Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/corporate-secretary-and-governance/united-states/ Title: Corporate Secretary rate in the United States | Deftridge Summary: Corporate Secretary & Governance pay in the United States: median wage $58 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $85. United States · **Updated November 4, 2026** # Corporate Secretary & Governance hourly rate in United States The market median wage for a Corporate Secretary & Governance in the United States is **$58.33 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$85 an hour** on Deftridge. **$85/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$58.33/hr** median wage **$44-80** middle half of wages **$1,840** a month at 5 hours a week ## Corporate Secretary & Governance 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 | $33.63 | $730 | $70,000 | | 25th | $44.00 | $950 | $91,500 | | Median | $58.33 | $1,260 | $121,300 | | 75th | $80.06 | $1,730 | $166,500 | | 90th | $105.35 | $2,280 | $219,100 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025; aged to October 2026; about 1,128,200 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 Corporate Secretary & Governance, from the same sources as the table above. - **$78.84** highest median wage, District of Columbia - **$44.74** lowest median wage, Arkansas - **1,128,200** people employed in the role - **$89.86** median wage in the Lexington Park 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 Corporate Secretary & Governance 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 | $85 | $1,840 | | Manager | $100 | $2,170 | - Regular role **$85** - One-off task **$95** - Task bundle **$85** ## Corporate Secretary & Governance pay by region in United States Typical contractor rate for a senior Corporate Secretary & Governance, highest first; 9 of 51 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | District of Columbia | $78.84 | $115 | | Alabama | $72.40 | $105 | | California | $69.80 | $100 | | Maryland | $68.78 | $100 | | Hawaii | $66.87 | $95 | | Alaska | $66.55 | $95 | | Washington | $66.09 | $95 | | Oklahoma | $65.82 | $95 | | New Hampshire | $65.59 | $95 | ## Highest-paying metro areas Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [Lexington Park $89.86/hr median wage · range $70-110](https://deftridge.com/rates/corporate-secretary-and-governance/maryland/) - [Huntsville $89.26/hr median wage · range $71-104](https://deftridge.com/rates/corporate-secretary-and-governance/alabama/) - [San Jose $88.83/hr median wage · range $63-140](https://deftridge.com/rates/corporate-secretary-and-governance/california/) - [San Francisco $83.64/hr median wage · range $61-127](https://deftridge.com/rates/corporate-secretary-and-governance/california/) - [Washington, D.C. $76.77/hr median wage · range $57-102](https://deftridge.com/rates/corporate-secretary-and-governance/district-of-columbia/) - [Midland $76.68/hr median wage · range $48-101](https://deftridge.com/rates/corporate-secretary-and-governance/texas/) - [Bakersfield $76.22/hr median wage · range $54-101](https://deftridge.com/rates/corporate-secretary-and-governance/california/) - [Gettysburg $74.15/hr median wage · range $53-86](https://deftridge.com/rates/corporate-secretary-and-governance/pennsylvania/) - [Vallejo $72.95/hr median wage · range $54-89](https://deftridge.com/rates/corporate-secretary-and-governance/california/) - [Decatur $72.63/hr median wage · range $46-74](https://deftridge.com/rates/corporate-secretary-and-governance/illinois/) ## 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. 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