Median wage
$25.00 an hour
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
Compared with Alberta
Same
as the Alberta median of $25.00
Compared with Canada
4.2% higher
$1.01 above the Canadian median of $23.99
Job outlook
Very limited
1 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 Canada Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $25.00, from $15.50 to $36.13, middle half $20.00 to $30.00. Alberta (province): median $25.00, from $15.50 to $36.13, middle half $20.00 to $30.00. Canada: median $23.99, from $16.55 to $34.00, middle half $19.50 to $28.50. $10 $20 $30 $40 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $25.00, from $15.50 to $36.13, middle half $20.00 to $30.00 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $25.00 Alberta (province): median $25.00, from $15.50 to $36.13, middle half $20.00 to $30.00 Alberta (province) $25.00 Canada: median $23.99, from $16.55 to $34.00, middle half $19.50 to $28.50 Canada $23.99 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
$15.50
$15.50
$16.55
Lower quartile
$20.00
$20.00
$19.50
Median
$25.00
$25.00
$23.99
Upper quartile
$30.00
$30.00
$28.50
High
$36.13
$36.13
$34.00
Average
$26.38
$26.38
$25.10
Job outlook
Very limited (1 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake.
Education and training
TEER category 4
Usual education A high school diploma 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 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $26.00, from $15.00 to $33.18. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $26.00, from $15.00 to $33.18. Camrose – Drumheller: median $26.00, from $19.00 to $33.85. Calgary: median $25.38, from $18.00 to $36.06. Edmonton: median $25.00, from $15.50 to $36.13. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $25.00, from $15.50 to $36.13. Red Deer: median $25.00, from $15.50 to $36.13. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $25.00, from $15.50 to $36.13. $10 $20 $30 $40 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $26.00, from $15.00 to $33.18 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $26.00 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $26.00, from $15.00 to $33.18 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $26.00 Camrose – Drumheller: median $26.00, from $19.00 to $33.85 Camrose – Drumheller $26.00 Calgary: median $25.38, from $18.00 to $36.06 Calgary $25.38 Edmonton: median $25.00, from $15.50 to $36.13 Edmonton $25.00 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $25.00, from $15.50 to $36.13 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $25.00 Red Deer: median $25.00, from $15.50 to $36.13 Red Deer $25.00 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $25.00, from $15.50 to $36.13 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $25.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Alberta (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $15.00 $26.00 $33.18 Limited (2 of 5) Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $15.00 $26.00 $33.18 Limited (2 of 5) Camrose – Drumheller $19.00 $26.00 $33.85 Limited (2 of 5) Calgary $18.00 $25.38 $36.06 Limited (2 of 5) Edmonton $15.50 $25.00 $36.13 Limited (2 of 5) Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $15.50 $25.00 $36.13 Limited (2 of 5) Red Deer $15.50 $25.00 $36.13 Limited (2 of 5) Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $15.50 $25.00 $36.13 Very limited (1 of 5)
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 .