Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/payroll-specialist/canada/ Title: Payroll Specialist hourly rate in Canada, 2026 | Deftridge Summary: Payroll Specialist pay in Canada: median wage CA$33 an hour, contractor rate at the country floor of CA$45. The rate is on every task, before you apply. Canada · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Payroll Specialist hourly rate in Canada The market median wage for a Payroll Specialist in Canada is **CA$32.75 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **CA$45 an hour** on Deftridge. **CA$45/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **CA$32.75/hr** median wage **CA$27-39** middle half of wages **CA$980** a month at 5 hours a week ## Payroll 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$21.84 | CA$470 | CA$45,400 | | 25th | CA$27.00 | CA$590 | CA$56,200 | | Median | CA$32.75 | CA$710 | CA$68,100 | | 75th | CA$39.37 | CA$850 | CA$81,900 | | 90th | CA$47.24 | CA$1,020 | CA$98,300 | 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 Payroll Specialist, from the same sources as the table above. - **CA$54.40** highest median wage, Nunavut - **CA$28.55** lowest median wage, Prince Edward Island - **CA$45** country floor: no Canada rate is published below it, and this role is at the floor ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for a Payroll 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 (country floor) | CA$45 | CA$980 | | Senior (country floor) | CA$45 | CA$980 | | Manager | CA$55 | CA$1,190 | - Regular role (floor) **CA$45** - One-off task **CA$55** - Task bundle **CA$50** Rows marked country floor would come out lower by the formula; the Canada floor of CA$45 applies instead. ## Payroll Specialist pay by region in Canada Typical contractor rate for a senior Payroll Specialist, highest first; 9 of 13 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | Nunavut | CA$54.40 | CA$80 | | Northwest Territories | CA$50.49 | CA$75 | | Yukon | CA$37.32 | CA$55 | | Alberta | CA$35.10 | CA$50 | | British Columbia | CA$34.79 | CA$50 | | New Brunswick | CA$33.84 | CA$50 | | Saskatchewan | CA$32.62 | CA$45 | | Ontario | CA$32.42 | CA$45 | | Manitoba | CA$32.16 | CA$45 | ## 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. [Payroll Specialist rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/payroll-specialist/) · [Payroll Specialist jobs in Canada](https://deftridge.com/jobs/payroll-specialist/canada/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)