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Title: Talent Researcher hourly rate in Quebec, 2026 | Deftridge
Summary: Talent Researcher pay in Quebec: median wage CA$31 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate CA$50. The rate is on every task, before you apply.

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

# Talent Researcher hourly rate in Quebec

The market median wage for a Talent Researcher in Quebec is **CA$31.42 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **CA$50 an hour** on Deftridge, -9% against the Canada rate.

**CA$50/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**CA$31.42/hr** median wage

**CA$27-39** middle half of wages

**CA$1,080** a month at 5 hours a week

## Talent Researcher wage percentiles in Quebec

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$24.93 | CA$540 | CA$51,900 |
| 25th | CA$27.06 | CA$590 | CA$56,300 |
| Median | CA$31.42 | CA$680 | CA$65,400 |
| 75th | CA$39.21 | CA$850 | CA$81,600 |
| 90th | CA$53.16 | CA$1,150 | CA$110,600 |

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

## Quebec in numbers

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

- **-9%** median wage against the Canada median of CA$34.36

- **12th of 13** provinces and territories by median wage for this role

- **CA$33.81** median wage in the Quebec City 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 Quebec 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$50 | CA$1,080 |

- One-off task **CA$50**

- Task bundle (floor) **CA$45**

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

## Talent Researcher pay across Canada

Typical contractor rate for a senior Talent Researcher, highest first; 8 of 13 places shown. By median wage Quebec ranks **12 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 |
| Saskatchewan | CA$34.23 | CA$55 |
| New Brunswick | CA$32.71 | CA$55 |
| Nova Scotia | CA$32.22 | CA$55 |
| Quebec | CA$31.42 | CA$50 |
| Manitoba | CA$28.23 | CA$45 |

## Metro areas in Quebec

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

- [Quebec City CA$33.81/hr median wage · range n/a-n/a](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-researcher/quebec/)

- [Sherbrooke CA$31.42/hr median wage · range CA$27-39](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-researcher/quebec/)

- [Drummondville CA$31.42/hr median wage · range CA$27-39](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-researcher/quebec/)

- [Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu CA$31.42/hr median wage · range CA$27-39](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-researcher/quebec/)

- [Montreal CA$31.42/hr median wage · range CA$27-35](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-researcher/quebec/)

- [Terrebonne CA$31.42/hr median wage · range CA$27-39](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-researcher/quebec/)

- [Saint-Jérôme CA$31.42/hr median wage · range CA$27-39](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-researcher/quebec/)

- [Gatineau CA$31.42/hr median wage · range CA$27-39](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-researcher/quebec/)

- [Trois-Rivières CA$31.42/hr median wage · range CA$27-39](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-researcher/quebec/)

- [Saguenay CA$31.42/hr median wage · range CA$27-39](https://deftridge.com/rates/talent-researcher/quebec/)

## 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 Quebec](https://deftridge.com/jobs/talent-researcher/quebec/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
