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Title: Operations Manager rate in British Columbia | Deftridge
Summary: Operations Manager pay in British Columbia: median wage CA$59 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate CA$85. Free for professionals.

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

# Operations Manager hourly rate in British Columbia

The market median wage for an Operations Manager in British Columbia is **CA$59.37 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$59.37/hr** median wage

**CA$46-67** middle half of wages

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

## Operations Manager 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$36.95 | CA$800 | CA$76,900 |
| 25th | CA$45.99 | CA$1,000 | CA$95,700 |
| Median | CA$59.37 | CA$1,290 | CA$123,500 |
| 75th | CA$67.33 | CA$1,460 | CA$140,000 |
| 90th | CA$93.29 | CA$2,020 | CA$194,000 |

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

- **+10%** median wage against the Canada median of CA$54.20

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

- **CA$60.63** 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 Operations Manager 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$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**

## Operations Manager pay across Canada

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

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Northwest Territories | CA$70.36 | CA$100 |
| British Columbia | CA$59.37 | CA$85 |
| Alberta | CA$56.44 | CA$80 |
| Yukon | CA$55.63 | CA$80 |
| Ontario | CA$54.67 | CA$80 |

## Metro areas in British Columbia

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

- [Vancouver CA$60.63/hr median wage · range CA$46-67](https://deftridge.com/rates/operations-manager/british-columbia/)

- [Prince George CA$59.37/hr median wage · range CA$46-67](https://deftridge.com/rates/operations-manager/british-columbia/)

- [Victoria CA$56.56/hr median wage · range n/a-n/a](https://deftridge.com/rates/operations-manager/british-columbia/)

- [Kelowna CA$53.78/hr median wage · range n/a-n/a](https://deftridge.com/rates/operations-manager/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.

[Operations Manager rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/operations-manager/) · [Operations Manager jobs in British Columbia](https://deftridge.com/jobs/operations-manager/british-columbia/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
