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Title: Talent Researcher rate in British Columbia | Deftridge
Summary: Talent Researcher pay in British Columbia: median wage CA$36 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate CA$60. The rate is on every task, before you apply.

BC · Canada · **Updated November 4, 2026**

# Talent Researcher hourly rate in British Columbia

The market median wage for a Talent Researcher in British Columbia is **CA$35.53 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **CA$60 an hour** on Deftridge, +9% against the Canada rate.

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

**CA$35.53/hr** median wage

**CA$29-48** middle half of wages

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

## Talent Researcher wage percentiles in British Columbia

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$25.48 | CA$550 | CA$53,000 |
| 25th | CA$29.15 | CA$630 | CA$60,600 |
| Median | CA$35.53 | CA$770 | CA$73,900 |
| 75th | CA$47.84 | CA$1,040 | CA$99,500 |
| 90th | CA$54.35 | CA$1,180 | CA$113,000 |

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

## British Columbia in numbers

What sets British Columbia apart for a Talent Researcher, from the same sources as the table above.

- **+3%** median wage against the Canada median of CA$34.36

- **8th of 13** provinces and territories by median wage for this role

- **CA$39.13** median wage in the Victoria 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 Researcher in British Columbia 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 |

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

- Task bundle **CA$55**

## Talent Researcher pay across Canada

Typical contractor rate for a senior Talent Researcher, highest first; 10 of 13 places shown. By median wage British Columbia ranks **8 of 13**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nunavut | CA$52.45 | CA$85 |
| Northwest Territories | CA$52.36 | CA$85 |
| Yukon | CA$41.24 | CA$70 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | CA$36.19 | CA$60 |
| Prince Edward Island | CA$35.95 | CA$60 |
| Ontario | CA$35.59 | CA$60 |
| British Columbia | CA$35.53 | CA$60 |
| Saskatchewan | CA$34.23 | CA$55 |
| New Brunswick | CA$32.71 | CA$55 |
| Nova Scotia | CA$32.22 | CA$55 |

## Metro areas in British Columbia

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

- [Victoria CA$39.13/hr median wage · range CA$34-58](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-researcher/british-columbia/)

- [Kelowna CA$36.81/hr median wage · range n/a-n/a](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-researcher/british-columbia/)

- [Prince George CA$35.53/hr median wage · range CA$29-48](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-researcher/british-columbia/)

- [Vancouver CA$34.98/hr median wage · range CA$28-48](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-researcher/british-columbia/)

## 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 Researcher rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-researcher/) · [Talent Researcher jobs in British Columbia](https://deftridge.com/jobs/talent-researcher/british-columbia/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)