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Title: FP&A Analyst hourly rate in California, 2026 | Deftridge
Summary: FP&A Analyst pay in California: median wage $79 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $115. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024.

CA · United States · **Updated November 3, 2026**

# FP&A Analyst hourly rate in California

The market median wage for an FP&A Analyst in California is **$79.19 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$115 an hour** on Deftridge, +28% against the United States rate.

**$115/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**$79.19/hr** median wage

**$62-109** middle half of wages

**$2,490** a month at 5 hours a week

## FP&A Analyst wage percentiles in California

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 | $50.32 | $1,090 | $104,700 |
| 25th | $61.57 | $1,330 | $128,100 |
| Median | $79.19 | $1,720 | $164,700 |
| 75th | $108.78 | $2,360 | $226,300 |
| 90th | $143.59 | $3,110 | $298,700 |

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026; about 40,570 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/).

## California in numbers

What sets California apart for an FP&A Analyst, from the same sources as the table above.

- **+27%** median wage against the United States median of $62.38

- **3rd of 51** states by median wage for this role

- **40,570** people employed in the role in this place

- **$95.85** median wage in the San Jose metro area, the highest here

- **$35** country floor: no United States rate is published below it

## What contractors receive

The Deftridge rate for an FP&A Analyst in California 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 | $100 | $2,170 |
| Senior | $115 | $2,490 |
| Manager | $140 | $3,030 |

- Regular role **$115**

- One-off task **$130**

- Task bundle **$120**

## FP&A Analyst pay across United States

Typical contractor rate for a senior FP&A Analyst, highest first; 6 of 51 places shown. By median wage California ranks **3 of 51**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wyoming | $135.20 | $195 |
| New York | $80.55 | $115 |
| California | $79.19 | $115 |
| District of Columbia | $67.52 | $100 |
| Massachusetts | $64.59 | $95 |
| North Carolina | $64.07 | $95 |

## Metro areas in California

Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS).

- [San Jose $95.85/hr median wage · range $77-123](https://deftridge.com/rates/fpa-analyst/california/)

- [San Francisco $91.58/hr median wage · range $73-120](https://deftridge.com/rates/fpa-analyst/california/)

- [El Centro $79.19/hr median wage · range $62-109](https://deftridge.com/rates/fpa-analyst/california/)

- [Hanford $79.19/hr median wage · range $62-109](https://deftridge.com/rates/fpa-analyst/california/)

- [Yuba City $79.19/hr median wage · range $62-109](https://deftridge.com/rates/fpa-analyst/california/)

- [Salinas $76.68/hr median wage · range $60-91](https://deftridge.com/rates/fpa-analyst/california/)

- [Santa Rosa $74.56/hr median wage · range $58-95](https://deftridge.com/rates/fpa-analyst/california/)

- [Vallejo $74.41/hr median wage · range $63-93](https://deftridge.com/rates/fpa-analyst/california/)

- [San Luis Obispo $74.01/hr median wage · range $60-91](https://deftridge.com/rates/fpa-analyst/california/)

- [Napa $74.00/hr median wage · range $64-92](https://deftridge.com/rates/fpa-analyst/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.

[FP&A Analyst rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/fpa-analyst/) · [FP&A Analyst jobs in California](https://deftridge.com/jobs/fpa-analyst/california/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
