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Title: TA Manager hourly rate in Alberta | Deftridge
Summary: Talent Acquisition Manager pay in Alberta: median wage CA$55 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate CA$80. The rate is on every task, before you apply.

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

# Talent Acquisition Manager hourly rate in Alberta

The market median wage for a Talent Acquisition Manager in Alberta is **CA$54.89 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **CA$80 an hour** on Deftridge, +7% against the Canada rate.

**CA$80/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**CA$54.89/hr** median wage

**CA$44-65** middle half of wages

**CA$1,730** a month at 5 hours a week

## Talent Acquisition Manager 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$31.44 | CA$680 | CA$65,400 |
| 25th | CA$44.27 | CA$960 | CA$92,100 |
| Median | CA$54.89 | CA$1,190 | CA$114,200 |
| 75th | CA$65.41 | CA$1,420 | CA$136,100 |
| 90th | CA$73.96 | CA$1,600 | CA$153,800 |

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 Talent Acquisition Manager, from the same sources as the table above.

- **+7%** median wage against the Canada median of CA$51.43

- **3rd of 13** provinces and territories by median wage for this role

- **CA$56.14** 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 Talent Acquisition Manager 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Senior | CA$80 | CA$1,730 |
| Manager | CA$95 | CA$2,060 |
| Director | CA$115 | CA$2,490 |

- Regular role **CA$80**

- One-off task **CA$90**

- Task bundle **CA$80**

## Talent Acquisition Manager pay across Canada

Typical contractor rate for a senior Talent Acquisition Manager, highest first; 6 of 13 places shown. By median wage Alberta ranks **3 of 13**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Northwest Territories | CA$72.98 | CA$105 |
| British Columbia | CA$55.98 | CA$80 |
| Alberta | CA$54.89 | CA$80 |
| Nunavut | CA$54.11 | CA$80 |
| Yukon | CA$53.33 | CA$75 |
| Quebec | CA$51.53 | CA$75 |

## Metro areas in Alberta

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

- [Calgary CA$56.14/hr median wage · range CA$47-64](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/alberta/)

- [Edmonton CA$54.66/hr median wage · range n/a-n/a](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/alberta/)

- [Red Deer CA$54.22/hr median wage · range n/a-n/a](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/alberta/)

- [Fort McMurray CA$53.20/hr median wage · range CA$45-75](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/alberta/)

- [Grande Prairie CA$52.76/hr median wage · range CA$47-63](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/alberta/)

- [Lethbridge CA$50.82/hr median wage · range n/a-n/a](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/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.

[Talent Acquisition Manager rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-acquisition-manager/) · [Talent Acquisition Manager jobs in Alberta](https://deftridge.com/jobs/talent-acquisition-manager/alberta/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
