Salaries

Contractors and Supervisors, Oil and Gas Drilling and Services Salary in Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake, Alberta

NOC 82021Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage
$60.00 an hour Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
Compared with Alberta
17.7% higher $9.04 above the Alberta median of $50.96
Compared with Canada
20% higher $10.00 above the Canadian median of $50.00
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake and CanadaWood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $60.00, from $36.00 to $85.23, middle half $46.00 to $71.63. Alberta (province): median $50.96, from $32.00 to $73.00, middle half $38.89 to $60.00. Canada: median $50.00, from $31.50 to $79.33, middle half $38.89 to $62.50.$20$40$60$80$100Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $60.00, from $36.00 to $85.23, middle half $46.00 to $71.63Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$60.00Alberta (province): median $50.96, from $32.00 to $73.00, middle half $38.89 to $60.00Alberta (province)$50.96Canada: median $50.00, from $31.50 to $79.33, middle half $38.89 to $62.50Canada$50.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median and the box is the middle half (lower to upper quartile).
Wages in Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake compared with Canada
WageWood Buffalo – Cold LakeAlbertaCanada
Low $36.00 $32.00 $31.50
Lower quartile $46.00 $38.89 $38.89
Median $60.00 $50.96 $50.00
Upper quartile $71.63 $60.00 $62.50
High $85.23 $73.00 $79.33
Average $60.12 $52.51 $52.83

Job outlook

Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake.

Education and training

TEER category
2
Usual education
A college diploma or an apprenticeship of 2 or more years 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 AlbertaWood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $60.00, from $36.00 to $85.23. Calgary: median $56.08, from $30.05 to $67.31. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $53.85, from $31.32 to $76.92. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $53.85, from $31.32 to $76.92. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $53.61, from $34.57 to $73.97. Camrose – Drumheller: median $52.40, from $31.35 to $76.50. Edmonton: median $46.00, from $26.92 to $72.34. Red Deer: median $42.00, from $32.00 to $62.50.$20$40$60$80$100Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $60.00, from $36.00 to $85.23Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$60.00Calgary: median $56.08, from $30.05 to $67.31Calgary$56.08Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $53.85, from $31.32 to $76.92Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River$53.85Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $53.85, from $31.32 to $76.92Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House$53.85Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $53.61, from $34.57 to $73.97Lethbridge – Medicine Hat$53.61Camrose – Drumheller: median $52.40, from $31.35 to $76.50Camrose – Drumheller$52.40Edmonton: median $46.00, from $26.92 to $72.34Edmonton$46.00Red Deer: median $42.00, from $32.00 to $62.50Red Deer$42.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Alberta (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$36.00$60.00$85.23Moderate (3 of 5)
Calgary$30.05$56.08$67.31Limited (2 of 5)
Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River$31.32$53.85$76.92Moderate (3 of 5)
Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House$31.32$53.85$76.92Moderate (3 of 5)
Lethbridge – Medicine Hat$34.57$53.61$73.97Moderate (3 of 5)
Camrose – Drumheller$31.35$52.40$76.50Moderate (3 of 5)
Edmonton$26.92$46.00$72.34Moderate (3 of 5)
Red Deer$32.00$42.00$62.50Moderate (3 of 5)

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