Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/texas/ Title: Paid Ads Specialist hourly rate in Texas, 2026 | Deftridge Summary: Paid Ads Specialist pay in Texas: median wage $45 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $65. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024. TX · United States · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Paid Ads Specialist hourly rate in Texas The market median wage for a Paid Ads Specialist in Texas is **$45.10 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$65 an hour** on Deftridge, -13% against the United States rate. **$65/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$45.10/hr** median wage **$34-65** middle half of wages **$1,410** a month at 5 hours a week ## Paid Ads Specialist wage percentiles in Texas 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 | $25.34 | $550 | $52,700 | | 25th | $34.49 | $750 | $71,700 | | Median | $45.10 | $980 | $93,800 | | 75th | $64.53 | $1,400 | $134,200 | | 90th | $90.10 | $1,950 | $187,400 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026; about 61,200 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## Texas in numbers What sets Texas apart for a Paid Ads Specialist, from the same sources as the table above. - **-10%** median wage against the United States median of $50.28 - **23rd of 51** states by median wage for this role - **61,200** people employed in the role in this place - **$55.16** median wage in the Austin metro area, the highest here - **$35** country floor: no United States rate is published below it ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for a Paid Ads Specialist in Texas 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 | $55 | $1,190 | | Senior | $65 | $1,410 | | Manager | $80 | $1,730 | - Regular role **$65** - One-off task **$75** - Task bundle **$70** ## Paid Ads Specialist pay across United States Typical contractor rate for a senior Paid Ads Specialist, highest first; 10 of 51 places shown. By median wage Texas ranks **23 of 51**. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | California | $70.33 | $100 | | Delaware | $66.31 | $95 | | New York | $62.17 | $90 | | Maryland | $45.74 | $65 | | New Hampshire | $45.44 | $65 | | Iowa | $45.24 | $65 | | Texas | $45.10 | $65 | | Montana | $44.93 | $65 | | Arizona | $44.86 | $65 | | South Carolina | $44.43 | $65 | ## Metro areas in Texas Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [Austin $55.16/hr median wage · range $41-72](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/texas/) - [Midland $50.22/hr median wage · range $33-68](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/texas/) - [Dallas $47.26/hr median wage · range $39-68](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/texas/) - [Eagle Pass $45.10/hr median wage · range $34-65](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/texas/) - [San Antonio $44.57/hr median wage · range $33-59](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/texas/) - [Odessa $43.86/hr median wage · range $32-59](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/texas/) - [Amarillo $42.59/hr median wage · range $31-53](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/texas/) - [Houston $42.33/hr median wage · range $30-56](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/texas/) - [College Station $41.11/hr median wage · range $31-52](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/texas/) - [Waco $40.95/hr median wage · range $32-52](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/texas/) ## 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. [Paid Ads Specialist rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/) · [Paid Ads Specialist jobs in Texas](https://deftridge.com/jobs/paid-ads-specialist/texas/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)