Salaries

Heavy Equipment Operators Salary in Alberta

NOC 73400Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage
$34.30 an hour Alberta
Compared with Canada
5.5% higher $1.80 above the Canadian median of $32.50
Job outlook
Limited 2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
140 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Alberta

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Alberta and CanadaAlberta: median $34.30, from $26.00 to $45.00, middle half $30.00 to $39.00. Canada: median $32.50, from $24.00 to $45.00, middle half $27.00 to $39.04.$20$30$40$50Alberta: median $34.30, from $26.00 to $45.00, middle half $30.00 to $39.00Alberta$34.30Canada: median $32.50, from $24.00 to $45.00, middle half $27.00 to $39.04Canada$32.50
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 Alberta compared with Canada
WageAlbertaCanada
Low $26.00 $24.00
Lower quartile $30.00 $27.00
Median $34.30 $32.50
Upper quartile $39.00 $39.04
High $45.00 $45.00
Average $35.97 $33.84

Job outlook

Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Alberta.

The employment outlook is limited for the 2025-2027 period, with a few new positions and moderate availability due to retirements. Approximately 13,000 people work in this occupation, with 48 percent employed in construction. Outlook data

140 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Education and training

TEER category
3
Usual education
A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 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 AlbertaAlberta (all regions): median $34.30, from $26.00 to $45.00. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $40.00, from $32.00 to $66.00. Camrose – Drumheller: median $35.99, from $25.00 to $47.10. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $35.00, from $26.00 to $42.00. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $35.00, from $26.00 to $42.00. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $34.30, from $29.80 to $40.50. Calgary: median $34.00, from $25.00 to $43.00. Edmonton: median $33.00, from $25.00 to $45.00. Red Deer: median $32.87, from $29.50 to $40.00.$20$40$60$80Alberta (all regions): median $34.30, from $26.00 to $45.00Alberta (all regions)$34.30Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $40.00, from $32.00 to $66.00Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$40.00Camrose – Drumheller: median $35.99, from $25.00 to $47.10Camrose – Drumheller$35.99Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $35.00, from $26.00 to $42.00Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River$35.00Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $35.00, from $26.00 to $42.00Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House$35.00Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $34.30, from $29.80 to $40.50Lethbridge – Medicine Hat$34.30Calgary: median $34.00, from $25.00 to $43.00Calgary$34.00Edmonton: median $33.00, from $25.00 to $45.00Edmonton$33.00Red Deer: median $32.87, from $29.50 to $40.00Red Deer$32.87
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)$26.00$34.30$45.00Limited (2 of 5)
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$32.00$40.00$66.00Very limited (1 of 5)
Camrose – Drumheller$25.00$35.99$47.10Limited (2 of 5)
Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River$26.00$35.00$42.00Limited (2 of 5)
Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House$26.00$35.00$42.00Limited (2 of 5)
Lethbridge – Medicine Hat$29.80$34.30$40.50Limited (2 of 5)
Calgary$25.00$34.00$43.00Limited (2 of 5)
Edmonton$25.00$33.00$45.00Limited (2 of 5)
Red Deer$29.50$32.87$40.00Limited (2 of 5)

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