Hourly Wage for Freelance Consultant Salary in the United States

Hourly Wage for Freelance Consultant Salary

How much does a Freelance Consultant make hourly?

As of April 01, 2025, the average hourly pay of Freelance Consultant in the United States is $43. While Salary.com is seeing that Freelance Consultant salary in the US can go up to $48 or down to $39, but most earn between $41 and $46. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Freelance Consultant in the United States.

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Freelance Consultant Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Hourly Pay Rate Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Freelance Consultant Salary $39 US April 01, 2025
25th Percentile Freelance Consultant Salary $41 US April 01, 2025
50th Percentile Freelance Consultant Salary $43 US April 01, 2025
75th Percentile Freelance Consultant Salary $46 US April 01, 2025
90th Percentile Freelance Consultant Salary $48 US April 01, 2025
25% $41 10% $39 90% $48 75% $46 $43 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is a Freelance Consultant ?

A freelancer or freelance worker, is a term commonly used for a person who is self-employed and is not necessarily committed to a particular employer long-term. Freelance workers are sometimes represented by a company or a temporary agency that resells freelance labor to clients; others work independently or use professional associations or websites to get work. While the term independent contractor would be used in a higher register of English to designate the tax and employment classes of this type of worker, the term "freelancing" is most common in culture and creative industries, and use ...

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    4 - 7 years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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    7 + years experience
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Average Hourly Wage

Core compensation

 
 
 
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43

Average Total Hourly Cash Compensation

Includes base and short-term incentives

 
 
 
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43
These charts show the average hourly wage (core compensation), as well as the average total hourly cash compensation for the job of Freelance Consultant in the United States. The average hourly rate for Freelance Consultant ranges from $41 to $46 with the average hourly pay of $43. The total hourly cash compensation, which includes base and short-term incentives, can vary anywhere from $41 to $46 with the average total hourly cash compensation of $43.

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