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Title: Fractional CMO hourly rate in Canada, 2026 | Deftridge
Summary: Fractional CMO pay in Canada: median wage CA$56 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate CA$140. The rate is on every task, before you apply.

Canada · **Updated November 4, 2026**

# Fractional CMO hourly rate in Canada

The market median wage for a Fractional CMO in Canada is **CA$56.03 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **CA$140 an hour** on Deftridge.

**CA$140/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**CA$56.03/hr** median wage

**CA$46-71** middle half of wages

**CA$3,030** a month at 5 hours a week

## Fractional CMO 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$35.08 | CA$760 | CA$73,000 |
| 25th | CA$46.28 | CA$1,000 | CA$96,300 |
| Median | CA$56.03 | CA$1,210 | CA$116,500 |
| 75th | CA$70.94 | CA$1,540 | CA$147,600 |
| 90th | CA$90.94 | CA$1,970 | CA$189,200 |

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 a Fractional CMO, from the same sources as the table above.

- **CA$69.92** highest median wage, Nunavut

- **CA$52.13** lowest median wage, Prince Edward Island

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

## What contractors receive

The Deftridge rate for a Fractional CMO in Canada 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$120 | CA$2,600 |
| Executive | CA$140 | CA$3,030 |

- Regular role **CA$140**

- One-off task **CA$160**

- Task bundle **CA$145**

- Expert hour **CA$185**

## Fractional CMO pay by region in Canada

Typical contractor rate for a senior Fractional CMO, highest first; 9 of 13 places shown.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nunavut | CA$69.92 | CA$175 |
| Alberta | CA$62.29 | CA$160 |
| Northwest Territories | CA$61.91 | CA$155 |
| Yukon | CA$57.80 | CA$145 |
| Ontario | CA$57.63 | CA$145 |
| New Brunswick | CA$56.03 | CA$140 |
| British Columbia | CA$55.09 | CA$140 |
| Nova Scotia | CA$53.59 | CA$135 |
| Saskatchewan | CA$53.37 | CA$135 |

## 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 CMO rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cmo/) · [Fractional CMO jobs in Canada](https://deftridge.com/jobs/fractional-cmo/canada/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
