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Fractional Executive Rates & Cost by Role
Average fractional rates run $80 to $251/hr across 67 roles. Compare hourly rates, percentile ranges and typical monthly retainers.
67 roles, 688 job posts in the last 90 days. Last updated: .
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| General Counsel | $251/hr | $175–$300/hr | 13 | $9,100-$15,600/mo | |
| CTO | $210/hr | $150–$250/hr | 15 | $9,000-$15,000/mo | |
| Director of Regulatory Affairs | $229/hr | $180–$250/hr | 13 | $9,300-$13,000/mo | |
| General Manager | $215/hr | $175–$250/hr | 13 | $9,100-$13,000/mo | |
| CISO | $210/hr | $170–$250/hr | 13 | $8,800-$13,000/mo | |
| CPO | $195/hr | $150–$245/hr | 14 | $8,400-$13,700/mo | |
| Chief AI Officer | $208/hr | $150–$250/hr | 13 | $7,800-$13,000/mo | |
| CEO | $207/hr | $150–$250/hr | 13 | $7,800-$13,000/mo | |
| CIO | $203/hr | $165–$250/hr | 13 | $8,500-$13,000/mo | |
| CMO | $173/hr | $125–$200/hr | 15 | $7,500-$12,000/mo | |
| CFO | $177/hr | $125–$210/hr | 14 | $7,000-$11,700/mo | |
| CDO | $184/hr | $150–$200/hr | 13 | $7,800-$10,400/mo | |
| CSO | $184/hr | $150–$225/hr | 13 | $7,800-$11,700/mo | |
| Technical Lead | $184/hr | $120–$250/hr | 13 | $6,200-$13,000/mo | |
| Architect | $181/hr | $125–$225/hr | 13 | $6,500-$11,700/mo | |
| CHRO | $177/hr | $125–$215/hr | 13 | $6,500-$11,100/mo | |
| Product Lead | $178/hr | $115–$200/hr | 13 | $5,900-$10,400/mo | |
| COO | $190/hr | $150–$225/hr | 12 | $7,200-$10,800/mo | |
| Director of Compliance | $176/hr | $100–$200/hr | 13 | $5,200-$10,400/mo | |
| Senior Software Engineer | $174/hr | $125–$250/hr | 13 | $6,500-$13,000/mo |
Limited samples are marked. Treat these estimates as directional. A dash means a measure is unavailable.
Monthly retainers assume four weeks at the displayed weekly hours. Hours use the typical scope across all roles when role-specific data is limited.
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- Architect rates and cost$181/hr · $6,500-$11,700/mo
- Chief AI Officer rates and cost$208/hr · $7,800-$13,000/mo
- CIO rates and cost$203/hr · $8,500-$13,000/mo
- CISO rates and cost$210/hr · $8,800-$13,000/mo
- CTO rates and cost$210/hr · $9,000-$15,000/mo
- Lead AI Engineer rates and cost$145/hr · $5,200-$9,300/mo
- Salesforce Developer rates and cost$106/hr · $4,600-$6,200/mo
- Senior Application Engineer rates and cost$109/hr · $4,100-$6,200/mo
- Senior DevOps Engineer rates and costRate benchmark · $5,200-$7,900/mo
- Senior Software Engineer rates and cost$174/hr · $6,500-$13,000/mo
- Software Development Engineer in Test rates and cost$115/hr · $5,200-$7,000/mo
- Technical Lead rates and cost$184/hr · $6,200-$13,000/mo
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Fractional Finance Roles: Rates & Cost
- Analyst rates and cost$143/hr · $5,200-$9,100/mo
- CFO rates and cost$177/hr · $7,000-$11,700/mo
- Controller rates and cost$118/hr · $4,300-$7,800/mo
- Director of Financial Planning and Analysis rates and cost$116/hr · $4,900-$7,800/mo
- Director of Treasury rates and cost$116/hr · $4,300-$7,000/mo
- Senior Accountant rates and cost$106/hr · $3,300-$7,200/mo
- Senior Accounting Specialist rates and cost$100/hr · $4,900-$5,700/mo
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Fractional Legal Roles: Rates & Cost
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Fractional Marketing Roles: Rates & Cost
- Chief Brand Officer rates and cost$159/hr · $6,500-$9,600/mo
- Chief Growth Officer rates and cost$173/hr · $6,500-$10,400/mo
- CMO rates and cost$173/hr · $7,500-$12,000/mo
- Content Creator rates and cost$161/hr · $5,200-$10,400/mo
- Creative Director rates and cost$149/hr · $5,400-$9,300/mo
- Marketing Manager rates and cost$119/hr · $4,400-$7,800/mo
- Product Marketing Manager rates and cost$131/hr · $5,200-$7,800/mo
- Senior Acquisition Manager rates and cost$152/hr · $6,700-$9,300/mo
- Senior Category Manager rates and cost$112/hr · $5,200-$6,700/mo
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Fractional Operations Roles: Rates & Cost
- Advisor rates and cost$203/hr · $4,800-$8,000/mo
- Business Manager rates and cost$144/hr · $5,200-$9,100/mo
- CEO rates and cost$207/hr · $7,800-$13,000/mo
- Chief Customer Officer rates and cost$192/hr · $6,600-$9,900/mo
- Consultant rates and cost$160/hr · $6,500-$10,400/mo
- COO rates and cost$190/hr · $7,200-$10,800/mo
- CSO rates and cost$184/hr · $7,800-$11,700/mo
- Customer Success Manager rates and cost$152/hr · $5,900-$9,100/mo
- Director of Operations rates and cost$163/hr · $6,500-$10,400/mo
- Director of Supply Chain rates and cost$161/hr · $7,200-$9,100/mo
- General Manager rates and cost$215/hr · $9,100-$13,000/mo
- Process Improvement Director rates and cost$163/hr · $7,800-$10,400/mo
- Project Manager rates and cost$126/hr · $4,400-$7,800/mo
- Senior Business Analyst rates and cost$118/hr · $4,600-$7,800/mo
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Fractional People Roles: Rates & Cost
- CHRO rates and cost$177/hr · $6,500-$11,100/mo
- Corporate Trainer rates and cost$154/hr · $5,200-$10,400/mo
- Director of People Operations rates and cost$161/hr · $6,200-$10,400/mo
- Head of Talent rates and cost$137/hr · $4,900-$7,800/mo
- Human Resources Business Partner rates and cost$110/hr · $3,100-$6,500/mo
- Recruiter rates and cost$107/hr · $5,400-$9,700/mo
- Senior Technical Recruiter rates and cost$80/hr · $3,300-$4,100/mo
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About these benchmarksRates combine public job postings, talent profiles and our live benchmarks. Monthly estimates reflect typical weekly scope.
Rates combine what public fractional job posts offer with what active candidates ask, blended with Go Fractional platform benchmarks, over a rolling 90-day window. This page covers 67 roles and 688job posts. Roles marked “limited data” have fewer than 10 job posts and fewer than 10 candidate profiles, so treat them as directional.
Monthly retainers are the 25th to 75th percentile hourly rate multiplied by the role's typical weekly hours and a four-week month, rounded down to the nearest $100. Weekly hours reflect typical fractional scope for the role, or across all roles when role-specific data is limited.
The GF Demand Index is the number of open fractional job posts in the last 90 days per 100 active candidates for the role. It starts at 0 and has no upper limit: 100 means one open role for every available candidate, and a higher number means more companies competing for each leader.
FAQ
Fractional Rates FAQ
What is the average fractional executive hourly rate?
$160/hr is the average across the 57 fractional roles we have enough data to rank. Role averages run from $80/hr to $251/hr.
Which fractional roles pay the most?
The highest average hourly rates are: General Counsel ($251/hr), General Manager ($215/hr), CISO ($210/hr), CTO ($210/hr), Chief AI Officer ($208/hr).
What does a fractional executive cost per month?
$4,100 to $13,000 per month at the average hourly rate, depending on the role. Each retainer is the role's hourly rate multiplied by its typical weekly hours and a four-week month.
Which fractional roles are most in demand?
By job posts in the last 90 days: CMO (53), Project Manager (50), CFO (46), Recruiter (30), Controller (24).