Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/internal-audit-and-sox-support/united-states/ Title: Internal Audit Support rate in the United States | Deftridge Summary: Internal Audit & SOX Support pay in the United States: median wage $68 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $110. Free for professionals. United States · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Internal Audit & SOX Support hourly rate in United States The market median wage for an Internal Audit & SOX Support in the United States is **$67.75 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$110 an hour** on Deftridge. **$110/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$67.75/hr** median wage **$54-89** middle half of wages **$2,380** a month at 5 hours a week ## Internal Audit & SOX Support 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 | $45.35 | $980 | $94,300 | | 25th | $54.26 | $1,180 | $112,900 | | Median | $67.75 | $1,470 | $140,900 | | 75th | $88.91 | $1,930 | $184,900 | | 90th | $116.65 | $2,530 | $242,600 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025; aged to October 2026; about 1,448,290 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 an Internal Audit & SOX Support, from the same sources as the table above. - **$92.77** highest median wage, California - **$54.76** lowest median wage, Mississippi - **1,448,290** people employed in the role - **$117.10** 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 an Internal Audit & SOX Support 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 | $110 | $2,380 | | Manager | $135 | $2,930 | - Regular role **$100** - One-off task **$110** - Task bundle **$100** ## Internal Audit & SOX Support pay by region in United States Typical contractor rate for a senior Internal Audit & SOX Support, highest first; 9 of 51 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | California | $92.77 | $155 | | District of Columbia | $87.94 | $145 | | New York | $87.48 | $145 | | New Jersey | $78.70 | $130 | | Washington | $78.63 | $130 | | Colorado | $78.56 | $130 | | Massachusetts | $78.31 | $130 | | Rhode Island | $76.84 | $125 | | Delaware | $72.18 | $120 | ## Highest-paying metro areas Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [San Jose $117.10/hr median wage · range $90-153](https://deftridge.com/rates/internal-audit-and-sox-support/california/) - [San Francisco $101.80/hr median wage · range $82-132](https://deftridge.com/rates/internal-audit-and-sox-support/california/) - [Napa $91.25/hr median wage · range $76-115](https://deftridge.com/rates/internal-audit-and-sox-support/california/) - [Los Angeles $90.39/hr median wage · range $72-117](https://deftridge.com/rates/internal-audit-and-sox-support/california/) - [New York City $90.32/hr median wage · range $70-120](https://deftridge.com/rates/internal-audit-and-sox-support/new-york/) - [San Diego $89.94/hr median wage · range $72-120](https://deftridge.com/rates/internal-audit-and-sox-support/california/) - [Vallejo $89.82/hr median wage · range $72-110](https://deftridge.com/rates/internal-audit-and-sox-support/california/) - [Oxnard $89.00/hr median wage · range $71-116](https://deftridge.com/rates/internal-audit-and-sox-support/california/) - [Sacramento $86.32/hr median wage · range $70-104](https://deftridge.com/rates/internal-audit-and-sox-support/california/) - [Santa Rosa $85.02/hr median wage · range $72-113](https://deftridge.com/rates/internal-audit-and-sox-support/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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