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Title: BD Manager hourly rate in Alberta | Deftridge
Summary: Business Development Manager pay in Alberta: median wage CA$63 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate CA$90. Free for professionals.

AB · Canada · **Updated November 3, 2026**

# Business Development Manager hourly rate in Alberta

The market median wage for a Business Development Manager in Alberta is **CA$63.20 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **CA$90 an hour** on Deftridge, +12% against the Canada rate.

**CA$90/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**CA$63.20/hr** median wage

**CA$56-71** middle half of wages

**CA$1,950** a month at 5 hours a week

## Business Development Manager wage percentiles in Alberta

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$38.22 | CA$830 | CA$79,500 |
| 25th | CA$55.99 | CA$1,210 | CA$116,500 |
| Median | CA$63.20 | CA$1,370 | CA$131,500 |
| 75th | CA$71.35 | CA$1,550 | CA$148,400 |
| 90th | CA$96.83 | CA$2,100 | CA$201,400 |

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, 2023-2024; aged to October 2026. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/).

## Alberta in numbers

What sets Alberta apart for a Business Development Manager, from the same sources as the table above.

- **+11%** median wage against the Canada median of CA$56.85

- **2nd of 13** provinces and territories by median wage for this role

- **CA$65.24** median wage in the Calgary metro area, the highest here

- **CA$45** country floor: no Canada rate is published below it

## What contractors receive

The Deftridge rate for a Business Development Manager in Alberta by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown.

| Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Senior | CA$90 | CA$1,950 |
| Manager | CA$110 | CA$2,380 |
| Director | CA$135 | CA$2,930 |

- Regular role **CA$90**

- One-off task **CA$105**

- Task bundle **CA$95**

- Expert hour **CA$120**

## Business Development Manager pay across Canada

Typical contractor rate for a senior Business Development Manager, highest first; 5 of 13 places shown. By median wage Alberta ranks **2 of 13**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nunavut | CA$70.94 | CA$105 |
| Alberta | CA$63.20 | CA$90 |
| Northwest Territories | CA$62.81 | CA$90 |
| Yukon | CA$58.64 | CA$85 |
| Ontario | CA$58.46 | CA$85 |

## Metro areas in Alberta

Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS).

- [Calgary CA$65.24/hr median wage · range CA$56-71](https://deftridge.com/rates/business-development-manager/alberta/)

- [Lethbridge CA$63.20/hr median wage · range CA$56-71](https://deftridge.com/rates/business-development-manager/alberta/)

- [Red Deer CA$63.20/hr median wage · range CA$56-71](https://deftridge.com/rates/business-development-manager/alberta/)

- [Edmonton CA$63.20/hr median wage · range CA$56-71](https://deftridge.com/rates/business-development-manager/alberta/)

- [Grande Prairie CA$63.20/hr median wage · range CA$56-71](https://deftridge.com/rates/business-development-manager/alberta/)

- [Fort McMurray CA$63.20/hr median wage · range CA$56-71](https://deftridge.com/rates/business-development-manager/alberta/)

## 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.

[Business Development Manager rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/business-development-manager/) · [Business Development Manager jobs in Alberta](https://deftridge.com/jobs/business-development-manager/alberta/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
