Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/chief-of-staff/florida/ Title: Chief of Staff hourly rate in Florida, 2026 | Deftridge Summary: Chief of Staff pay in Florida: median wage $65 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $135. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024. FL · United States · **Updated November 4, 2026** # Chief of Staff hourly rate in Florida The market median wage for a Chief of Staff in Florida is **$65.14 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$135 an hour** on Deftridge, -7% against the United States rate. **$135/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$65.14/hr** median wage **$42-103** middle half of wages **$2,930** a month at 5 hours a week ## Chief of Staff wage percentiles in Florida 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 | $29.49 | $640 | $61,300 | | 25th | $41.85 | $910 | $87,000 | | Median | $65.14 | $1,410 | $135,500 | | 75th | $103.13 | $2,230 | $214,500 | | 90th | $156.22 | $3,390 | $324,900 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026; about 249,620 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## Florida in numbers What sets Florida apart for a Chief of Staff, from the same sources as the table above. - **-6%** median wage against the United States median of $69.01 - **32nd of 51** states by median wage for this role - **249,620** people employed in the role in this place - **$69.79** median wage in the Tampa metro area, the highest here - **$35** country floor: no United States rate is published below it ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for a Chief of Staff in Florida 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 | | --- | --- | --- | | Manager | $115 | $2,490 | | Director | $135 | $2,930 | - Regular role **$135** - One-off task **$155** - Task bundle **$140** ## Chief of Staff pay across United States Typical contractor rate for a senior Chief of Staff, highest first; 10 of 51 places shown. By median wage Florida ranks **32 of 51**. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | District of Columbia | $115.42 | $245 | | California | $97.48 | $205 | | Delaware | $94.47 | $200 | | Maine | $66.75 | $140 | | Wyoming | $65.49 | $140 | | Michigan | $65.19 | $135 | | Florida | $65.14 | $135 | | Nevada | $64.83 | $135 | | North Dakota | $64.37 | $135 | | Vermont | $64.37 | $135 | ## Metro areas in Florida Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [Tampa $69.79/hr median wage · range $45-108](https://deftridge.com/rates/chief-of-staff/florida/) - [Miami $67.28/hr median wage · range $45-106](https://deftridge.com/rates/chief-of-staff/florida/) - [Palm Bay $65.46/hr median wage · range $40-107](https://deftridge.com/rates/chief-of-staff/florida/) - [Naples $63.94/hr median wage · range $42-103](https://deftridge.com/rates/chief-of-staff/florida/) - [Jacksonville $62.95/hr median wage · range $42-98](https://deftridge.com/rates/chief-of-staff/florida/) - [Pensacola $62.75/hr median wage · range $39-89](https://deftridge.com/rates/chief-of-staff/florida/) - [Orlando $62.28/hr median wage · range $39-98](https://deftridge.com/rates/chief-of-staff/florida/) - [North Port $61.87/hr median wage · range $41-97](https://deftridge.com/rates/chief-of-staff/florida/) - [Crestview $61.42/hr median wage · range $39-93](https://deftridge.com/rates/chief-of-staff/florida/) - [Gainesville $61.31/hr median wage · range $40-89](https://deftridge.com/rates/chief-of-staff/florida/) ## 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. [Chief of Staff rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/chief-of-staff/) · [Chief of Staff jobs in Florida](https://deftridge.com/jobs/chief-of-staff/florida/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)