital media company covering business news · 1,001–5,000 employees

**$61–$76** / hour

About $550–$1,100 a month

- 8–16 h a month

- Hybrid · Glendale

- Starts within 7 days

- Top 25% for the role

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-glendale-ca-dt-8013029/)

One-off Posted Oct 31

### [Social Listening Brief](https://deftridge.com/job/social-listening-brief-san-diego-dt-3749371/)

Senior · Social Media Manager

B2B media company · 5,000+ employees

**$62–$78** / hour

About $210–$420 in total

- about 4 h in total

- Hybrid · San Diego

- Starts within 7 days

- Top 25% for the role

- Shortlisting

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/social-listening-brief-san-diego-dt-3749371/)

One-off Posted Oct 31

### [Employee Advocacy Programme Setup](https://deftridge.com/job/employee-advocacy-programme-setup-united-states-dt-4536649/)

Senior · Social Media Manager

Digital marketing agency · 51–200 employees

**$45–$60** / hour

About $320–$630 in total

- about 9 h in total

- Remote · United States

- Starts within 7 days

- Top 25% for the role

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/employee-advocacy-programme-setup-united-states-dt-4536649/)

Regular Posted Oct 30

### [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-san-mateo-dt-8986329/)

Specialist · Social Media Manager

Series B subscription commerce company for refurbished electronics · 201–500 employees

**$50–$60** / hour

About $1,670 a month at 7 h a week

- 4–10 h a week

- Hybrid · San Mateo

- Starts within 7 days

- Top 25% for the role

- 4 interested

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-san-mateo-dt-8986329/)

Regular Posted Nov 4

### [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-rocky-mount-dt-4714249/)

Senior · Social Media Manager

Specialty retailer selling outdoor gear · 501–1,000 employees

**$37–$45** / hour

About $980 a month at 6 h a week

- 3–8 h a week

- Hybrid · Rocky Mount

- Starts within 7 days

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-rocky-mount-dt-4714249/)

Bundle Posted Nov 2

### [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-whittier-dt-9057369/)

Senior · Social Media Manager

Industrial manufacturer making food packaging · 51–200 employees

**$68–$82** / hour

About $600–$1,200 a month

- 8–16 h a month

- Hybrid · Whittier

- Starts within 7 days

- Top 25% for the role

- 3 interested

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-whittier-dt-9057369/)

Bundle Posted Oct 30

### [Social Content Batch Creation · Food and drink](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-colorado-springs-dt-8992249/)

Senior · Social Media Manager

Beverage company in coffee · 501–1,000 employees

**$51–$61** / hour

About $450–$900 a month

- 8–16 h a month

- Hybrid · Colorado Springs

- Starts next week

- Top 25% for the role

[View task](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-colorado-springs-dt-8992249/)

### All 193 open Social Media Manager tasks for United States

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

- [Monthly Social Performance Report](https://deftridge.com/job/monthly-social-performance-report-new-york-city-dt-2981562/)$67-$76/hr · on site in New York City

- [Social Media Audit](https://deftridge.com/job/social-media-audit-los-angeles-dt-6923872/)$50-$63/hr · hybrid in Los Angeles

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-glendale-ca-dt-8013029/)$61-$76/hr · hybrid in Glendale

- [Social Listening Brief](https://deftridge.com/job/social-listening-brief-san-diego-dt-3749371/)$62-$78/hr · hybrid in San Diego

- [Employee Advocacy Programme Setup](https://deftridge.com/job/employee-advocacy-programme-setup-united-states-dt-4536649/)$45-$60/hr · remote in the US

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-san-mateo-dt-8986329/)$50-$60/hr · hybrid in San Mateo

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-rocky-mount-dt-4714249/)$37-$45/hr · hybrid in Rocky Mount

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-whittier-dt-9057369/)$68-$82/hr · hybrid in Whittier

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-colorado-springs-dt-8992249/)$51-$61/hr · hybrid in Colorado Springs

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-louisiana-dt-2125787/)$37-$45/hr · remote in Louisiana

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-2370175/)$53-$66/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-2856408/)$51-$60/hr · remote in the US

- [Content Calendar and Posting (Buffer)](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-texas-dt-2936745/)$38-$47/hr · remote in Texas

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-4377684/)$37-$47/hr · remote in the US

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-west-virginia-dt-5444870/)$42-$51/hr · remote in West Virginia

- [Employee Advocacy Programme Setup](https://deftridge.com/job/employee-advocacy-programme-setup-united-states-dt-5721360/)$47-$60/hr · remote in the US

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-california-dt-5764509/)$44-$48/hr · remote in California

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-columbia-md-dt-6079937/)$43-$53/hr · on site in Columbia

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-idaho-falls-dt-6759821/)$34-$40/hr · hybrid in Idaho Falls

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-atlanta-dt-7025346/)$45-$56/hr · hybrid in Atlanta

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-trenton-dt-7982595/)$51-$60/hr · hybrid in Trenton

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-san-jose-dt-8939803/)$76-$86/hr · hybrid in San Jose

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-chandler-dt-9259483/)$43-$52/hr · hybrid in Chandler

- [Community Management (Sprout Social)](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-helena-dt-9563071/)$38-$43/hr · on site in Helena

- [Social Listening Brief](https://deftridge.com/job/social-listening-brief-los-angeles-dt-1121137/)$73-$80/hr · hybrid in Los Angeles

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-united-states-dt-1261549/)$52-$61/hr · remote in the US

- [Employee Advocacy Programme Setup](https://deftridge.com/job/employee-advocacy-programme-setup-united-states-dt-1751159/)$47-$56/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Media Audit (Sprout Social)](https://deftridge.com/job/social-media-audit-syracuse-dt-2362546/)$43-$50/hr · hybrid in Syracuse

- [Social Content Batch Creation (Canva)](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-2558740/)$52-$63/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Media Audit](https://deftridge.com/job/social-media-audit-massachusetts-dt-2633157/)$62-$72/hr · remote in Massachusetts

- [Social Content Batch Creation (Canva)](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-3340098/)$38-$44/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-cleveland-oh-dt-3572646/)$39-$44/hr · hybrid in Cleveland

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-states-dt-4402198/)$50-$61/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Media Audit](https://deftridge.com/job/social-media-audit-san-francisco-dt-5587743/)$97-$111/hr · hybrid in San Francisco

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-maryland-dt-6897649/)$46-$57/hr · remote in Maryland

- [Social Media Audit](https://deftridge.com/job/social-media-audit-washington-dc-dt-8516147/)$48-$56/hr · hybrid in Washington, D.C.

- [Social Listening Brief](https://deftridge.com/job/social-listening-brief-bellevue-dt-9467476/)$50-$59/hr · hybrid in Bellevue

- [Employee Advocacy Programme Setup](https://deftridge.com/job/employee-advocacy-programme-setup-united-states-dt-9542768/)$48-$57/hr · remote in the US

- [Content Calendar and Posting (Buffer)](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-lansing-dt-1858553/)$43-$48/hr · on site in Lansing

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-2159598/)$47-$56/hr · remote in the US

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-states-dt-2261072/)$42-$50/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation (Canva)](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-new-york-city-dt-2335448/)$56-$67/hr · hybrid in New York City

- [Employee Advocacy Programme Setup](https://deftridge.com/job/employee-advocacy-programme-setup-phoenix-dt-2442842/)$47-$60/hr · hybrid in Phoenix

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-hinesville-dt-3212401/)$32-$41/hr · hybrid in Hinesville

- [Content Calendar and Posting (Buffer)](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-new-york-dt-3376452/)$58-$68/hr · remote in New York

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-4112993/)$50-$59/hr · remote in the US

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-san-francisco-dt-8212559/)$78-$98/hr · hybrid in San Francisco

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-1059435/)$51-$59/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-wisconsin-dt-8037543/)$47-$57/hr · remote in Wisconsin

- [Social Media Audit (Sprout Social)](https://deftridge.com/job/social-media-audit-utah-dt-9743132/)$59-$77/hr · remote in Utah

- [Social Content Batch Creation (Canva)](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-1226863/)$53-$61/hr · remote in the US

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-austin-dt-2178192/)$57-$68/hr · hybrid in Austin

- [Community Management (Sprout Social)](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-philadelphia-dt-2512214/)$36-$46/hr · hybrid in Philadelphia

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-arizona-dt-4211924/)$44-$50/hr · remote in Arizona

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-arizona-dt-4778494/)$43-$49/hr · remote in Arizona

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-5837217/)$45-$58/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Listening Brief](https://deftridge.com/job/social-listening-brief-san-antonio-dt-7736498/)$52-$63/hr · hybrid in San Antonio

- [Employee Advocacy Programme Setup](https://deftridge.com/job/employee-advocacy-programme-setup-united-states-dt-8357182/)$49-$56/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-janesville-dt-1093246/)$34-$40/hr · hybrid in Janesville

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-bloomington-il-dt-1340177/)$48-$53/hr · hybrid in Bloomington

- [Social Content Batch Creation (Canva)](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-oklahoma-city-dt-5307001/)$34-$44/hr · hybrid in Oklahoma City

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-chicago-dt-5434698/)$43-$56/hr · hybrid in Chicago

- [Community Management (Sprout Social)](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-california-dt-5553932/)$50-$63/hr · remote in California

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-5613966/)$50-$60/hr · remote in the US

- [Employee Advocacy Programme Setup](https://deftridge.com/job/employee-advocacy-programme-setup-united-states-dt-6729346/)$61-$71/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation (Canva)](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-6955974/)$49-$56/hr · remote in the US

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-united-states-dt-7573281/)$37-$46/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation (Canva)](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-california-dt-8241325/)$51-$63/hr · remote in California

- [Social Media Audit](https://deftridge.com/job/social-media-audit-united-states-dt-1916878/)$48-$56/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-sierra-vista-dt-4114661/)$42-$48/hr · hybrid in Sierra Vista

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-columbus-in-dt-4567917/)$42-$53/hr · on site in Columbus

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-new-york-city-dt-4715876/)$67-$83/hr · hybrid in New York City

- [Employee Advocacy Programme Setup](https://deftridge.com/job/employee-advocacy-programme-setup-rancho-cucamonga-dt-4820727/)$81-$98/hr · hybrid in Rancho Cucamonga

- [Community Management (Sprout Social)](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-united-states-dt-5590286/)$56-$66/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Listening Brief](https://deftridge.com/job/social-listening-brief-united-states-dt-8119548/)$63-$74/hr · remote in the US

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-united-states-dt-8238782/)$52-$60/hr · remote in the US

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-joplin-dt-8575347/)$41-$50/hr · hybrid in Joplin

- [Employee Advocacy Programme Setup (Notion)](https://deftridge.com/job/employee-advocacy-programme-setup-jacksonville-fl-dt-9020140/)$51-$59/hr · hybrid in Jacksonville

- [Social Content Batch Creation (Canva)](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-olympia-dt-1109297/)$56-$64/hr · hybrid in Olympia

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-4183158/)$50-$65/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-4272792/)$36-$44/hr · remote in the US

- [Employee Advocacy Programme Setup](https://deftridge.com/job/employee-advocacy-programme-setup-united-states-dt-6312444/)$46-$58/hr · remote in the US

- [Employee Advocacy Programme Setup](https://deftridge.com/job/employee-advocacy-programme-setup-united-states-dt-8018908/)$61-$70/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-austin-dt-8113587/)$61-$78/hr · hybrid in Austin

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-states-dt-8164365/)$43-$50/hr · remote in the US

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-states-dt-9026060/)$53-$61/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-9053117/)$46-$57/hr · remote in the US

- [Content Calendar and Posting (Buffer)](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-states-dt-1658107/)$58-$65/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Media Audit (Sprout Social)](https://deftridge.com/job/social-media-audit-united-states-dt-2072466/)$63-$73/hr · remote in the US

- [Employee Advocacy Programme Setup](https://deftridge.com/job/employee-advocacy-programme-setup-united-states-dt-2499499/)$47-$57/hr · remote in the US

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-states-dt-3062692/)$56-$70/hr · remote in the US

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-virginia-beach-dt-4422460/)$38-$46/hr · hybrid in Virginia Beach

- [Community Management (Sprout Social)](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-mobile-dt-4592431/)$34-$41/hr · hybrid in Mobile

- [Content Calendar and Posting (Buffer)](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-states-dt-4881636/)$51-$60/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation (Canva)](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-lexington-dt-6665060/)$41-$48/hr · hybrid in Lexington

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-states-dt-7729703/)$51-$62/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-3853347/)$46-$56/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-3931141/)$46-$55/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Listening Brief](https://deftridge.com/job/social-listening-brief-missouri-dt-5478640/)$47-$54/hr · remote in Missouri

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-killeen-dt-5988553/)$32-$38/hr · hybrid in Killeen

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-los-angeles-dt-6632042/)$64-$80/hr · hybrid in Los Angeles

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-7488692/)$53-$64/hr · remote in the US

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-fresno-dt-8860300/)$39-$43/hr · hybrid in Fresno

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-states-dt-9250979/)$43-$53/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Media Audit](https://deftridge.com/job/social-media-audit-united-states-dt-9975680/)$62-$71/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-3358651/)$55-$63/hr · remote in the US

- [Content Calendar and Posting (Buffer)](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-corpus-christi-dt-3698593/)$43-$53/hr · hybrid in Corpus Christi

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-new-york-city-dt-5269731/)$69-$80/hr · hybrid in New York City

- [Social Listening Brief](https://deftridge.com/job/social-listening-brief-united-states-dt-7903010/)$59-$76/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation (Canva)](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-2180694/)$47-$59/hr · remote in the US

- [Employee Advocacy Programme Setup (Notion)](https://deftridge.com/job/employee-advocacy-programme-setup-henderson-dt-4274460/)$48-$57/hr · hybrid in Henderson

- [Social Media Audit](https://deftridge.com/job/social-media-audit-united-states-dt-2858035/)$48-$56/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation (Canva)](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-4280380/)$53-$62/hr · remote in the US

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-san-angelo-dt-5169132/)$32-$39/hr · hybrid in San Angelo

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-nebraska-dt-6069724/)$41-$50/hr · remote in Nebraska

- [Content Calendar and Posting (Buffer)](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-dothan-dt-6117918/)$33-$38/hr · hybrid in Dothan

- [Employee Advocacy Programme Setup](https://deftridge.com/job/employee-advocacy-programme-setup-santa-fe-dt-6446020/)$38-$45/hr · hybrid in Santa Fe

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-6901819/)$54-$63/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-1254713/)$50-$64/hr · remote in the US

- [Content Calendar and Posting (Buffer)](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-states-dt-1385787/)$38-$43/hr · remote in the US

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-longmont-dt-1620878/)$61-$69/hr · hybrid in Longmont

- [Social Media Audit](https://deftridge.com/job/social-media-audit-mckinney-dt-2017477/)$43-$52/hr · hybrid in McKinney

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-2912149/)$53-$65/hr · remote in the US

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-georgia-dt-3597953/)$39-$48/hr · remote in Georgia

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-states-dt-5411811/)$41-$51/hr · remote in the US

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-united-states-dt-6103535/)$51-$61/hr · remote in the US

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-oregon-dt-8182084/)$42-$48/hr · remote in Oregon

- [Social Content Batch Creation (Canva)](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-8688620/)$53-$65/hr · remote in the US

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-sioux-falls-dt-9064916/)$42-$49/hr · hybrid in Sioux Falls

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-texas-dt-1007782/)$41-$51/hr · remote in Texas

- [Social Media Audit (Sprout Social)](https://deftridge.com/job/social-media-audit-united-states-dt-1594655/)$41-$53/hr · remote in the US

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-states-dt-2677058/)$50-$60/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-3148908/)$52-$59/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-3741701/)$46-$59/hr · remote in the US

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-united-states-dt-4466402/)$44-$50/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-wilmington-de-dt-5109891/)$50-$59/hr · hybrid in Wilmington

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-united-states-dt-6085775/)$37-$44/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation (Canva)](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-charlotte-dt-7520794/)$58-$70/hr · hybrid in Charlotte

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-texas-dt-9485195/)$36-$43/hr · remote in Texas

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-united-states-dt-4926412/)$43-$53/hr · remote in the US

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-las-vegas-dt-5657033/)$39-$45/hr · hybrid in Las Vegas

- [Community Management (Sprout Social)](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-california-dt-6725053/)$37-$43/hr · remote in California

- [Social Media Audit](https://deftridge.com/job/social-media-audit-ohio-dt-8016324/)$60-$74/hr · remote in Ohio

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-trenton-dt-9724497/)$58-$67/hr · on site in Trenton

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-fresno-dt-1604786/)$41-$48/hr · hybrid in Fresno

- [Community Management (Sprout Social)](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-united-states-dt-6051089/)$36-$47/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-9066584/)$50-$59/hr · remote in the US

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-states-dt-9776068/)$56-$68/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Media Audit (Sprout Social)](https://deftridge.com/job/social-media-audit-atlanta-dt-2017436/)$63-$71/hr · hybrid in Atlanta

- [Social Media Audit](https://deftridge.com/job/social-media-audit-united-states-dt-6111957/)$49-$59/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Media Audit](https://deftridge.com/job/social-media-audit-united-states-dt-3818620/)$47-$56/hr · remote in the US

- [Community Management (Sprout Social)](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-california-dt-5996100/)$37-$47/hr · remote in California

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-united-states-dt-6186374/)$41-$48/hr · remote in the US

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-united-states-dt-1260592/)$41-$53/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation (Canva)](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-jacksonville-fl-dt-2110447/)$33-$39/hr · hybrid in Jacksonville

- [Community Management (Sprout Social)](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-santa-maria-dt-2412326/)$43-$50/hr · hybrid in Santa Maria

- [Community Management (Sprout Social)](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-united-states-dt-5805826/)$50-$59/hr · remote in the US

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-united-states-dt-9070795/)$39-$43/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Listening Brief](https://deftridge.com/job/social-listening-brief-united-states-dt-2203458/)$59-$74/hr · remote in the US

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-san-francisco-dt-6234527/)$97-$112/hr · hybrid in San Francisco

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-6912743/)$50-$59/hr · remote in the US

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-united-states-dt-8269134/)$41-$48/hr · remote in the US

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-united-states-dt-5898837/)$53-$64/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation (Canva)](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-7813335/)$45-$58/hr · remote in the US

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-california-dt-9766730/)$37-$47/hr · remote in California

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-9823346/)$51-$61/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-san-francisco-dt-2046120/)$81-$97/hr · hybrid in San Francisco

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-3484557/)$52-$59/hr · remote in the US

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-indiana-dt-1513402/)$44-$52/hr · remote in Indiana

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-states-dt-6404498/)$42-$50/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-7928317/)$39-$47/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-yonkers-dt-9310890/)$57-$66/hr · hybrid in Yonkers

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-1391625/)$49-$54/hr · remote in the US

- [Community Management (Sprout Social)](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-united-states-dt-7940991/)$42-$49/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-irvine-dt-1756040/)$73-$95/hr · hybrid in Irvine

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-salt-lake-city-dt-4336080/)$46-$54/hr · hybrid in Salt Lake City

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-denver-dt-1862600/)$67-$74/hr · hybrid in Denver

- [Content Calendar and Posting (Buffer)](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-states-dt-2039325/)$51-$63/hr · remote in the US

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-district-of-columbia-dt-3348356/)$36-$44/hr · remote in District of Columbia

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-united-states-dt-3506487/)$41-$48/hr · remote in the US

- [Content Calendar and Posting (Buffer)](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-gresham-dt-7825093/)$51-$59/hr · on site in Gresham

- [Content Calendar and Posting (Buffer)](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-states-dt-1613960/)$50-$63/hr · remote in the US

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-states-dt-2205044/)$38-$47/hr · remote in the US

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-san-francisco-dt-1599536/)$100-$122/hr · hybrid in San Francisco

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-new-york-dt-4003685/)$44-$52/hr · remote in New York

- [Community Management](https://deftridge.com/job/community-management-united-states-dt-4376604/)$38-$45/hr · remote in the US

- [Content Calendar and Posting (Buffer)](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-states-dt-5628978/)$51-$60/hr · remote in the US

- [Content Calendar and Posting (Buffer)](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-new-york-dt-4905111/)$51-$58/hr · remote in New York

- [Social Content Batch Creation (Canva)](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-los-angeles-dt-1458290/)$54-$63/hr · hybrid in Los Angeles

- [Content Calendar and Posting](https://deftridge.com/job/content-calendar-and-posting-united-states-dt-6313073/)$54-$61/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-united-states-dt-4598980/)$50-$65/hr · remote in the US

- [Employee Advocacy Programme Setup](https://deftridge.com/job/employee-advocacy-programme-setup-united-states-dt-1563934/)$59-$69/hr · remote in the US

- [Social Content Batch Creation (Canva)](https://deftridge.com/job/social-content-batch-creation-chicago-dt-7695482/)$37-$43/hr · hybrid in Chicago

## What Social Media Manager 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 | $17.51 | $380 | $36,400 |
| 25th | $23.54 | $510 | $49,000 |
| Median | $31.79 | $690 | $66,100 |
| 75th | $43.71 | $950 | $90,900 |
| 90th | $62.74 | $1,360 | $130,500 |

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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Specialist | $40 | $870 |
| Senior | $45 | $980 |
| Manager | $55 | $1,190 |

### About this role

Plans, posts and reports on a company's social channels. Usual tools: Buffer, Hootsuite, Canva, Sprout Social.

[All Social Media Manager rates by country](https://deftridge.com/jobs/social-media-manager/)

## 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/)

## Social Media Manager rates nearby

- [California 117 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/social-media-manager/california/)

- [New York 101 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/social-media-manager/new-york/)

- [Texas 102 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/social-media-manager/texas/)

- [Florida 94 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/social-media-manager/florida/)

- [Illinois 95 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/social-media-manager/illinois/)

- [Washington 94 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/social-media-manager/washington/)

- [Arizona 97 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/social-media-manager/arizona/)

- [Massachusetts 93 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/social-media-manager/massachusetts/)

- [North Carolina 94 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/social-media-manager/north-carolina/)

- [Colorado 95 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/social-media-manager/colorado/)

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- [B2B Content Writer $70/hr typical · 166 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/b2b-content-writer/united-states/)

- [SEO Specialist $70/hr typical · 90 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/seo-specialist/united-states/)

- [Paid Ads Specialist $75/hr typical · 182 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/paid-ads-specialist/united-states/)

- [Email & Lifecycle Marketer $90/hr typical · 170 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/email-and-lifecycle-marketer/united-states/)

- [LinkedIn Ghostwriter $60/hr typical · 69 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/linkedin-ghostwriter/united-states/)

- [Case Study Writer $70/hr typical · 43 tasks](https://deftridge.com/jobs/case-study-writer/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.
