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Title: Paid Ads Specialist hourly rate in Canada, 2026 | Deftridge
Summary: Paid Ads Specialist pay in Canada: median wage CA$45 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate CA$65. The rate is on every task, before you apply.

Canada · **Updated November 3, 2026**

# Paid Ads Specialist hourly rate in Canada

The market median wage for a Paid Ads Specialist in Canada is **CA$45.25 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **CA$65 an hour** on Deftridge.

**CA$65/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**CA$45.25/hr** median wage

**CA$34-58** middle half of wages

**CA$1,410** a month at 5 hours a week

## Paid Ads Specialist wage percentiles in Canada

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$26.07 | CA$560 | CA$54,200 |
| 25th | CA$33.92 | CA$740 | CA$70,600 |
| Median | CA$45.25 | CA$980 | CA$94,100 |
| 75th | CA$58.08 | CA$1,260 | CA$120,800 |
| 90th | CA$73.05 | CA$1,580 | CA$151,900 |

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

## Canada in numbers

What sets Canada apart for a Paid Ads Specialist, from the same sources as the table above.

- **CA$66.98** highest median wage, Nunavut

- **CA$37.20** lowest median wage, Manitoba

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

## What contractors receive

The Deftridge rate for a Paid Ads Specialist in Canada 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$55 | CA$1,190 |
| Senior | CA$65 | CA$1,410 |
| Manager | CA$80 | CA$1,730 |

- Regular role **CA$65**

- One-off task **CA$75**

- Task bundle **CA$70**

## Paid Ads Specialist pay by region in Canada

Typical contractor rate for a senior Paid Ads Specialist, highest first; 9 of 13 places shown.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nunavut | CA$66.98 | CA$95 |
| Yukon | CA$58.24 | CA$85 |
| Northwest Territories | CA$57.70 | CA$85 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | CA$47.28 | CA$70 |
| Alberta | CA$47.20 | CA$70 |
| Ontario | CA$46.61 | CA$70 |
| Saskatchewan | CA$44.01 | CA$65 |
| British Columbia | CA$43.99 | CA$65 |
| New Brunswick | CA$43.72 | CA$65 |

## 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.

[Paid Ads Specialist rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/) · [Paid Ads Specialist jobs in Canada](https://deftridge.com/jobs/paid-ads-specialist/canada/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
