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Title: Fractional COO hourly rate in New York, 2026 | Deftridge
Summary: Fractional COO pay in New York: median wage $106 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 COO hourly rate in New York

The market median wage for a Fractional COO in New York is **$105.88 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$250 an hour** on Deftridge, +22% against the United States rate.

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

**$105.88/hr** median wage

**$67-170** middle half of wages

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

## Fractional COO 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 | $48.87 | $1,060 | $101,600 |
| 25th | $66.71 | $1,450 | $138,800 |
| Median | $105.88 | $2,290 | $220,200 |
| 75th | $169.90 | $3,680 | $353,400 |
| 90th | $257.37 | $5,580 | $535,300 |

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026; about 210,890 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 COO, from the same sources as the table above.

- **+31%** median wage against the United States median of $80.89

- **6th of 51** states by median wage for this role

- **210,890** people employed in the role in this place

- **$121.57** 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 COO 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 | $225 | $4,880 |
| Executive | $250 | $5,420 |

- Regular role **$250**

- One-off task **$250**

- Task bundle **$250**

- Expert hour **$250**

## Fractional COO pay across United States

Typical contractor rate for a senior Fractional COO, highest first; 9 of 51 places shown. By median wage New York ranks **6 of 51**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| District of Columbia | $135.30 | $250 |
| California | $114.26 | $250 |
| Delaware | $110.73 | $250 |
| New Jersey | $110.40 | $250 |
| South Dakota | $107.92 | $250 |
| New York | $105.88 | $250 |
| Washington | $100.91 | $250 |
| Colorado | $100.84 | $250 |
| Rhode Island | $98.70 | $250 |

## Metro areas in New York

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

- [New York City $121.57/hr median wage · range $79-181](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-coo/new-york/)

- [Albany $87.96/hr median wage · range $62-136](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-coo/new-york/)

- [Syracuse $84.06/hr median wage · range $60-131](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-coo/new-york/)

- [Rochester $83.91/hr median wage · range $57-131](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-coo/new-york/)

- [Buffalo $80.88/hr median wage · range $58-128](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-coo/new-york/)

- [Ithaca $80.23/hr median wage · range $55-123](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-coo/new-york/)

- [Kiryas Joel $79.93/hr median wage · range $56-123](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-coo/new-york/)

- [Utica $79.00/hr median wage · range $55-115](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-coo/new-york/)

- [Glens Falls $78.27/hr median wage · range $53-114](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-coo/new-york/)

- [Elmira $77.59/hr median wage · range $52-117](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-coo/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 COO rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-coo/) · [Fractional COO jobs in New York](https://deftridge.com/jobs/fractional-coo/new-york/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
