<!-- canonical: https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/ -->
Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/
Title: Talent Acquisition Manager hourly rate, 2026 | Deftridge
Summary: What a part-time Talent Acquisition Manager earns per hour in 30 countries: wage percentiles, the contractor rate and the rate by level.

Rates · **Updated November 3, 2026**

# Talent Acquisition Manager hourly rate

A senior Talent Acquisition Manager typically receives **$85 an hour** as a part-time contractor in the United States, against a market median wage of $57.71. Below: percentiles and rates for every country we cover, by level and format.

**$85/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**$57.71/hr** market median wage

**$45-76** middle half of wages

**$1,840** a month at 5 hours a week

## Talent Acquisition Manager pay in the United States

National wage percentiles for the role. [Full United States page](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/united-states/).

| Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | $35.87 | $780 | $74,600 |
| 25th | $44.54 | $970 | $92,600 |
| Median | $57.71 | $1,250 | $120,000 |
| 75th | $75.53 | $1,640 | $157,100 |
| 90th | $97.82 | $2,120 | $203,500 |

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025; aged to October 2026.

## Talent Acquisition Manager rates by country

| Country | 10th | Median wage | 90th | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| United States | $35.87 | $57.71 | $97.82 | $85 |
| Canada | CA$32.72 | CA$51.43 | CA$75.22 | CA$75 |
| United Kingdom | £16.34 | £21.83 | £34.79 | £30 |
| Austria | €16.46 | €24.55 | €33.91 | €35 |
| Belgium | €19.07 | €32.40 | €45.41 | €45 |
| Bulgaria | €5.95 | €10.01 | €18.54 | €15 |
| Croatia | €8.87 | €13.81 | €20.41 | €20 |
| Cyprus | €10.67 | €16.94 | €35.10 | €25 |
| Czechia | €8.84 | €13.06 | €17.54 | €19 |
| Denmark | €22.78 | €31.51 | €38.92 | €45 |
| Estonia | €8.69 | €14.78 | €21.04 | €21 |
| Finland | €17.99 | €23.45 | €30.42 | €35 |
| France | €14.89 | €20.72 | €30.38 | €30 |
| Germany | €18.88 | €31.26 | €46.03 | €45 |
| Greece | €7.75 | €11.36 | €16.09 | €16 |
| Hungary | €7.67 | €12.42 | €19.69 | €18 |
| Ireland | €22.15 | €34.51 | €63.83 | €50 |
| Italy | €14.66 | €19.86 | €30.71 | €30 |
| Latvia | €7.43 | €13.33 | €21.92 | €19 |
| Lithuania | €9.24 | €14.93 | €23.08 | €22 |
| Luxembourg | €22.16 | €32.86 | €56.03 | €50 |
| Malta | €7.45 | €11.77 | €17.03 | €17 |
| Netherlands | €16.82 | €26.57 | €35.71 | €40 |
| Poland | €7.82 | €12.18 | €19.49 | €18 |
| Portugal | €10.93 | €13.25 | €25.28 | €19 |
| Romania | €7.46 | €11.72 | €21.01 | €17 |
| Slovakia | €7.02 | €10.26 | €14.18 | €15 |
| Slovenia | €11.89 | €16.22 | €23.23 | €24 |
| Spain | €12.04 | €17.21 | €27.04 | €25 |
| Sweden | €16.46 | €20.52 | €24.67 | €30 |

Hourly figures in local currency. Contractor rate is the typical Deftridge rate for a senior Talent Acquisition Manager in the regular role format.

## Talent Acquisition Manager pay by US state

Typical contractor rate, highest first.

- [District of Columbia $120/hr · market median $83.77](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/district-of-columbia/)

- [California $110/hr · market median $75.41](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/california/)

- [New York $95/hr · market median $66.78](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/new-york/)

- [Washington $95/hr · market median $65.15](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/washington/)

- [Colorado $90/hr · market median $61.43](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/colorado/)

- [Kansas $90/hr · market median $62.57](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/kansas/)

- [Maryland $90/hr · market median $61.33](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/maryland/)

- [Massachusetts $90/hr · market median $63.64](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/massachusetts/)

- [Vermont $90/hr · market median $62.27](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/vermont/)

- [Virginia $90/hr · market median $61.66](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/virginia/)

- [Alaska $85/hr · market median $59.58](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/alaska/)

- [Connecticut $85/hr · market median $57.44](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/connecticut/)

- [Delaware $85/hr · market median $59.39](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/delaware/)

- [Illinois $85/hr · market median $57.05](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/illinois/)

- [Minnesota $85/hr · market median $57.77](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/minnesota/)

- [New Jersey $85/hr · market median $58.13](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/new-jersey/)

- [North Dakota $85/hr · market median $57.00](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/north-dakota/)

- [Rhode Island $85/hr · market median $57.26](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/rhode-island/)

- [Arizona $80/hr · market median $53.46](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/arizona/)

- [Hawaii $80/hr · market median $54.73](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/hawaii/)

- [New Hampshire $80/hr · market median $53.62](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/new-hampshire/)

- [North Carolina $80/hr · market median $56.27](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/north-carolina/)

- [Oregon $80/hr · market median $56.69](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/oregon/)

- [Texas $80/hr · market median $54.55](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/texas/)

- [Utah $80/hr · market median $53.77](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/utah/)

- [Alabama $75/hr · market median $51.30](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/alabama/)

- [Georgia $75/hr · market median $51.84](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/georgia/)

- [Idaho $75/hr · market median $52.00](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/idaho/)

- [Iowa $75/hr · market median $53.05](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/iowa/)

- [Kentucky $75/hr · market median $53.09](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/kentucky/)

- [Maine $75/hr · market median $52.64](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/maine/)

- [Michigan $75/hr · market median $51.46](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/michigan/)

- [Missouri $75/hr · market median $51.35](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/missouri/)

- [Montana $75/hr · market median $50.56](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/montana/)

- [Nevada $75/hr · market median $51.83](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/nevada/)

- [New Mexico $75/hr · market median $53.27](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/new-mexico/)

- [Pennsylvania $75/hr · market median $52.87](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/pennsylvania/)

- [South Carolina $75/hr · market median $52.90](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/south-carolina/)

- [South Dakota $75/hr · market median $50.60](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/south-dakota/)

- [Tennessee $75/hr · market median $53.03](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/tennessee/)

- [West Virginia $75/hr · market median $50.92](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/west-virginia/)

- [Wisconsin $75/hr · market median $51.16](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/wisconsin/)

- [Wyoming $75/hr · market median $51.23](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/wyoming/)

- [Florida $70/hr · market median $48.97](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/florida/)

- [Indiana $70/hr · market median $49.58](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/indiana/)

- [Louisiana $70/hr · market median $49.87](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/louisiana/)

- [Nebraska $70/hr · market median $48.48](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/nebraska/)

- [Ohio $70/hr · market median $49.00](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/ohio/)

- [Oklahoma $70/hr · market median $47.46](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/oklahoma/)

- [Arkansas $65/hr · market median $43.22](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/arkansas/)

- [Mississippi $65/hr · market median $45.82](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/mississippi/)

## By level and format

United States. A manager earns 1.20 times the senior rate; a one-off task pays a higher hourly rate than a standing role because the work is fixed-scope.

| Level | Per hour |
| --- | --- |
| Senior | $85 |
| Manager | $100 |
| Director | $120 |

- Regular role **$85**

- One-off task **$95**

- Task bundle **$85**

## Questions about Talent Acquisition Manager rates

What is the typical hourly rate for a Talent Acquisition Manager?

In the United States the typical rate for a senior Talent Acquisition Manager is $85 an hour (market median wage $57.71). Rates vary by country, state and level; the tables above list them.

Is this a salary?

No. The market median is an employee wage for reference. The Deftridge rate is what a part-time contractor in that role receives per hour, before tax.

How does level change the rate?

Levels scale the rate: specialist 0.85, senior 1.00, manager 1.20, director 1.45 and executive 1.75 of the senior rate, inside the country floor and cap.

[How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/) · [Talent Acquisition Manager jobs](https://deftridge.com/jobs/talent-acquisition-manager/) · [HR & Recruiting](https://deftridge.com/jobs/hr-and-recruiting/)
