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Title: Fractional HRBP hourly rate in Colorado | Deftridge
Summary: Fractional HR Business Partner pay in Colorado: median wage $62 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $130. Free for professionals.

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

# Fractional HR Business Partner hourly rate in Colorado

The market median wage for a Fractional HR Business Partner in Colorado is **$61.53 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$130 an hour** on Deftridge, +13% against the United States rate.

**$130/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**$61.53/hr** median wage

**$49-77** middle half of wages

**$2,820** a month at 5 hours a week

## Fractional HR Business Partner wage percentiles in Colorado

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 | $38.30 | $830 | $79,700 |
| 25th | $49.22 | $1,070 | $102,400 |
| Median | $61.53 | $1,330 | $128,000 |
| 75th | $76.92 | $1,670 | $160,000 |
| 90th | $102.21 | $2,210 | $212,600 |

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025; aged to October 2026; about 215,520 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/).

## Colorado in numbers

What sets Colorado apart for a Fractional HR Business Partner, from the same sources as the table above.

- **+11%** median wage against the United States median of $55.20

- **9th of 51** states by median wage for this role

- **215,520** people employed in the role in this place

- **$63.22** median wage in the Denver 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 HR Business Partner in Colorado 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 | $105 | $2,280 |
| Director | $130 | $2,820 |
| Executive | $155 | $3,360 |

- Regular role **$130**

- One-off task **$145**

- Task bundle **$135**

- Expert hour **$170**

## Fractional HR Business Partner pay across United States

Typical contractor rate for a senior Fractional HR Business Partner, highest first; 10 of 51 places shown. By median wage Colorado ranks **9 of 51**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| California | $78.02 | $165 |
| District of Columbia | $71.32 | $150 |
| New York | $70.59 | $150 |
| Washington | $66.37 | $140 |
| Virginia | $63.46 | $135 |
| New Jersey | $61.79 | $130 |
| Colorado | $61.53 | $130 |
| Delaware | $59.55 | $125 |
| Minnesota | $56.96 | $120 |
| Maryland | $56.90 | $120 |

## Metro areas in Colorado

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

- [Denver $63.22/hr median wage · range $51-78](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-hrbp/colorado/)

- [Boulder $61.53/hr median wage · range $49-77](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-hrbp/colorado/)

- [Colorado Springs $61.53/hr median wage · range $49-77](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-hrbp/colorado/)

## 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 HR Business Partner rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-hrbp/) · [Fractional HR Business Partner jobs in Colorado](https://deftridge.com/jobs/fractional-hrbp/colorado/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
