Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/onboarding-designer/united-states/ Title: Onboarding Designer rate in the United States | Deftridge Summary: Onboarding Designer pay in the United States: median wage $39 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $65. The rate is on every task, before you apply. United States · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Onboarding Designer hourly rate in United States The market median wage for an Onboarding Designer in the United States is **$38.92 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$65 an hour** on Deftridge. **$65/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$38.92/hr** median wage **$28-53** middle half of wages **$1,410** a month at 5 hours a week ## Onboarding Designer 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 | $21.78 | $470 | $45,300 | | 25th | $28.15 | $610 | $58,600 | | Median | $38.92 | $840 | $81,000 | | 75th | $53.40 | $1,160 | $111,100 | | 90th | $69.24 | $1,500 | $144,000 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025; aged to October 2026; about 436,610 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 Onboarding Designer, from the same sources as the table above. - **$51.64** highest median wage, District of Columbia - **$29.54** lowest median wage, Arkansas - **436,610** people employed in the role - **$67.26** 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 Onboarding Designer 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 | $65 | $1,410 | | Manager | $75 | $1,630 | - One-off task **$65** - Task bundle **$60** ## Onboarding Designer pay by region in United States Typical contractor rate for a senior Onboarding Designer, highest first; 9 of 51 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | District of Columbia | $51.64 | $85 | | Wyoming | $51.02 | $85 | | California | $50.29 | $85 | | Washington | $48.56 | $80 | | Delaware | $48.50 | $80 | | Alaska | $45.86 | $75 | | New York | $45.28 | $75 | | Virginia | $44.75 | $75 | | Rhode Island | $44.39 | $75 | ## Highest-paying metro areas Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [San Jose $67.26/hr median wage · range $49-93](https://deftridge.com/rates/onboarding-designer/california/) - [San Francisco $63.72/hr median wage · range $41-87](https://deftridge.com/rates/onboarding-designer/california/) - [Casper $60.75/hr median wage · range $30-67](https://deftridge.com/rates/onboarding-designer/wyoming/) - [Seattle $54.30/hr median wage · range $40-73](https://deftridge.com/rates/onboarding-designer/washington/) - [Kennewick $52.95/hr median wage · range $35-78](https://deftridge.com/rates/onboarding-designer/washington/) - [Parkersburg $51.91/hr median wage · range $35-59](https://deftridge.com/rates/onboarding-designer/west-virginia/) - [Cheyenne $51.02/hr median wage · range $36-57](https://deftridge.com/rates/onboarding-designer/wyoming/) - [Sierra Vista $50.84/hr median wage · range $38-54](https://deftridge.com/rates/onboarding-designer/arizona/) - [Los Angeles $50.59/hr median wage · range $34-69](https://deftridge.com/rates/onboarding-designer/california/) - [Washington, D.C. $50.33/hr median wage · range $35-65](https://deftridge.com/rates/onboarding-designer/district-of-columbia/) ## 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. [Onboarding Designer rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/onboarding-designer/) · [Onboarding Designer jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/onboarding-designer/united-states/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)