Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/technical-sourcer/united-states/ Title: Technical Sourcer rate in the United States | Deftridge Summary: Technical Sourcer pay in the United States: median wage $52 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $75. The rate is on every task, before you apply. United States · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Technical Sourcer hourly rate in United States The market median wage for a Technical Sourcer in the United States is **$52.41 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$75 an hour** on Deftridge. **$75/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$52.41/hr** median wage **$40-69** middle half of wages **$1,630** a month at 5 hours a week ## Technical Sourcer 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 | $32.57 | $710 | $67,700 | | 25th | $40.46 | $880 | $84,200 | | Median | $52.41 | $1,140 | $109,000 | | 75th | $68.59 | $1,490 | $142,700 | | 90th | $88.85 | $1,930 | $184,800 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025; aged to October 2026; about 917,460 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 Technical Sourcer, from the same sources as the table above. - **$76.08** highest median wage, District of Columbia - **$39.26** lowest median wage, Arkansas - **917,460** people employed in the role - **$95.52** 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 Technical Sourcer 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 | $65 | $1,410 | | Senior | $75 | $1,630 | - Regular role **$75** - One-off task **$85** - Task bundle **$80** ## Technical Sourcer pay by region in United States Typical contractor rate for a senior Technical Sourcer, highest first; 9 of 51 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | District of Columbia | $76.08 | $110 | | California | $68.49 | $100 | | New York | $60.65 | $90 | | Washington | $59.18 | $85 | | Massachusetts | $57.80 | $85 | | Kansas | $56.83 | $80 | | Vermont | $56.55 | $80 | | Virginia | $55.99 | $80 | | Colorado | $55.79 | $80 | ## Highest-paying metro areas Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [San Jose $95.52/hr median wage · range $69-128](https://deftridge.com/rates/technical-sourcer/california/) - [San Francisco $84.24/hr median wage · range $65-113](https://deftridge.com/rates/technical-sourcer/california/) - [Washington, D.C. $72.25/hr median wage · range $53-96](https://deftridge.com/rates/technical-sourcer/district-of-columbia/) - [Santa Cruz $68.06/hr median wage · range $57-87](https://deftridge.com/rates/technical-sourcer/california/) - [Vallejo $67.68/hr median wage · range $60-84](https://deftridge.com/rates/technical-sourcer/california/) - [Lexington Park $66.94/hr median wage · range $50-89](https://deftridge.com/rates/technical-sourcer/maryland/) - [Santa Rosa $66.91/hr median wage · range $55-84](https://deftridge.com/rates/technical-sourcer/california/) - [Parkersburg $66.70/hr median wage · range $46-82](https://deftridge.com/rates/technical-sourcer/west-virginia/) - [Sacramento $66.68/hr median wage · range $53-87](https://deftridge.com/rates/technical-sourcer/california/) - [San Diego $66.46/hr median wage · range $52-88](https://deftridge.com/rates/technical-sourcer/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. [Technical Sourcer rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/technical-sourcer/) · [Technical Sourcer jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/technical-sourcer/united-states/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)