Salaries

Food Counter Attendants, Kitchen Helpers and Related Support Occupations Salary in Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake, Alberta

NOC 65201Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage
$16.00 an hour Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
Compared with Alberta
Same as the Alberta median of $16.00
Compared with Canada
3.3% lower $0.55 below the Canadian median of $16.55
Job outlook
Limited 2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
34 on Job Bank in September 2026

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 $16.00, from $15.00 to $20.00, middle half $15.00 to $18.00. Alberta (province): median $16.00, from $15.00 to $20.00, middle half $15.00 to $18.00. Canada: median $16.55, from $15.00 to $21.50, middle half $15.50 to $18.34.$14$16$18$20$22Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $16.00, from $15.00 to $20.00, middle half $15.00 to $18.00Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$16.00Alberta (province): median $16.00, from $15.00 to $20.00, middle half $15.00 to $18.00Alberta (province)$16.00Canada: median $16.55, from $15.00 to $21.50, middle half $15.50 to $18.34Canada$16.55
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 $15.00 $15.00 $15.00
Lower quartile $15.00 $15.00 $15.50
Median $16.00 $16.00 $16.55
Upper quartile $18.00 $18.00 $18.34
High $20.00 $20.00 $21.50
Average $16.81 $16.85 $17.45

Job outlook

Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake.

34 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Education and training

TEER category
5
Usual education
No formal education is usually required, and training is a short work demonstration.

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 AlbertaEdmonton: median $16.65, from $15.00 to $21.37. Calgary: median $16.03, from $15.00 to $19.03. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $16.00, from $15.00 to $20.00. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $16.00, from $15.00 to $21.00. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $16.00, from $15.00 to $20.00. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $15.50, from $15.00 to $19.00. Camrose – Drumheller: median $15.50, from $15.00 to $20.16. Red Deer: median $15.50, from $15.00 to $20.00.$14$16$18$20$22Edmonton: median $16.65, from $15.00 to $21.37Edmonton$16.65Calgary: median $16.03, from $15.00 to $19.03Calgary$16.03Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $16.00, from $15.00 to $20.00Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House$16.00Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $16.00, from $15.00 to $21.00Lethbridge – Medicine Hat$16.00Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $16.00, from $15.00 to $20.00Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$16.00Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $15.50, from $15.00 to $19.00Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River$15.50Camrose – Drumheller: median $15.50, from $15.00 to $20.16Camrose – Drumheller$15.50Red Deer: median $15.50, from $15.00 to $20.00Red Deer$15.50
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
Edmonton$15.00$16.65$21.37Moderate (3 of 5)
Calgary$15.00$16.03$19.03Moderate (3 of 5)
Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House$15.00$16.00$20.00Good (4 of 5)
Lethbridge – Medicine Hat$15.00$16.00$21.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$15.00$16.00$20.00Limited (2 of 5)
Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River$15.00$15.50$19.00Good (4 of 5)
Camrose – Drumheller$15.00$15.50$20.16Moderate (3 of 5)
Red Deer$15.00$15.50$20.00Moderate (3 of 5)

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