Median wage
$18.30 an hour
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
Compared with Alberta
3.2% lower
$0.60 below the Alberta median of $18.90
Compared with Canada
3.7% lower
$0.70 below the Canadian median of $19.00
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
24
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 Canada Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $18.30, from $17.00 to $30.03, middle half $17.30 to $23.00. Alberta (province): median $18.90, from $16.00 to $30.29, middle half $17.50 to $23.00. Canada: median $19.00, from $15.75 to $27.69, middle half $17.00 to $22.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $18.30, from $17.00 to $30.03, middle half $17.30 to $23.00 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $18.30 Alberta (province): median $18.90, from $16.00 to $30.29, middle half $17.50 to $23.00 Alberta (province) $18.90 Canada: median $19.00, from $15.75 to $27.69, middle half $17.00 to $22.00 Canada $19.00 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
Wage Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake Alberta Canada
Low
$17.00
$16.00
$15.75
Lower quartile
$17.30
$17.50
$17.00
Median
$18.30
$18.90
$19.00
Upper quartile
$23.00
$23.00
$22.00
High
$30.03
$30.29
$27.69
Average
$20.99
$20.97
$20.59
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake.
24 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
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 Alberta Calgary: median $19.50, from $16.75 to $28.85. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $19.50, from $15.00 to $36.92. Camrose – Drumheller: median $18.90, from $16.00 to $30.29. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $18.50, from $15.00 to $40.38. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $18.50, from $15.00 to $40.38. Edmonton: median $18.50, from $16.00 to $30.00. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $18.30, from $17.00 to $30.03. Red Deer: median $17.50, from $17.00 to $28.00. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Calgary: median $19.50, from $16.75 to $28.85 Calgary $19.50 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $19.50, from $15.00 to $36.92 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $19.50 Camrose – Drumheller: median $18.90, from $16.00 to $30.29 Camrose – Drumheller $18.90 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $18.50, from $15.00 to $40.38 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $18.50 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $18.50, from $15.00 to $40.38 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $18.50 Edmonton: median $18.50, from $16.00 to $30.00 Edmonton $18.50 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $18.30, from $17.00 to $30.03 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $18.30 Red Deer: median $17.50, from $17.00 to $28.00 Red Deer $17.50 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. 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 .