Median wage
$37.50 an hour
Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River
Compared with Alberta
5% lower
$1.97 below the Alberta median of $39.47
Compared with Canada
4% higher
$1.44 above the Canadian median of $36.06
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River and Canada Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $37.50, from $28.21 to $101.92, middle half $30.77 to $50.26. Alberta (province): median $39.47, from $23.59 to $101.92, middle half $28.85 to $54.36. Canada: median $36.06, from $23.91 to $73.08, middle half $29.00 to $49.00. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $37.50, from $28.21 to $101.92, middle half $30.77 to $50.26 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $37.50 Alberta (province): median $39.47, from $23.59 to $101.92, middle half $28.85 to $54.36 Alberta (province) $39.47 Canada: median $36.06, from $23.91 to $73.08, middle half $29.00 to $49.00 Canada $36.06 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 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River compared with Canada
Wage Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River Alberta Canada
Low
$28.21
$23.59
$23.91
Lower quartile
$30.77
$28.85
$29.00
Median
$37.50
$39.47
$36.06
Upper quartile
$50.26
$54.36
$49.00
High
$101.92
$101.92
$73.08
Average
$45.67
$50.47
$43.57
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River.
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 Calgary: median $40.68, from $26.07 to $72.53. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $38.97, from $21.63 to $48.72. Red Deer: median $38.36, from $27.98 to $63.56. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $37.88, from $25.84 to $84.63. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $37.50, from $28.21 to $101.92. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $37.50, from $28.21 to $101.92. Camrose – Drumheller: median $36.09, from $25.48 to $55.55. Edmonton: median $34.62, from $25.00 to $97.33. $0 $25 $50 $75 $100 $125 Calgary: median $40.68, from $26.07 to $72.53 Calgary $40.68 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $38.97, from $21.63 to $48.72 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $38.97 Red Deer: median $38.36, from $27.98 to $63.56 Red Deer $38.36 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $37.88, from $25.84 to $84.63 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $37.88 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $37.50, from $28.21 to $101.92 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $37.50 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $37.50, from $28.21 to $101.92 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $37.50 Camrose – Drumheller: median $36.09, from $25.48 to $55.55 Camrose – Drumheller $36.09 Edmonton: median $34.62, from $25.00 to $97.33 Edmonton $34.62 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wages from 2023-2024 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 .