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Title: Fractional CFO hourly rate in New York, 2026 | Deftridge
Summary: Fractional CFO pay in New York: median wage $126 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $250. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024.

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

# Fractional CFO hourly rate in New York

The market median wage for a Fractional CFO in New York is **$126.01 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$250 an hour** on Deftridge, +9% against the United States rate.

**$250/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**$126.01/hr** median wage

**$94-166** middle half of wages

**$5,420** a month at 5 hours a week

## Fractional CFO wage percentiles in New York

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 | $67.71 | $1,470 | $140,800 |
| 25th | $94.08 | $2,040 | $195,700 |
| Median | $126.01 | $2,730 | $262,100 |
| 75th | $166.42 | $3,610 | $346,200 |
| 90th | $244.56 | $5,300 | $508,700 |

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026; about 67,510 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/).

## New York in numbers

What sets New York apart for a Fractional CFO, from the same sources as the table above.

- **+38%** median wage against the United States median of $91.05

- **1st of 51** states by median wage for this role

- **67,510** people employed in the role in this place

- **$126.47** median wage in the New York City metro area, the highest here

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

## What contractors receive

The Deftridge rate for a Fractional CFO in New York 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Director | $250 | $5,420 |
| Executive | $250 | $5,420 |

- Regular role **$250**

- One-off task **$250**

- Task bundle **$250**

- Expert hour **$250**

## Fractional CFO pay across United States

Typical contractor rate for a senior Fractional CFO, highest first; 4 of 51 places shown. By median wage New York ranks **1 of 51**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| New York | $126.01 | $250 |
| California | $114.45 | $250 |
| District of Columbia | $105.11 | $250 |
| Delaware | $104.43 | $250 |

## Metro areas in New York

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

- [New York City $126.47/hr median wage · range $99-167](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/new-york/)

- [Buffalo $95.01/hr median wage · range $74-124](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/new-york/)

- [Kiryas Joel $93.09/hr median wage · range $66-123](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/new-york/)

- [Rochester $91.58/hr median wage · range $71-124](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/new-york/)

- [Albany $85.81/hr median wage · range $67-112](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/new-york/)

- [Syracuse $84.80/hr median wage · range $64-113](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/new-york/)

- [Ithaca $83.69/hr median wage · range $59-116](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/new-york/)

- [Binghamton $82.14/hr median wage · range $63-109](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/new-york/)

- [Utica $81.75/hr median wage · range $58-122](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/new-york/)

- [Elmira $81.09/hr median wage · range $58-107](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/new-york/)

## 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.

[Fractional CFO rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/) · [Fractional CFO jobs in New York](https://deftridge.com/jobs/fractional-cfo/new-york/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
