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Title: Executive Assistant hourly rate in Alberta | Deftridge
Summary: Part-Time Executive Assistant pay in Alberta: median wage CA$37 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate CA$55. Free for professionals.

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

# Part-Time Executive Assistant hourly rate in Alberta

The market median wage for a Part-Time Executive Assistant in Alberta is **CA$37.40 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **CA$55 an hour** on Deftridge, +10% against the Canada rate.

**CA$55/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**CA$37.40/hr** median wage

**CA$33-42** middle half of wages

**CA$1,190** a month at 5 hours a week

## Part-Time Executive Assistant 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$28.77 | CA$620 | CA$59,800 |
| 25th | CA$33.43 | CA$720 | CA$69,500 |
| Median | CA$37.40 | CA$810 | CA$77,800 |
| 75th | CA$42.20 | CA$910 | CA$87,800 |
| 90th | CA$51.38 | CA$1,110 | CA$106,900 |

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 Part-Time Executive Assistant, from the same sources as the table above.

- **+4%** median wage against the Canada median of CA$35.89

- **5th of 13** provinces and territories by median wage for this role

- **CA$38.06** 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 Part-Time Executive Assistant 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Specialist (country floor) | CA$45 | CA$980 |
| Senior | CA$55 | CA$1,190 |

- Regular role **CA$55**

- One-off task **CA$60**

- Task bundle **CA$55**

Rows marked country floor would come out lower by the formula; the Canada floor of CA$45 applies instead.

## Part-Time Executive Assistant pay across Canada

Typical contractor rate for a senior Part-Time Executive Assistant, highest first; 8 of 13 places shown. By median wage Alberta ranks **5 of 13**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nunavut | CA$49.69 | CA$70 |
| Northwest Territories | CA$41.78 | CA$60 |
| British Columbia | CA$39.20 | CA$55 |
| Yukon | CA$38.29 | CA$55 |
| Alberta | CA$37.40 | CA$55 |
| Ontario | CA$36.87 | CA$55 |
| Quebec | CA$33.68 | CA$50 |
| New Brunswick | CA$32.13 | CA$45 |

## Metro areas in Alberta

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

- [Calgary CA$38.06/hr median wage · range n/a-n/a](https://deftridge.com/rates/part-time-executive-assistant/alberta/)

- [Fort McMurray CA$38.03/hr median wage · range CA$28-56](https://deftridge.com/rates/part-time-executive-assistant/alberta/)

- [Grande Prairie CA$37.40/hr median wage · range CA$33-42](https://deftridge.com/rates/part-time-executive-assistant/alberta/)

- [Edmonton CA$36.98/hr median wage · range CA$33-47](https://deftridge.com/rates/part-time-executive-assistant/alberta/)

- [Red Deer CA$35.79/hr median wage · range n/a-n/a](https://deftridge.com/rates/part-time-executive-assistant/alberta/)

- [Lethbridge CA$35.49/hr median wage · range n/a-n/a](https://deftridge.com/rates/part-time-executive-assistant/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.

[Part-Time Executive Assistant rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/part-time-executive-assistant/) · [Part-Time Executive Assistant jobs in Alberta](https://deftridge.com/jobs/part-time-executive-assistant/alberta/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
