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Title: L&D Designer hourly rate in British Columbia | Deftridge
Summary: Learning & Development Designer pay in British Columbia: median wage CA$50 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate CA$85.

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

# Learning & Development Designer hourly rate in British Columbia

The market median wage for a Learning & Development Designer in British Columbia is **CA$50.33 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **CA$85 an hour** on Deftridge, +13% against the Canada rate.

**CA$85/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**CA$50.33/hr** median wage

**CA$38-59** middle half of wages

**CA$1,840** a month at 5 hours a week

## Learning & Development Designer 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$31.41 | CA$680 | CA$65,300 |
| 25th | CA$37.80 | CA$820 | CA$78,600 |
| Median | CA$50.33 | CA$1,090 | CA$104,700 |
| 75th | CA$59.32 | CA$1,290 | CA$123,400 |
| 90th | CA$66.69 | CA$1,450 | CA$138,700 |

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 a Learning & Development Designer, from the same sources as the table above.

- **+9%** median wage against the Canada median of CA$46.24

- **2nd of 13** provinces and territories by median wage for this role

- **CA$51.18** median wage in the Victoria metro area, the highest here

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

## What contractors receive

The Deftridge rate for a Learning & Development Designer 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Senior | CA$85 | CA$1,840 |
| Manager | CA$100 | CA$2,170 |

- One-off task **CA$85**

- Task bundle **CA$75**

## Learning & Development Designer pay across Canada

Typical contractor rate for a senior Learning & Development Designer, highest first; 5 of 13 places shown. By median wage British Columbia ranks **2 of 13**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Northwest Territories | CA$65.63 | CA$110 |
| British Columbia | CA$50.33 | CA$85 |
| Alberta | CA$49.36 | CA$80 |
| Nunavut | CA$48.65 | CA$80 |
| Yukon | CA$47.95 | CA$80 |

## Metro areas in British Columbia

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

- [Victoria CA$51.18/hr median wage · range CA$40-57](https://deftridge.com/rates/learning-designer/british-columbia/)

- [Prince George CA$50.33/hr median wage · range CA$38-59](https://deftridge.com/rates/learning-designer/british-columbia/)

- [Kelowna CA$49.99/hr median wage · range n/a-n/a](https://deftridge.com/rates/learning-designer/british-columbia/)

- [Vancouver CA$47.54/hr median wage · range CA$36-60](https://deftridge.com/rates/learning-designer/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.

[Learning & Development Designer rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/learning-designer/) · [Learning & Development Designer jobs in British Columbia](https://deftridge.com/jobs/learning-designer/british-columbia/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
