Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/canada/ Title: Payables Specialist hourly rate in Canada | Deftridge Summary: Accounts Payable Specialist pay in Canada: median wage CA$27 an hour, contractor rate at the country floor of CA$45. Free for professionals. Canada · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Accounts Payable Specialist hourly rate in Canada The market median wage for an Accounts Payable Specialist in Canada is **CA$26.91 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **CA$45 an hour** on Deftridge. **CA$45/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **CA$26.91/hr** median wage **CA$23-32** middle half of wages **CA$980** a month at 5 hours a week ## Accounts Payable Specialist wage percentiles in Canada Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median. | Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10th | CA$19.87 | CA$430 | CA$41,300 | | 25th | CA$23.25 | CA$500 | CA$48,400 | | Median | CA$26.91 | CA$580 | CA$56,000 | | 75th | CA$32.08 | CA$700 | CA$66,700 | | 90th | CA$38.43 | CA$830 | CA$79,900 | Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, 2023-2024; aged to October 2026. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## Canada in numbers What sets Canada apart for an Accounts Payable Specialist, from the same sources as the table above. - **CA$44.13** highest median wage, Nunavut - **CA$24.84** lowest median wage, Nova Scotia - **CA$45** country floor: no Canada rate is published below it, and this role is at the floor ## What contractors receive In Canada the formula gives less than the country floor for every level and format, so the rate shown is the floor itself. At the country floor CA$45 an hour for every level and format The market median wage of CA$26.91 times the contractor premium is below the Canada floor of CA$45. Deftridge does not publish a rate below the floor, so specialists and seniors, regular roles and one-off tasks all show the same number. Above the floor, the rate is agreed with the company inside its range. [How the floor works](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## Accounts Payable Specialist pay by region in Canada Typical contractor rate for a senior Accounts Payable Specialist, highest first; 9 of 13 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | Nunavut | CA$44.13 | CA$65 | | Northwest Territories | CA$37.67 | CA$55 | | Yukon | CA$36.33 | CA$55 | | British Columbia | CA$29.04 | CA$45 | | Alberta | CA$28.81 | CA$45 | | Prince Edward Island | CA$26.91 | CA$45 | | Ontario | CA$26.64 | CA$45 | | Saskatchewan | CA$26.26 | CA$45 | | Quebec | CA$26.23 | CA$45 | ## Questions about pay, fees and privacy The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job. [Accounts Payable Specialist rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/accounts-payable-specialist/) · [Accounts Payable Specialist jobs in Canada](https://deftridge.com/jobs/accounts-payable-specialist/canada/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)