Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/employment-contract-specialist/texas/ Title: HR Contract Specialist hourly rate in Texas | Deftridge Summary: Employment Contract Specialist pay in Texas: median wage $79 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $130. The rate is on every task, before you apply. TX · United States · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Employment Contract Specialist hourly rate in Texas The market median wage for an Employment Contract Specialist in Texas is **$79.29 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$130 an hour** on Deftridge, -7% against the United States rate. **$130/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$79.29/hr** median wage **$56-123** middle half of wages **$2,820** a month at 5 hours a week ## Employment Contract Specialist wage percentiles in Texas 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 | $36.75 | $800 | $76,400 | | 25th | $56.06 | $1,210 | $116,600 | | Median | $79.29 | $1,720 | $164,900 | | 75th | $123.43 | $2,670 | $256,700 | | 90th | $196.03 | $4,250 | $407,700 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026; about 54,680 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## Texas in numbers What sets Texas apart for an Employment Contract Specialist, from the same sources as the table above. - **-5%** median wage against the United States median of $83.82 - **13th of 51** states by median wage for this role - **54,680** people employed in the role in this place - **$95.68** median wage in the Midland metro area, the highest here - **$35** country floor: no United States rate is published below it ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for an Employment Contract Specialist in Texas 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 | $130 | $2,820 | | Manager | $155 | $3,360 | - One-off task **$130** - Task bundle **$120** ## Employment Contract Specialist pay across United States Typical contractor rate for a senior Employment Contract Specialist, highest first; 10 of 51 places shown. By median wage Texas ranks **13 of 51**. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | California | $128.08 | $210 | | District of Columbia | $110.15 | $180 | | New York | $102.45 | $170 | | Washington | $83.56 | $140 | | New Jersey | $82.79 | $135 | | Connecticut | $82.64 | $135 | | Texas | $79.29 | $130 | | Arizona | $76.56 | $125 | | Maryland | $76.19 | $125 | | Alaska | $76.18 | $125 | ## Metro areas in Texas Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [Midland $95.68/hr median wage · range $59-133](https://deftridge.com/rates/employment-contract-specialist/texas/) - [Dallas $93.40/hr median wage · range $59-130](https://deftridge.com/rates/employment-contract-specialist/texas/) - [Houston $82.78/hr median wage · range $53-126](https://deftridge.com/rates/employment-contract-specialist/texas/) - [San Antonio $80.07/hr median wage · range $58-102](https://deftridge.com/rates/employment-contract-specialist/texas/) - [Longview $79.29/hr median wage · range $53-80](https://deftridge.com/rates/employment-contract-specialist/texas/) - [Austin $79.18/hr median wage · range $59-126](https://deftridge.com/rates/employment-contract-specialist/texas/) - [College Station $74.52/hr median wage · range $52-98](https://deftridge.com/rates/employment-contract-specialist/texas/) - [Beaumont $72.52/hr median wage · range $47-96](https://deftridge.com/rates/employment-contract-specialist/texas/) - [Killeen $72.52/hr median wage · range $54-99](https://deftridge.com/rates/employment-contract-specialist/texas/) - [Amarillo $70.95/hr median wage · range $52-101](https://deftridge.com/rates/employment-contract-specialist/texas/) ## 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. [Employment Contract Specialist rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/employment-contract-specialist/) · [Employment Contract Specialist jobs in Texas](https://deftridge.com/jobs/employment-contract-specialist/texas/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)