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Title: Fractional Controller hourly rate in New Jersey | Deftridge
Summary: Fractional Controller pay in New Jersey: median wage $80 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $170. The rate is on every task, before you apply.

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

# Fractional Controller hourly rate in New Jersey

The market median wage for a Fractional Controller in New Jersey is **$80.24 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$170 an hour** on Deftridge, +10% against the United States rate.

**$170/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**$80.24/hr** median wage

**$67-106** middle half of wages

**$3,680** a month at 5 hours a week

## Fractional Controller wage percentiles in New Jersey

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 | $54.71 | $1,190 | $113,800 |
| 25th | $67.44 | $1,460 | $140,300 |
| Median | $80.24 | $1,740 | $166,900 |
| 75th | $105.98 | $2,300 | $220,400 |
| 90th | $155.74 | $3,370 | $323,900 |

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026; about 32,370 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/).

## New Jersey in numbers

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

- **+9%** median wage against the United States median of $73.34

- **7th of 51** states by median wage for this role

- **32,370** people employed in the role in this place

- **$74.53** median wage in the Trenton 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 Controller in New Jersey 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manager | $140 | $3,030 |
| Director | $170 | $3,680 |

- Regular role **$170**

- One-off task **$190**

- Task bundle **$175**

## Fractional Controller pay across United States

Typical contractor rate for a senior Fractional Controller, highest first; 10 of 51 places shown. By median wage New Jersey ranks **7 of 51**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| New York | $101.50 | $215 |
| California | $92.20 | $195 |
| District of Columbia | $84.67 | $180 |
| Delaware | $84.12 | $175 |
| Colorado | $80.44 | $170 |
| Massachusetts | $80.41 | $170 |
| New Jersey | $80.24 | $170 |
| Texas | $77.46 | $165 |
| Washington | $76.68 | $160 |
| Virginia | $76.38 | $160 |

## Metro areas in New Jersey

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

- [Trenton $74.53/hr median wage · range $58-95](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-controller/new-jersey/)

- [Vineland $70.60/hr median wage · range $54-85](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-controller/new-jersey/)

- [Atlantic City $62.08/hr median wage · range $48-76](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-controller/new-jersey/)

## 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 Controller rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-controller/) · [Fractional Controller jobs in New Jersey](https://deftridge.com/jobs/fractional-controller/new-jersey/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
