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Title: Corporate Secretary hourly rate in Alberta | Deftridge
Summary: Corporate Secretary & Governance pay in Alberta: median wage CA$39 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate CA$55. Free for professionals.

AB · Canada · **Updated November 4, 2026**

# Corporate Secretary & Governance hourly rate in Alberta

The market median wage for a Corporate Secretary & Governance in Alberta is **CA$39.43 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **CA$55 an hour** on Deftridge, +10% against the Canada rate.

**CA$55/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**CA$39.43/hr** median wage

**CA$32-49** middle half of wages

**CA$1,190** a month at 5 hours a week

## Corporate Secretary & Governance 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$26.91 | CA$580 | CA$56,000 |
| 25th | CA$32.04 | CA$690 | CA$66,600 |
| Median | CA$39.43 | CA$850 | CA$82,000 |
| 75th | CA$48.70 | CA$1,060 | CA$101,300 |
| 90th | CA$61.62 | CA$1,340 | CA$128,200 |

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 Corporate Secretary & Governance, from the same sources as the table above.

- **+9%** median wage against the Canada median of CA$36.05

- **4th of 13** provinces and territories by median wage for this role

- **CA$41.65** median wage in the Fort McMurray metro area, the highest here

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

## What contractors receive

The Deftridge rate for a Corporate Secretary & Governance 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$55 | CA$1,190 |
| Manager | CA$70 | CA$1,520 |

- Regular role **CA$55**

- One-off task **CA$65**

- Task bundle **CA$60**

## Corporate Secretary & Governance pay across Canada

Typical contractor rate for a senior Corporate Secretary & Governance, highest first; 7 of 13 places shown. By median wage Alberta ranks **4 of 13**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Northwest Territories | CA$47.86 | CA$70 |
| Yukon | CA$47.23 | CA$70 |
| Nunavut | CA$45.99 | CA$65 |
| Alberta | CA$39.43 | CA$55 |
| British Columbia | CA$37.78 | CA$55 |
| Ontario | CA$36.15 | CA$50 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | CA$35.51 | CA$50 |

## Metro areas in Alberta

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

- [Fort McMurray CA$41.65/hr median wage · range CA$35-51](https://deftridge.com/rates/corporate-secretary-and-governance/alberta/)

- [Edmonton CA$41.14/hr median wage · range CA$35-51](https://deftridge.com/rates/corporate-secretary-and-governance/alberta/)

- [Grande Prairie CA$38.73/hr median wage · range CA$35-48](https://deftridge.com/rates/corporate-secretary-and-governance/alberta/)

- [Calgary CA$37.33/hr median wage · range CA$31-49](https://deftridge.com/rates/corporate-secretary-and-governance/alberta/)

- [Red Deer CA$34.65/hr median wage · range CA$27-38](https://deftridge.com/rates/corporate-secretary-and-governance/alberta/)

- [Lethbridge CA$33.32/hr median wage · range CA$29-42](https://deftridge.com/rates/corporate-secretary-and-governance/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.

[Corporate Secretary & Governance rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/corporate-secretary-and-governance/) · [Corporate Secretary & Governance jobs in Alberta](https://deftridge.com/jobs/corporate-secretary-and-governance/alberta/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
