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Title: Paid Ads Specialist hourly rate in Quebec, 2026 | Deftridge
Summary: Paid Ads Specialist pay in Quebec: median wage CA$42 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate CA$60. The rate is on every task, before you apply.

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

# Paid Ads Specialist hourly rate in Quebec

The market median wage for a Paid Ads Specialist in Quebec is **CA$42.32 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **CA$60 an hour** on Deftridge, -8% against the Canada rate.

**CA$60/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**CA$42.32/hr** median wage

**CA$34-55** middle half of wages

**CA$1,300** a month at 5 hours a week

## Paid Ads Specialist wage percentiles in Quebec

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$27.28 | CA$590 | CA$56,700 |
| 25th | CA$33.97 | CA$740 | CA$70,700 |
| Median | CA$42.32 | CA$920 | CA$88,000 |
| 75th | CA$54.51 | CA$1,180 | CA$113,400 |
| 90th | CA$64.47 | CA$1,400 | CA$134,100 |

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

## Quebec in numbers

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

- **-6%** median wage against the Canada median of CA$45.25

- **10th of 13** provinces and territories by median wage for this role

- **CA$49.60** median wage in the Gatineau metro area, the highest here

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

## What contractors receive

The Deftridge rate for a Paid Ads Specialist in Quebec 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$50 | CA$1,080 |
| Senior | CA$60 | CA$1,300 |
| Manager | CA$75 | CA$1,630 |

- Regular role **CA$60**

- One-off task **CA$70**

- Task bundle **CA$65**

## Paid Ads Specialist pay across Canada

Typical contractor rate for a senior Paid Ads Specialist, highest first; 10 of 13 places shown. By median wage Quebec ranks **10 of 13**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nunavut | CA$66.98 | CA$95 |
| Yukon | CA$58.24 | CA$85 |
| Northwest Territories | CA$57.70 | CA$85 |
| Saskatchewan | CA$44.01 | CA$65 |
| British Columbia | CA$43.99 | CA$65 |
| New Brunswick | CA$43.72 | CA$65 |
| Quebec | CA$42.32 | CA$60 |
| Nova Scotia | CA$39.74 | CA$60 |
| Prince Edward Island | CA$39.28 | CA$55 |
| Manitoba | CA$37.20 | CA$55 |

## Metro areas in Quebec

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

- [Gatineau CA$49.60/hr median wage · range CA$37-58](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/quebec/)

- [Trois-Rivières CA$44.79/hr median wage · range n/a-n/a](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/quebec/)

- [Quebec City CA$44.71/hr median wage · range CA$35-58](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/quebec/)

- [Terrebonne CA$43.46/hr median wage · range n/a-n/a](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/quebec/)

- [Saint-Jérôme CA$42.32/hr median wage · range CA$34-55](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/quebec/)

- [Montreal CA$41.72/hr median wage · range CA$34-53](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/quebec/)

- [Sherbrooke CA$41.12/hr median wage · range CA$35-54](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/quebec/)

- [Drummondville CA$40.74/hr median wage · range n/a-n/a](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/quebec/)

- [Saguenay CA$40.54/hr median wage · range CA$29-53](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/quebec/)

- [Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu CA$39.94/hr median wage · range CA$32-51](https://deftridge.com/rates/paid-ads-specialist/quebec/)

## 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 Quebec](https://deftridge.com/jobs/paid-ads-specialist/quebec/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
