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Title: Marketing Manager hourly rate in Alberta, 2026 | Deftridge
Summary: Marketing Manager pay in Alberta: median wage CA$60 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate CA$85. The rate is on every task, before you apply.

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

# Marketing Manager hourly rate in Alberta

The market median wage for a Marketing Manager in Alberta is **CA$60.19 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **CA$85 an hour** on Deftridge, +6% against the Canada rate.

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

**CA$60.19/hr** median wage

**CA$53-68** middle half of wages

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

## Marketing Manager 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$36.40 | CA$790 | CA$75,700 |
| 25th | CA$53.32 | CA$1,160 | CA$110,900 |
| Median | CA$60.19 | CA$1,300 | CA$125,200 |
| 75th | CA$67.95 | CA$1,470 | CA$141,300 |
| 90th | CA$92.22 | CA$2,000 | CA$191,800 |

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 Marketing Manager, from the same sources as the table above.

- **+11%** median wage against the Canada median of CA$54.14

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

- **CA$62.13** median wage in the Calgary metro area, the highest here

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

## What contractors receive

The Deftridge rate for a Marketing Manager 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Senior | CA$85 | CA$1,840 |
| Manager | CA$105 | CA$2,280 |
| Director | CA$125 | CA$2,710 |

- Regular role **CA$85**

- One-off task **CA$100**

- Task bundle **CA$90**

- Expert hour **CA$115**

## Marketing Manager pay across Canada

Typical contractor rate for a senior Marketing Manager, highest first; 5 of 13 places shown. By median wage Alberta ranks **2 of 13**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nunavut | CA$67.56 | CA$100 |
| Alberta | CA$60.19 | CA$85 |
| Northwest Territories | CA$59.82 | CA$85 |
| Yukon | CA$55.85 | CA$80 |
| Ontario | CA$55.68 | CA$80 |

## Metro areas in Alberta

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

- [Calgary CA$62.13/hr median wage · range CA$53-68](https://deftridge.com/rates/marketing-manager/alberta/)

- [Lethbridge CA$60.19/hr median wage · range CA$53-68](https://deftridge.com/rates/marketing-manager/alberta/)

- [Red Deer CA$60.19/hr median wage · range CA$53-68](https://deftridge.com/rates/marketing-manager/alberta/)

- [Edmonton CA$60.19/hr median wage · range CA$53-68](https://deftridge.com/rates/marketing-manager/alberta/)

- [Grande Prairie CA$60.19/hr median wage · range CA$53-68](https://deftridge.com/rates/marketing-manager/alberta/)

- [Fort McMurray CA$60.19/hr median wage · range CA$53-68](https://deftridge.com/rates/marketing-manager/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.

[Marketing Manager rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/marketing-manager/) · [Marketing Manager jobs in Alberta](https://deftridge.com/jobs/marketing-manager/alberta/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
