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Title: Fractional CFO hourly rate in Ohio, 2026 | Deftridge
Summary: Fractional CFO pay in Ohio: median wage $72 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $180. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024.

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

# Fractional CFO hourly rate in Ohio

The market median wage for a Fractional CFO in Ohio is **$71.83 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$180 an hour** on Deftridge, -22% against the United States rate.

**$180/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**$71.83/hr** median wage

**$54-95** middle half of wages

**$3,900** a month at 5 hours a week

## Fractional CFO wage percentiles in Ohio

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 | $40.88 | $890 | $85,000 |
| 25th | $53.86 | $1,170 | $112,000 |
| Median | $71.83 | $1,560 | $149,400 |
| 75th | $95.38 | $2,070 | $198,400 |
| 90th | $140.16 | $3,040 | $291,500 |

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026; about 27,920 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/).

## Ohio in numbers

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

- **-21%** median wage against the United States median of $91.05

- **42nd of 51** states by median wage for this role

- **27,920** people employed in the role in this place

- **$75.76** median wage in the Cincinnati 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 Ohio 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 | $150 | $3,250 |
| Executive | $180 | $3,900 |

- Regular role **$180**

- One-off task **$205**

- Task bundle **$190**

- Expert hour **$240**

## Fractional CFO pay across United States

Typical contractor rate for a senior Fractional CFO, highest first; 10 of 51 places shown. By median wage Ohio ranks **42 of 51**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| New York | $126.01 | $250 |
| California | $114.45 | $250 |
| District of Columbia | $105.11 | $250 |
| Oklahoma | $73.59 | $185 |
| Montana | $73.20 | $185 |
| Kentucky | $72.79 | $185 |
| Ohio | $71.83 | $180 |
| Idaho | $71.68 | $180 |
| Nevada | $71.45 | $180 |
| Alaska | $71.22 | $180 |

## Metro areas in Ohio

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

- [Cincinnati $75.76/hr median wage · range $58-104](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/ohio/)

- [Cleveland $73.98/hr median wage · range $56-102](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/ohio/)

- [Columbus $73.66/hr median wage · range $57-97](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/ohio/)

- [Akron $71.27/hr median wage · range $54-103](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/ohio/)

- [Dayton $70.32/hr median wage · range $51-91](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/ohio/)

- [Canton $64.90/hr median wage · range $44-90](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/ohio/)

- [Toledo $64.30/hr median wage · range $43-90](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/ohio/)

- [Springfield $59.20/hr median wage · range $42-80](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/ohio/)

- [Lima $57.59/hr median wage · range $42-85](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/ohio/)

- [Mansfield $57.23/hr median wage · range $40-83](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/ohio/)

## 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 Ohio](https://deftridge.com/jobs/fractional-cfo/ohio/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
