Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-customer-success-manager/united-states/ Title: Fractional CS Manager rate in the United States | Deftridge Summary: Fractional Customer Success Manager pay in the United States: median wage $53 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $75. United States · **Updated November 4, 2026** # Fractional Customer Success Manager hourly rate in United States The market median wage for a Fractional Customer Success Manager in the United States is **$52.90 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$75 an hour** on Deftridge. **$75/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$52.90/hr** median wage **$38-69** middle half of wages **$1,630** a month at 5 hours a week ## Fractional Customer Success Manager wage percentiles in United States 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 | $27.70 | $600 | $57,600 | | 25th | $38.35 | $830 | $79,800 | | Median | $52.90 | $1,150 | $110,000 | | 75th | $69.46 | $1,510 | $144,500 | | 90th | $88.83 | $1,920 | $184,800 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025; aged to October 2026; about 630,980 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## United States in numbers What sets the United States apart for a Fractional Customer Success Manager, from the same sources as the table above. - **$76.99** highest median wage, California - **$30.82** lowest median wage, Indiana - **630,980** people employed in the role - **$97.00** median wage in the San Jose metro area, the highest in the country - **$35** country floor: no United States rate is published below it - Self-employment tax is 15.3%: 12.4% Social Security plus 2.9% Medicare; the employer-equivalent half is deductible in working out adjusted gross income. [Source](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/self-employment-tax-social-security-and-medicare-taxes) - For 2026 the first $184,500 of combined wages, tips and net self-employment earnings is subject to the Social Security part. [Source](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/self-employment-tax-social-security-and-medicare-taxes) ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for a Fractional Customer Success Manager in the United States 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 | | --- | --- | --- | | Senior | $75 | $1,630 | | Manager | $90 | $1,950 | - Regular role **$75** - One-off task **$85** - Task bundle **$80** ## Fractional Customer Success Manager pay by region in United States Typical contractor rate for a senior Fractional Customer Success Manager, highest first; 9 of 51 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | California | $76.99 | $110 | | District of Columbia | $68.72 | $100 | | Delaware | $68.08 | $100 | | Massachusetts | $65.47 | $95 | | New York | $64.96 | $95 | | Colorado | $63.80 | $95 | | Washington | $63.22 | $90 | | Virginia | $62.41 | $90 | | New Jersey | $59.53 | $85 | ## Highest-paying metro areas Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [San Jose $97.00/hr median wage · range $76-127](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-customer-success-manager/california/) - [San Francisco $91.55/hr median wage · range $72-120](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-customer-success-manager/california/) - [Lewiston $75.98/hr median wage · range $47-76](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-customer-success-manager/maine/) - [San Diego $75.31/hr median wage · range $58-95](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-customer-success-manager/california/) - [Los Angeles $74.56/hr median wage · range $55-95](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-customer-success-manager/california/) - [Santa Cruz $73.38/hr median wage · range $53-94](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-customer-success-manager/california/) - [Santa Maria $73.29/hr median wage · range $54-94](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-customer-success-manager/california/) - [Sacramento $72.37/hr median wage · range $54-91](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-customer-success-manager/california/) - [Oxnard $70.48/hr median wage · range $56-90](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-customer-success-manager/california/) - [Modesto $70.34/hr median wage · range $53-82](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-customer-success-manager/california/) ## 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. 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