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Title: Contract Recruiter rate in British Columbia | Deftridge
Summary: Contract Recruiter pay in British Columbia: median wage CA$47 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate CA$70. Free for professionals.

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

# Contract Recruiter hourly rate in British Columbia

The market median wage for a Contract Recruiter in British Columbia is **CA$46.65 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **CA$70 an hour** on Deftridge, +17% against the Canada rate.

**CA$70/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**CA$46.65/hr** median wage

**CA$35-55** middle half of wages

**CA$1,520** a month at 5 hours a week

## Contract Recruiter wage percentiles in British Columbia

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$29.11 | CA$630 | CA$60,500 |
| 25th | CA$35.04 | CA$760 | CA$72,900 |
| Median | CA$46.65 | CA$1,010 | CA$97,000 |
| 75th | CA$54.98 | CA$1,190 | CA$114,400 |
| 90th | CA$61.81 | CA$1,340 | CA$128,600 |

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

## British Columbia in numbers

What sets British Columbia apart for a Contract Recruiter, from the same sources as the table above.

- **+9%** median wage against the Canada median of CA$42.86

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

- **CA$47.44** median wage in the Victoria metro area, the highest here

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

## What contractors receive

The Deftridge rate for a Contract Recruiter in British Columbia 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$70 | CA$1,520 |
| Manager | CA$80 | CA$1,730 |

- Regular role **CA$70**

- One-off task **CA$75**

- Task bundle **CA$70**

- Expert hour **CA$90**

## Contract Recruiter pay across Canada

Typical contractor rate for a senior Contract Recruiter, highest first; 5 of 13 places shown. By median wage British Columbia ranks **2 of 13**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Northwest Territories | CA$60.82 | CA$90 |
| British Columbia | CA$46.65 | CA$70 |
| Alberta | CA$45.74 | CA$65 |
| Nunavut | CA$45.09 | CA$65 |
| Yukon | CA$44.44 | CA$65 |

## Metro areas in British Columbia

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

- [Victoria CA$47.44/hr median wage · range CA$37-53](https://deftridge.com/rates/contract-recruiter/british-columbia/)

- [Prince George CA$46.65/hr median wage · range CA$35-55](https://deftridge.com/rates/contract-recruiter/british-columbia/)

- [Kelowna CA$46.34/hr median wage · range n/a-n/a](https://deftridge.com/rates/contract-recruiter/british-columbia/)

- [Vancouver CA$44.06/hr median wage · range CA$33-55](https://deftridge.com/rates/contract-recruiter/british-columbia/)

## 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.

[Contract Recruiter rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/contract-recruiter/) · [Contract Recruiter jobs in British Columbia](https://deftridge.com/jobs/contract-recruiter/british-columbia/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
