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Title: Red-Teamer hourly rate in Canada, 2026 | Deftridge
Summary: Red-Teamer pay in Canada: median wage CA$51 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate CA$65. Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, 2023-2024.

Canada · **Updated November 3, 2026**

# Red-Teamer hourly rate in Canada

The market median wage for a Red-Teamer in Canada is **CA$51.06 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **CA$65 an hour** on Deftridge.

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

**CA$51.06/hr** median wage

**CA$40-63** middle half of wages

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

## Red-Teamer 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$30.93 | CA$670 | CA$64,300 |
| 25th | CA$39.65 | CA$860 | CA$82,500 |
| Median | CA$51.06 | CA$1,110 | CA$106,200 |
| 75th | CA$63.45 | CA$1,370 | CA$132,000 |
| 90th | CA$74.36 | CA$1,610 | CA$154,700 |

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 Red-Teamer, from the same sources as the table above.

- **CA$53.69** highest median wage, Alberta

- **CA$43.36** lowest median wage, Nova Scotia

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

## What contractors receive

The Deftridge rate for a Red-Teamer 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Senior | CA$65 | CA$1,410 |
| Manager | CA$75 | CA$1,630 |

- AI expert review **CA$65**

## Red-Teamer pay by region in Canada

Typical contractor rate for a senior Red-Teamer, highest first; 9 of 13 places shown.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alberta | CA$53.69 | CA$65 |
| Ontario | CA$52.35 | CA$65 |
| Northwest Territories | CA$51.06 | CA$65 |
| Nunavut | CA$51.06 | CA$65 |
| Prince Edward Island | CA$51.06 | CA$65 |
| Yukon | CA$51.06 | CA$65 |
| British Columbia | CA$50.67 | CA$65 |
| Quebec | CA$49.49 | CA$60 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | CA$48.91 | CA$60 |

## 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.

[Red-Teamer rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/red-teamer/) · [Red-Teamer jobs in Canada](https://deftridge.com/jobs/red-teamer/canada/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
