Median wage
$65.41 an hour
Red Deer
Compared with Alberta
0.8% higher
$0.51 above the Alberta median of $64.90
Compared with Canada
26% higher
$13.49 above the Canadian median of $51.92
Job outlook
Undetermined
2025-2027
Wages in Red Deer
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Red Deer and Canada Red Deer: median $65.41, from $43.29 to $101.00. Alberta (province): median $64.90, from $44.23 to $118.79, middle half $52.88 to $88.03. Canada: median $51.92, from $27.45 to $76.92, middle half $37.50 to $63.94. $25 $50 $75 $100 $125 Red Deer: median $65.41, from $43.29 to $101.00 Red Deer $65.41 Alberta (province): median $64.90, from $44.23 to $118.79, middle half $52.88 to $88.03 Alberta (province) $64.90 Canada: median $51.92, from $27.45 to $76.92, middle half $37.50 to $63.94 Canada $51.92 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Red Deer compared with Canada
Wage Red Deer Alberta Canada
Low
$43.29
$44.23
$27.45
Lower quartile
Not stated $52.88
$37.50
Median
$65.41
$64.90
$51.92
Upper quartile
Not stated $88.03
$63.94
High
$101.00
$118.79
$76.92
Average
Not stated $71.49
$52.17
Job outlook
Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Red Deer.
Licence needed in Alberta?
This occupation group is not licensed as a whole in Alberta, but some roles in it are:
Professional engineer (a role in this group)
Licence required in Alberta
Education and training
TEER category 1
Usual education A university degree is usually required.
By region in Alberta
Job Bank’s economic regions, highest median first. A region links to its own page where its figures differ from the province’s.
Wage range by economic region in Alberta Red Deer: median $65.41, from $43.29 to $101.00. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $64.90, from $44.23 to $118.79. Calgary: median $62.50, from $44.23 to $88.03. Edmonton: median $61.45, from $36.52 to $93.12. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $55.14, from $35.68 to $84.12. Camrose – Drumheller: not stated. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: not stated. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: not stated. $25 $50 $75 $100 $125 Red Deer: median $65.41, from $43.29 to $101.00 Red Deer $65.41 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $64.90, from $44.23 to $118.79 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $64.90 Calgary: median $62.50, from $44.23 to $88.03 Calgary $62.50 Edmonton: median $61.45, from $36.52 to $93.12 Edmonton $61.45 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $55.14, from $35.68 to $84.12 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $55.14 Camrose – Drumheller: not stated Camrose – Drumheller Not stated Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: not stated Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House Not stated Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: not stated Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River Not stated The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Alberta (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Red Deer $43.29 $65.41 $101.00 Undetermined Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $44.23 $64.90 $118.79 Limited (2 of 5) Calgary $44.23 $62.50 $88.03 Limited (2 of 5) Edmonton $36.52 $61.45 $93.12 Limited (2 of 5) Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $35.68 $55.14 $84.12 Undetermined Camrose – Drumheller Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined
Wages from 2024 data, Job Bank 2025 release. Job outlooks for 2025-2027.
Occupation titles, codes and TEER categories come from the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada .