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Title: Fractional Controller hourly rate in Alberta | Deftridge
Summary: Fractional Controller pay in Alberta: median wage CA$53 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate CA$110. The rate is on every task, before you apply.

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

# Fractional Controller hourly rate in Alberta

The market median wage for a Fractional Controller in Alberta is **CA$53.20 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **CA$110 an hour** on Deftridge, +5% against the Canada rate.

**CA$110/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**CA$53.20/hr** median wage

**CA$43-66** middle half of wages

**CA$2,380** a month at 5 hours a week

## Fractional Controller 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$33.49 | CA$730 | CA$69,700 |
| 25th | CA$42.98 | CA$930 | CA$89,400 |
| Median | CA$53.20 | CA$1,150 | CA$110,700 |
| 75th | CA$66.50 | CA$1,440 | CA$138,300 |
| 90th | CA$79.40 | CA$1,720 | CA$165,200 |

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

- **+8%** median wage against the Canada median of CA$49.11

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

- **CA$53.20** 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 Controller 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manager | CA$95 | CA$2,060 |
| Director | CA$110 | CA$2,380 |

- Regular role **CA$110**

- One-off task **CA$125**

- Task bundle **CA$115**

## Fractional Controller pay across Canada

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

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nunavut | CA$62.75 | CA$130 |
| Northwest Territories | CA$56.87 | CA$120 |
| Alberta | CA$53.20 | CA$110 |
| Yukon | CA$50.81 | CA$105 |
| Ontario | CA$50.31 | CA$105 |
| British Columbia | CA$48.97 | CA$105 |

## Metro areas in Alberta

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

- [Grande Prairie CA$53.20/hr median wage · range CA$43-66](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-controller/alberta/)

- [Calgary CA$52.13/hr median wage · range n/a-n/a](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-controller/alberta/)

- [Edmonton CA$51.16/hr median wage · range CA$43-64](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-controller/alberta/)

- [Fort McMurray CA$49.11/hr median wage · range CA$37-72](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-controller/alberta/)

- [Red Deer CA$47.67/hr median wage · range n/a-n/a](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-controller/alberta/)

- [Lethbridge CA$46.72/hr median wage · range n/a-n/a](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-controller/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 Controller rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-controller/) · [Fractional Controller jobs in Alberta](https://deftridge.com/jobs/fractional-controller/alberta/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
