Rates, 2026
What should an IT support freelancer charge in New York or LA?
About $600 a day for a IT support freelancer who is working and booked in New York or Los Angeles. $450 in the first years, $750 when senior.
Other markets: a major city · remote · a smaller market
First years
$450
a day · $55 an hour
Working, booked
$600
a day · $75 an hour
Senior, sought after
$750
a day · $95 an hour
The rate card, working level
- Day rate$600 per day
- Hourlyfor anything that does not fit a day$75 per hour
- Monthly retainerthe small office kept running$1,750 per month
Sold by the hour, a monthly retainer, by the day. The day is the unit; half days run 60%.
What to charge for each thing
Ranges for New York or Los Angeles: the low end is the first years, the high end is senior. Working and booked sits in the middle.
- Per hour$50 to $125 per hour
- Device setup$75 to $200 per device
- Small office network$1,000 to $4,000 each
- Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 setup$500 to $2,000 each
How the number is made
IT support and setups at this level day at about $600 ($400 to $800 in New York and LA). Put in the year you actually want on the perfect price page and the number moves with it.
A retainer is the month, not the hours: the small office kept running. It is priced about 20% under the same work bought one at a time, in exchange for the certainty; three months minimum, or it is not a retainer.
Questions
- What is a fair day rate for a IT support freelancer in New York or LA?
- About $600 a day for someone working and booked, $450 in the first years, $750 when senior and sought after. Half days usually run 60% of the day.
- What does a monthly retainer look like for a IT support freelancer?
- Around $1,750 a month: the small office kept running. About 20% under the same work bought one piece at a time, in exchange for certainty; three months minimum.
- Are these rates a rule?
- No. They are US 2026 ranges for the role, placed by level and moved for the market. What a client actually paid you beats all of it. The tool has a box for that, and it wins.
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