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Title: Fractional CFO hourly rate in Alberta, 2026 | Deftridge
Summary: Fractional CFO pay in Alberta: median wage CA$68 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate CA$175. The rate is on every task, before you apply.

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

# Fractional CFO hourly rate in Alberta

The market median wage for a Fractional CFO in Alberta is **CA$68.49 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **CA$175 an hour** on Deftridge, +9% against the Canada rate.

**CA$175/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**CA$68.49/hr** median wage

**CA$55-86** middle half of wages

**CA$3,790** a month at 5 hours a week

## Fractional CFO 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$43.12 | CA$930 | CA$89,700 |
| 25th | CA$55.33 | CA$1,200 | CA$115,100 |
| Median | CA$68.49 | CA$1,480 | CA$142,500 |
| 75th | CA$85.61 | CA$1,860 | CA$178,100 |
| 90th | CA$102.23 | CA$2,220 | CA$212,600 |

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 Fractional CFO, from the same sources as the table above.

- **+8%** median wage against the Canada median of CA$63.23

- **3rd of 13** provinces and territories by median wage for this role

- **CA$68.49** median wage in the Grande Prairie metro area, the highest here

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

## What contractors receive

The Deftridge rate for a Fractional CFO 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Director | CA$145 | CA$3,140 |
| Executive | CA$175 | CA$3,790 |

- Regular role **CA$175**

- One-off task **CA$200**

- Task bundle **CA$180**

- Expert hour **CA$230**

## Fractional CFO pay across Canada

Typical contractor rate for a senior Fractional CFO, highest first; 6 of 13 places shown. By median wage Alberta ranks **3 of 13**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nunavut | CA$80.79 | CA$205 |
| Northwest Territories | CA$73.21 | CA$185 |
| Alberta | CA$68.49 | CA$175 |
| Yukon | CA$65.42 | CA$165 |
| Ontario | CA$64.77 | CA$165 |
| British Columbia | CA$63.05 | CA$160 |

## Metro areas in Alberta

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

- [Grande Prairie CA$68.49/hr median wage · range CA$55-86](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/alberta/)

- [Calgary CA$67.11/hr median wage · range n/a-n/a](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/alberta/)

- [Edmonton CA$65.87/hr median wage · range CA$55-82](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/alberta/)

- [Fort McMurray CA$63.23/hr median wage · range CA$48-92](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/alberta/)

- [Red Deer CA$61.37/hr median wage · range n/a-n/a](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/alberta/)

- [Lethbridge CA$60.15/hr median wage · range n/a-n/a](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/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.

[Fractional CFO rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cfo/) · [Fractional CFO jobs in Alberta](https://deftridge.com/jobs/fractional-cfo/alberta/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
