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Title: IP & Trademark Support rate in British Columbia | Deftridge
Summary: IP & Trademark Support pay in British Columbia: median wage CA$48 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate CA$80. Free for professionals.

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

# IP & Trademark Support hourly rate in British Columbia

The market median wage for an IP & Trademark Support in British Columbia is **CA$48.24 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **CA$80 an hour** on Deftridge, +23% against the Canada rate.

**CA$80/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**CA$48.24/hr** median wage

**CA$38-57** middle half of wages

**CA$1,730** a month at 5 hours a week

## IP & Trademark Support wage percentiles in British Columbia

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$32.21 | CA$700 | CA$67,000 |
| 25th | CA$37.50 | CA$810 | CA$78,000 |
| Median | CA$48.24 | CA$1,050 | CA$100,300 |
| 75th | CA$57.28 | CA$1,240 | CA$119,100 |
| 90th | CA$61.76 | CA$1,340 | CA$128,500 |

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

## British Columbia in numbers

What sets British Columbia apart for an IP & Trademark Support, from the same sources as the table above.

- **+23%** median wage against the Canada median of CA$39.18

- **1st of 13** provinces and territories by median wage for this role

- **CA$49.81** median wage in the Vancouver metro area, the highest here

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

## What contractors receive

The Deftridge rate for an IP & Trademark Support in British Columbia 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Specialist | CA$70 | CA$1,520 |
| Senior | CA$80 | CA$1,730 |

- Regular role **CA$70**

- One-off task **CA$80**

- Task bundle **CA$70**

## IP & Trademark Support pay across Canada

Typical contractor rate for a senior IP & Trademark Support, highest first; 4 of 13 places shown. By median wage British Columbia ranks **1 of 13**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| British Columbia | CA$48.24 | CA$80 |
| Yukon | CA$43.40 | CA$70 |
| Alberta | CA$41.13 | CA$70 |
| Manitoba | CA$39.33 | CA$65 |

## Metro areas in British Columbia

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

- [Vancouver CA$49.81/hr median wage · range CA$38-57](https://deftridge.com/rates/ip-and-trademark-support/british-columbia/)

- [Prince George CA$48.24/hr median wage · range CA$38-57](https://deftridge.com/rates/ip-and-trademark-support/british-columbia/)

- [Victoria CA$41.26/hr median wage · range n/a-n/a](https://deftridge.com/rates/ip-and-trademark-support/british-columbia/)

- [Kelowna CA$41.14/hr median wage · range n/a-n/a](https://deftridge.com/rates/ip-and-trademark-support/british-columbia/)

## 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.

[IP & Trademark Support rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/ip-and-trademark-support/) · [IP & Trademark Support jobs in British Columbia](https://deftridge.com/jobs/ip-and-trademark-support/british-columbia/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
