Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/account-manager/united-states/ Title: Account Manager hourly rate in the United States | Deftridge Summary: Account Manager pay in the United States: median wage $42 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $60. The rate is on every task, before you apply. United States · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Account Manager hourly rate in United States The market median wage for an Account Manager in the United States is **$42.32 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$60 an hour** on Deftridge. **$60/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$42.32/hr** median wage **$31-56** middle half of wages **$1,300** a month at 5 hours a week ## Account Manager wage percentiles in United States Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median. | Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10th | $22.16 | $480 | $46,100 | | 25th | $30.68 | $660 | $63,800 | | Median | $42.32 | $920 | $88,000 | | 75th | $55.57 | $1,200 | $115,600 | | 90th | $71.06 | $1,540 | $147,800 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025; aged to October 2026; about 630,980 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## United States in numbers What sets the United States apart for an Account Manager, from the same sources as the table above. - **$61.59** highest median wage, California - **$24.66** lowest median wage, Indiana - **630,980** people employed in the role - **$77.60** median wage in the San Jose metro area, the highest in the country - **$35** country floor: no United States rate is published below it - 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) ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for an Account Manager in the United States by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown. | Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week | | --- | --- | --- | | Specialist | $50 | $1,080 | | Senior | $60 | $1,300 | | Manager | $75 | $1,630 | - Regular role **$60** - One-off task **$70** - Task bundle **$65** ## Account Manager pay by region in United States Typical contractor rate for a senior Account Manager, highest first; 9 of 51 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | California | $61.59 | $90 | | District of Columbia | $54.98 | $80 | | Delaware | $54.46 | $80 | | Massachusetts | $52.38 | $75 | | New York | $51.97 | $75 | | Colorado | $51.04 | $75 | | Washington | $50.58 | $75 | | Virginia | $49.93 | $70 | | New Jersey | $47.62 | $70 | ## Highest-paying metro areas Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [San Jose $77.60/hr median wage · range $61-102](https://deftridge.com/rates/account-manager/california/) - [San Francisco $73.24/hr median wage · range $58-96](https://deftridge.com/rates/account-manager/california/) - [Lewiston $60.78/hr median wage · range $37-61](https://deftridge.com/rates/account-manager/maine/) - [San Diego $60.25/hr median wage · range $47-76](https://deftridge.com/rates/account-manager/california/) - [Los Angeles $59.65/hr median wage · range $44-76](https://deftridge.com/rates/account-manager/california/) - [Santa Cruz $58.70/hr median wage · range $42-75](https://deftridge.com/rates/account-manager/california/) - [Santa Maria $58.63/hr median wage · range $43-75](https://deftridge.com/rates/account-manager/california/) - [Sacramento $57.90/hr median wage · range $43-72](https://deftridge.com/rates/account-manager/california/) - [Oxnard $56.38/hr median wage · range $45-72](https://deftridge.com/rates/account-manager/california/) - [Modesto $56.27/hr median wage · range $42-66](https://deftridge.com/rates/account-manager/california/) ## 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. [Account Manager rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/account-manager/) · [Account Manager jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/account-manager/united-states/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)