Median wage
$53.18 an hour
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
Compared with Alberta
1.1% higher
$0.60 above the Alberta median of $52.58
Compared with Canada
3.4% lower
$1.85 below the Canadian median of $55.03
Job outlook
Undetermined
2025-2027
Job postings
1
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake and Canada Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $53.18, from $35.54 to $70.04. Alberta (province): median $52.58, from $34.28 to $72.71. Canada: median $55.03, from $34.62 to $74.83. $20 $40 $60 $80 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $53.18, from $35.54 to $70.04 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $53.18 Alberta (province): median $52.58, from $34.28 to $72.71 Alberta (province) $52.58 Canada: median $55.03, from $34.62 to $74.83 Canada $55.03 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake compared with Canada
Wage Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake Alberta Canada
Low
$35.54
$34.28
$34.62
Median
$53.18
$52.58
$55.03
High
$70.04
$72.71
$74.83
Job outlook
Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake.
1 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 0
Usual education Management experience in a related field 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 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $54.62, from $33.86 to $79.55. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $53.18, from $35.54 to $70.04. Edmonton: median $52.04, from $34.33 to $70.09. Camrose – Drumheller: median $50.72, from $32.92 to $67.41. Calgary: median $46.14, from $29.88 to $59.50. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: not stated. Red Deer: not stated. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: not stated. $20 $40 $60 $80 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $54.62, from $33.86 to $79.55 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $54.62 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $53.18, from $35.54 to $70.04 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $53.18 Edmonton: median $52.04, from $34.33 to $70.09 Edmonton $52.04 Camrose – Drumheller: median $50.72, from $32.92 to $67.41 Camrose – Drumheller $50.72 Calgary: median $46.14, from $29.88 to $59.50 Calgary $46.14 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: not stated Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House Not stated Red Deer: not stated Red Deer 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 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $33.86 $54.62 $79.55 Undetermined Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $35.54 $53.18 $70.04 Undetermined Edmonton $34.33 $52.04 $70.09 Undetermined Camrose – Drumheller $32.92 $50.72 $67.41 Undetermined Calgary $29.88 $46.14 $59.50 Undetermined Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Red Deer 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. Job postings counted for September 2026.
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 .