Fractional CTO
What you'll pay to hire a fractional CTO - median day rates across the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom, verified bench depth, and demand, updated weekly.
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Average Day Rate
$
1500
or $187.50 p/hour
AU
UK
US
Demand · US
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Indexed Hiring Lab · solid history, dashed TimesFM forecast
9 Nov '254 Oct '26
How Much Does a Fractional CTO Cost?
The average fractional Chief Technology Officer costs $1,808/day in the US, or $226/hour. That works out to about $470,080 a year at 40 hours a week, based on 31 verified rates.
Median sits at $1,500/day. Fractionus tracks 41 verified Chief Technology Officer operators on the US bench, with 10 open roles on the board right now.
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View rate calculatorWhat moves this rate for a Fractional CTO
Hands-on scope.
Leaders who ship code and run architecture alongside strategy command more than advisory-only engagements.
Team scale.
Managing and hiring an engineering team adds leadership load beyond individual technical work.
Stack and AI depth.
Current AI, data, and platform expertise carries a clear premium in today's market.
Security and compliance.
SOC 2, ISO, and regulated-sector requirements raise the bar and the rate.
