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Freelance hourly rates in Canada

656 records from freelancers who reported a location in Canada. Compare roles below; the mix of occupations affects the overall country number.

Median / hour (USD)

$75

Middle 50% / hour

$50–$101

Roles with 5+ records

27

27 roles · All rates in USD per hour · Middle 50% = 25th–75th percentile

Freelance hourly rate benchmarks by role
RoleMedian / hrMiddle 50%Records
Fullstack EngineerEngineering & technology$79$60–$100162
Backend EngineerEngineering & technology$72$59–$9868
Frontend EngineerEngineering & technology$60$36–$10046
Web DeveloperEngineering & technology$60$43–$7535
Senior Software EngineerEngineering & technology$120$79–$15030
CyberSecurity ConsultantEngineering & technology$183$110–$25028
Product DesignerDesign & creative$76$25–$8025
Data EngineerData & analytics · Small sample$65$60–$9123
Marketing ConsultantMarketing & writing · Small sample$110$54–$11221
CopywriterMarketing & writing · Small sample$75$50–$10019
Solutions ArchitectEngineering & technology · Small sample$106$102–$11016
Devops AdminEngineering & technology · Small sample$65$59–$6515
Product ManagerBusiness & operations · Small sample$100$41–$15013
Operations ManagerBusiness & operations · Small sample$130$70–$13012
UX DesignerDesign & creative · Small sample$50$46–$5012
Data Science Machine Learning ConsultingData & analytics · Small sample$150$83–$20011
LawyerBusiness & operations · Small sample$101$85–$23811
Graphic DesignerDesign & creative · Small sample$65$54–$6510
Startup ConsultantBusiness & operations · Small sample$80$5–$29810
PowerBI ConsultantData & analytics · Small sample$48$40–$779
Wordpress DeveloperEngineering & technology · Small sample$75$50–$809
Business AnalystBusiness & operations · Small sample$50$40–$608
IT ConsultantEngineering & technology · Small sample$25$15–$348
Video EditorDesign & creative · Small sample$50$50–$507
Systems EngineerEngineering & technology · Small sample$74$74–$946
VideographerDesign & creative · Small sample$73$45–$1006
UX ResearcherBusiness & operations · Small sample$50$50–$505

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What this comparison tells you

Rates are in USD, including legacy records with no currency label. Country is the reported freelancer location, not client location or nationality. Historical data is included; samples are not representative surveys.

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