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Title: Fractional CMO hourly rate in Ontario, 2026 | Deftridge
Summary: Fractional CMO pay in Ontario: median wage CA$58 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate CA$145. The rate is on every task, before you apply.

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

# Fractional CMO hourly rate in Ontario

The market median wage for a Fractional CMO in Ontario is **CA$57.63 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **CA$145 an hour** on Deftridge, +4% against the Canada rate.

**CA$145/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**CA$57.63/hr** median wage

**CA$46-72** middle half of wages

**CA$3,140** a month at 5 hours a week

## Fractional CMO wage percentiles in Ontario

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$36.98 | CA$800 | CA$76,900 |
| 25th | CA$45.82 | CA$990 | CA$95,300 |
| Median | CA$57.63 | CA$1,250 | CA$119,900 |
| 75th | CA$71.74 | CA$1,550 | CA$149,200 |
| 90th | CA$89.23 | CA$1,930 | CA$185,600 |

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

## Ontario in numbers

What sets Ontario apart for a Fractional CMO, from the same sources as the table above.

- **+3%** median wage against the Canada median of CA$56.03

- **5th of 13** provinces and territories by median wage for this role

- **CA$60.29** median wage in the Kitchener metro area, the highest here

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

- Since 25 October 2021 the Employment Standards Act prohibits employers from entering into a non-compete agreement with an employee, with two exceptions: the sale of a business where the seller becomes an employee of the purchaser, and executives (CEO, president, CAO, COO, CFO, CIO, chief legal officer, chief HR officer, chief corporate development officer, or any other chief executive position). Agreements made before that date are not affected. [Source](https://www.ontario.ca/document/your-guide-employment-standards-act-0/non-compete-agreements)

## What contractors receive

The Deftridge rate for a Fractional CMO in Ontario 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$145 | CA$3,140 |

- Regular role **CA$145**

- One-off task **CA$165**

- Task bundle **CA$150**

- Expert hour **CA$190**

## Fractional CMO pay across Canada

Typical contractor rate for a senior Fractional CMO, highest first; 8 of 13 places shown. By median wage Ontario ranks **5 of 13**.

| 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 |

## Metro areas in Ontario

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

- [Kitchener CA$60.29/hr median wage · range CA$48-75](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cmo/ontario/)

- [Ottawa CA$57.88/hr median wage · range CA$53-74](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cmo/ontario/)

- [Toronto CA$57.88/hr median wage · range CA$46-72](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cmo/ontario/)

- [Hamilton CA$55.56/hr median wage · range CA$46-71](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cmo/ontario/)

- [Peterborough CA$54.97/hr median wage · range n/a-n/a](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cmo/ontario/)

- [Thunder Bay CA$53.57/hr median wage · range n/a-n/a](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cmo/ontario/)

- [London CA$52.90/hr median wage · range n/a-n/a](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cmo/ontario/)

- [Windsor CA$52.43/hr median wage · range n/a-n/a](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cmo/ontario/)

- [Greater Sudbury CA$51.82/hr median wage · range CA$46-55](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cmo/ontario/)

- [Kingston CA$51.44/hr median wage · range n/a-n/a](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-cmo/ontario/)

## 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 Ontario](https://deftridge.com/jobs/fractional-cmo/ontario/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
