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Title: Fractional COO hourly rate in Quebec, 2026 | Deftridge
Summary: Fractional COO pay in Quebec: median wage CA$57 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate CA$145. The rate is on every task, before you apply.

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

# Fractional COO hourly rate in Quebec

The market median wage for a Fractional COO in Quebec is **CA$57.16 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **CA$145 an hour** on Deftridge, -3% against the Canada rate.

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

**CA$57.16/hr** median wage

**CA$44-77** middle half of wages

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

## Fractional COO wage percentiles in Quebec

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$26.68 | CA$580 | CA$55,500 |
| 25th | CA$44.46 | CA$960 | CA$92,500 |
| Median | CA$57.16 | CA$1,240 | CA$118,900 |
| 75th | CA$77.07 | CA$1,670 | CA$160,300 |
| 90th | CA$106.71 | CA$2,310 | CA$222,000 |

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

## Quebec in numbers

What sets Quebec apart for a Fractional COO, from the same sources as the table above.

- **-4%** median wage against the Canada median of CA$59.28

- **11th of 13** provinces and territories by median wage for this role

- **CA$58.36** median wage in the Drummondville 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 COO in Quebec 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 COO pay across Canada

Typical contractor rate for a senior Fractional COO, highest first; 9 of 13 places shown. By median wage Quebec ranks **11 of 13**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nunavut | CA$82.15 | CA$210 |
| Northwest Territories | CA$73.00 | CA$185 |
| Yukon | CA$70.73 | CA$180 |
| Manitoba | CA$59.51 | CA$150 |
| Ontario | CA$59.25 | CA$150 |
| Saskatchewan | CA$58.62 | CA$150 |
| Quebec | CA$57.16 | CA$145 |
| New Brunswick | CA$57.15 | CA$145 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | CA$54.06 | CA$135 |

## Metro areas in Quebec

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

- [Drummondville CA$58.36/hr median wage · range n/a-n/a](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-coo/quebec/)

- [Quebec City CA$57.16/hr median wage · range CA$44-77](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-coo/quebec/)

- [Sherbrooke CA$57.16/hr median wage · range CA$44-77](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-coo/quebec/)

- [Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu CA$57.16/hr median wage · range CA$44-77](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-coo/quebec/)

- [Montreal CA$57.16/hr median wage · range CA$44-77](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-coo/quebec/)

- [Terrebonne CA$57.16/hr median wage · range CA$44-77](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-coo/quebec/)

- [Saint-Jérôme CA$57.16/hr median wage · range CA$44-77](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-coo/quebec/)

- [Gatineau CA$57.16/hr median wage · range CA$44-77](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-coo/quebec/)

- [Trois-Rivières CA$57.16/hr median wage · range CA$44-77](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-coo/quebec/)

- [Saguenay CA$57.16/hr median wage · range CA$44-77](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-coo/quebec/)

## 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 COO rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/fractional-coo/) · [Fractional COO jobs in Quebec](https://deftridge.com/jobs/fractional-coo/quebec/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
