Freelance SEO Consultant Hourly Rates
Median hourly rate
$75/hr
Typical range
$31–$100
25th–75th percentile
Submissions
84
Latest record: December 2025
Highest country median
United States
$75/hr · at least 25 records
Hourly rates by country
| Location | Median / hr | Middle 50% | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $75 | $40–$120 | 42 |
| IndiaSmall sample | $18 | $13–$88 | 9 |
| AustraliaSmall sample | $129 | $12–$129 | 5 |
Hourly rates by experience
| Experience | Median / hr | Middle 50% | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–2 yearsSmall sample | $40 | $33–$100 | 8 |
| 3–5 years | $35 | $20–$40 | 34 |
| 6–10 yearsSmall sample | $94 | $75–$108 | 20 |
| 11–15 yearsSmall sample | $129 | $80–$175 | 19 |
USD per hour. Groups below 5 records are omitted; groups below 25 are marked as small samples. These are separate comparisons: country and experience figures must not be combined to infer a rate. The rate planner can look up the actual matching group.
What should you quote?
The median of $75/hr equals $600 for 8 billable hours. That conversion is not a separately observed day rate. Account for your non-billable time and costs before choosing a price.
Records added 2022–2025. Dates reflect when records entered the database, including imports; they do not establish when the work was performed. Methodology & limitations
Recent rate records
| Role / location | USD / hour |
|---|---|
| SEO Consultant · Venice, VE, Italia | $60 |
| SEO Consultant · Irvine, CA, USA | $150 |
| SEO Consultant · London, UK | $68 |
| SEO Consultant · Gary, IN, USA | $35 |
| SEO Consultant · Provinz Cartago, Cartago, Costa Rica | $80 |
| SEO Consultant · Phoenix, AZ, USA | $120 |
| SEO Consultant · Nairobi, Kenya | $25 |
| SEO Consultant · Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan | $40 |
| SEO Consultant · San Francisco, CA, USA | $75 |
| SEO Consultant · San Francisco, CA, USA | $175 |
| SEO Consultant · Austral NSW, Australia | $129 |
| SEO Consultant · Balikpapan, Balikpapan City, East Kalimantan, Indonesia | $40 |
| SEO Consultant · Berlin, Germany | $100 |
| SEO Consultant · Miami, FL, USA | $75 |
| SEO Consultant · Miami, FL, USA | $75 |
| SEO Consultant · Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan | $40 |
| SEO Consultant · Greensboro, NC, USA | $24 |
| SEO Consultant · San Francisco, CA, USA | $175 |
| SEO Consultant · Greensboro, NC, USA | $24 |
| SEO Consultant · Phoenix, AZ, USA | $75 |
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Frequently asked questions
- How much do freelance SEO Consultants charge per hour?
- Based on 84 crowdsourced submissions, freelance SEO Consultants charge an average of $75 per hour, with the middle 50% of rates between $31 and $100. Latest record added December 2025.
- What do top-earning freelance SEO Consultants make?
- The top 10% of SEO Consultant submissions report $150 per hour or more. These are self-reported hourly charges, not take-home pay or guaranteed earnings.
- Which skills are most commonly reported with SEO Consultant rates?
- The most common skills in SEO Consultant submissions are SEO, Ahrefs, and Google Search Console. Submission frequency does not measure hiring demand or prove a skill causes a higher rate.
- Where does this SEO Consultant rate data come from?
- These are public, self-reported rate records. We do not independently verify earnings or count unique people. The dataset includes historical records; see our methodology for currency assumptions, sample thresholds, and date limitations.
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