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Title: Fractional CFO hourly rate in Texas, 2026 | Deftridge
Summary: Fractional CFO pay in Texas: median wage $96 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $245. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024.

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

# Fractional CFO hourly rate in Texas

The market median wage for a Fractional CFO in Texas is **$96.17 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$245 an hour** on Deftridge, +7% against the United States rate.

**$245/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**$96.17/hr** median wage

**$72-125** middle half of wages

**$5,310** a month at 5 hours a week

## Fractional CFO 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 | $51.06 | $1,110 | $106,200 |
| 25th | $71.92 | $1,560 | $149,600 |
| Median | $96.17 | $2,080 | $200,000 |
| 75th | $125.23 | $2,710 | $260,500 |
| 90th | $184.04 | $3,990 | $382,800 |

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026; about 67,580 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/).

## Texas in numbers

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

- **+6%** median wage against the United States median of $91.05

- **8th of 51** states by median wage for this role

- **67,580** people employed in the role in this place

- **$100.82** median wage in the Austin 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 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Director | $200 | $4,330 |
| Executive | $245 | $5,310 |

- Regular role **$245**

- 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; 10 of 51 places shown. By median wage Texas ranks **8 of 51**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| New York | $126.01 | $250 |
| California | $114.45 | $250 |
| District of Columbia | $105.11 | $250 |
| Colorado | $99.86 | $250 |
| Massachusetts | $99.82 | $250 |
| New Jersey | $99.62 | $250 |
| Texas | $96.17 | $245 |
| Washington | $95.19 | $240 |
| Virginia | $94.82 | $240 |
| Rhode Island | $93.09 | $235 |

## Metro areas in Texas

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

- [Austin $100.82/hr median wage · range $77-130](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/texas/)

- [Houston $99.09/hr median wage · range $77-127](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/texas/)

- [Midland $98.56/hr median wage · range $77-128](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/texas/)

- [Dallas $98.50/hr median wage · range $74-127](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/texas/)

- [Eagle Pass $96.17/hr median wage · range $72-125](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/texas/)

- [Odessa $87.66/hr median wage · range $66-118](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/texas/)

- [San Antonio $87.01/hr median wage · range $65-116](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/texas/)

- [Beaumont $81.81/hr median wage · range $61-104](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/texas/)

- [Amarillo $79.80/hr median wage · range $59-103](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/texas/)

- [San Angelo $79.19/hr median wage · range $59-101](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/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.

[Fractional CFO rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/) · [Fractional CFO jobs in Texas](https://deftridge.com/jobs/fractional-cfo/texas/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
