Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/united-states/ Title: Paid Ads Specialist rate in the United States | Deftridge Summary: Paid Ads Specialist pay in the United States: median wage $50 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $75. The rate is on every task, before you apply. United States · **Updated November 4, 2026** # Paid Ads Specialist hourly rate in United States The market median wage for a Paid Ads Specialist in the United States is **$50.28 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$75 an hour** on Deftridge. **$75/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$50.28/hr** median wage **$37-69** middle half of wages **$1,630** a month at 5 hours a week ## Paid Ads Specialist 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 | $27.70 | $600 | $57,600 | | 25th | $37.24 | $810 | $77,500 | | Median | $50.28 | $1,090 | $104,600 | | 75th | $69.13 | $1,500 | $143,800 | | 90th | $99.24 | $2,150 | $206,400 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025; aged to October 2026; about 861,140 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 Paid Ads Specialist, from the same sources as the table above. - **$70.33** highest median wage, California - **$33.80** lowest median wage, West Virginia - **861,140** people employed in the role - **$105.48** 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 Paid Ads Specialist 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 | $75 | $1,630 | | Manager | $85 | $1,840 | - Regular role **$75** - One-off task **$85** - Task bundle **$75** ## Paid Ads Specialist pay by region in United States Typical contractor rate for a senior Paid Ads Specialist, highest first; 9 of 51 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | California | $70.33 | $100 | | Delaware | $66.31 | $95 | | New York | $62.17 | $90 | | Washington | $60.72 | $90 | | Massachusetts | $59.66 | $85 | | Colorado | $59.40 | $85 | | District of Columbia | $56.02 | $80 | | Rhode Island | $52.17 | $75 | | New Jersey | $52.11 | $75 | ## Highest-paying metro areas Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [San Jose $105.48/hr median wage · range $63-153](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/california/) - [San Francisco $94.65/hr median wage · range $61-129](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/california/) - [Seattle $65.93/hr median wage · range $51-88](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/washington/) - [New York City $65.90/hr median wage · range $49-87](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/new-york/) - [Denver $63.22/hr median wage · range $45-83](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/colorado/) - [Durham $61.42/hr median wage · range $42-89](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/north-carolina/) - [Boston $61.25/hr median wage · range $46-83](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/massachusetts/) - [Los Angeles $60.37/hr median wage · range $47-89](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/california/) - [San Diego $60.24/hr median wage · range $46-85](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/california/) - [Sacramento $60.23/hr median wage · range $46-81](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/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. [Paid Ads Specialist rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/) · [Paid Ads Specialist jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/paid-ads-specialist/united-states/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)