Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/contract-recruiter/united-states/ Title: Contract Recruiter rate in the United States | Deftridge Summary: Contract Recruiter pay in the United States: median wage $48 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $70. The rate is on every task, before you apply. United States · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Contract Recruiter hourly rate in United States The market median wage for a Contract Recruiter in the United States is **$48.09 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$70 an hour** on Deftridge. **$70/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$48.09/hr** median wage **$37-63** middle half of wages **$1,520** a month at 5 hours a week ## Contract Recruiter 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 | $29.89 | $650 | $62,200 | | 25th | $37.12 | $800 | $77,200 | | Median | $48.09 | $1,040 | $100,000 | | 75th | $62.94 | $1,360 | $130,900 | | 90th | $81.52 | $1,770 | $169,600 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025; aged to October 2026; about 917,460 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 a Contract Recruiter, from the same sources as the table above. - **$69.81** highest median wage, District of Columbia - **$36.02** lowest median wage, Arkansas - **917,460** people employed in the role - **$87.64** 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 a Contract Recruiter 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 | | --- | --- | --- | | Senior | $70 | $1,520 | | Manager | $85 | $1,840 | - Regular role **$70** - One-off task **$80** - Task bundle **$70** - Expert hour **$90** ## Contract Recruiter pay by region in United States Typical contractor rate for a senior Contract Recruiter, highest first; 9 of 51 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | District of Columbia | $69.81 | $100 | | California | $62.84 | $90 | | New York | $55.65 | $80 | | Washington | $54.29 | $80 | | Massachusetts | $53.03 | $75 | | Kansas | $52.14 | $75 | | Vermont | $51.89 | $75 | | Virginia | $51.38 | $75 | | Colorado | $51.19 | $75 | ## Highest-paying metro areas Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [San Jose $87.64/hr median wage · range $63-117](https://deftridge.com/rates/contract-recruiter/california/) - [San Francisco $77.29/hr median wage · range $60-103](https://deftridge.com/rates/contract-recruiter/california/) - [Washington, D.C. $66.29/hr median wage · range $49-88](https://deftridge.com/rates/contract-recruiter/district-of-columbia/) - [Santa Cruz $62.44/hr median wage · range $52-80](https://deftridge.com/rates/contract-recruiter/california/) - [Vallejo $62.09/hr median wage · range $55-77](https://deftridge.com/rates/contract-recruiter/california/) - [Lexington Park $61.41/hr median wage · range $46-82](https://deftridge.com/rates/contract-recruiter/maryland/) - [Santa Rosa $61.39/hr median wage · range $50-77](https://deftridge.com/rates/contract-recruiter/california/) - [Parkersburg $61.19/hr median wage · range $42-75](https://deftridge.com/rates/contract-recruiter/west-virginia/) - [Sacramento $61.18/hr median wage · range $48-79](https://deftridge.com/rates/contract-recruiter/california/) - [San Diego $60.97/hr median wage · range $48-81](https://deftridge.com/rates/contract-recruiter/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. [Contract Recruiter rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/contract-recruiter/) · [Contract Recruiter jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/contract-recruiter/united-states/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)