Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/job-description-writer/united-states/ Title: Job Description Writer rate in the United States | Deftridge Summary: Job Description Writer pay in the United States: median wage $42 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $70. Free for professionals. United States · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Job Description Writer hourly rate in United States The market median wage for a Job Description Writer in the United States is **$42.47 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$70 an hour** on Deftridge. **$70/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$42.47/hr** median wage **$33-55** middle half of wages **$1,520** a month at 5 hours a week ## Job Description Writer 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 | $26.87 | $580 | $55,900 | | 25th | $33.08 | $720 | $68,800 | | Median | $42.47 | $920 | $88,300 | | 75th | $54.53 | $1,180 | $113,400 | | 90th | $70.01 | $1,520 | $145,600 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025; aged to October 2026; about 102,370 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 Job Description Writer, from the same sources as the table above. - **$56.19** highest median wage, California - **$28.24** lowest median wage, West Virginia - **102,370** people employed in the role - **$84.14** 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 Job Description Writer 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 | | --- | --- | --- | | Specialist | $60 | $1,300 | | Senior | $70 | $1,520 | - One-off task **$70** - Task bundle **$65** ## Job Description Writer pay by region in United States Typical contractor rate for a senior Job Description Writer, highest first; 9 of 51 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | California | $56.19 | $95 | | Massachusetts | $50.29 | $85 | | Colorado | $50.27 | $85 | | Washington | $49.78 | $80 | | Delaware | $49.68 | $80 | | District of Columbia | $47.84 | $80 | | New York | $46.74 | $75 | | New Mexico | $46.00 | $75 | | North Dakota | $44.89 | $75 | ## Highest-paying metro areas Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [San Jose $84.14/hr median wage · range $64-104](https://deftridge.com/rates/job-description-writer/california/) - [San Francisco $66.22/hr median wage · range $53-89](https://deftridge.com/rates/job-description-writer/california/) - [Napa $58.97/hr median wage · range $50-63](https://deftridge.com/rates/job-description-writer/california/) - [Los Angeles $56.81/hr median wage · range $44-72](https://deftridge.com/rates/job-description-writer/california/) - [El Centro $56.19/hr median wage · range $46-75](https://deftridge.com/rates/job-description-writer/california/) - [Hanford $56.19/hr median wage · range $46-75](https://deftridge.com/rates/job-description-writer/california/) - [Merced $56.19/hr median wage · range $46-75](https://deftridge.com/rates/job-description-writer/california/) - [Yuba City $56.19/hr median wage · range $46-75](https://deftridge.com/rates/job-description-writer/california/) - [Sacramento $54.54/hr median wage · range $46-58](https://deftridge.com/rates/job-description-writer/california/) - [Rochester $54.50/hr median wage · range $40-54](https://deftridge.com/rates/job-description-writer/minnesota/) ## 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. [Job Description Writer rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/job-description-writer/) · [Job Description Writer jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/job-description-writer/united-states/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)