Salaries

Fire Chiefs and Senior Firefighting Officers Salary in Alberta

NOC 40041Wages 2024Updated

Median wage
$64.83 an hour Alberta
Compared with Canada
3.5% higher $2.19 above the Canadian median of $62.64
Job outlook
Good 4 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Alberta

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

Wage range in Alberta and CanadaAlberta: median $64.83, from $45.23 to $83.19. Canada: median $62.64, from $37.02 to $83.84, middle half $48.08 to $74.53.$20$40$60$80$100Alberta: median $64.83, from $45.23 to $83.19Alberta$64.83Canada: median $62.64, from $37.02 to $83.84, middle half $48.08 to $74.53Canada$62.64
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Alberta compared with Canada
WageAlbertaCanada
Low $45.23 $37.02
Lower quartile Not stated $48.08
Median $64.83 $62.64
Upper quartile Not stated $74.53
High $83.19 $83.84
Average Not stated $61.72

Job outlook

Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Alberta.

The employment outlook is good for the 2025-2027 period due to employment growth and retirements. There is a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation. Outlook data

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 AlbertaAlberta (all regions): median $64.83, from $45.23 to $83.19. Calgary: median $65.64, from $47.68 to $81.62. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $65.30, from $46.67 to $94.71. Edmonton: median $65.05, from $47.24 to $82.73. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $62.16, from $44.11 to $80.67. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $58.45, from $43.13 to $74.47. Camrose – Drumheller: not stated. Red Deer: not stated. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: not stated.$40$60$80$100Alberta (all regions): median $64.83, from $45.23 to $83.19Alberta (all regions)$64.83Calgary: median $65.64, from $47.68 to $81.62Calgary$65.64Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $65.30, from $46.67 to $94.71Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$65.30Edmonton: median $65.05, from $47.24 to $82.73Edmonton$65.05Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $62.16, from $44.11 to $80.67Lethbridge – Medicine Hat$62.16Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $58.45, from $43.13 to $74.47Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House$58.45Camrose – Drumheller: not statedCamrose – DrumhellerNot statedRed Deer: not statedRed DeerNot statedAthabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: not statedAthabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace RiverNot 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)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Alberta (all regions)$45.23$64.83$83.19Good (4 of 5)
Calgary$47.68$65.64$81.62Good (4 of 5)
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$46.67$65.30$94.71Undetermined
Edmonton$47.24$65.05$82.73Good (4 of 5)
Lethbridge – Medicine Hat$44.11$62.16$80.67Undetermined
Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House$43.13$58.45$74.47Undetermined
Camrose – DrumhellerNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Red DeerNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace RiverNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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