Median wage
$40.00 an hour
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
Compared with Alberta
16.6% higher
$5.70 above the Alberta median of $34.30
Compared with Canada
23.1% higher
$7.50 above the Canadian median of $32.50
Job outlook
Very limited
1 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1
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 $40.00, from $32.00 to $66.00, middle half $35.00 to $45.00. Alberta (province): 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 $40 $60 $80 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $40.00, from $32.00 to $66.00, middle half $35.00 to $45.00 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $40.00 Alberta (province): median $34.30, from $26.00 to $45.00, middle half $30.00 to $39.00 Alberta (province) $34.30 Canada: median $32.50, from $24.00 to $45.00, middle half $27.00 to $39.04 Canada $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 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake compared with Canada
Wage Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake Alberta Canada
Low
$32.00
$26.00
$24.00
Lower quartile
$35.00
$30.00
$27.00
Median
$40.00
$34.30
$32.50
Upper quartile
$45.00
$39.00
$39.04
High
$66.00
$45.00
$45.00
Average
$43.31
$35.97
$33.84
Job outlook
Very limited (1 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake.
1 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 Alberta 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 $80 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $40.00, from $32.00 to $66.00 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $40.00 Camrose – Drumheller: median $35.99, from $25.00 to $47.10 Camrose – Drumheller $35.99 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $35.00, from $26.00 to $42.00 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $35.00 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $35.00, from $26.00 to $42.00 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $35.00 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $34.30, from $29.80 to $40.50 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $34.30 Calgary: median $34.00, from $25.00 to $43.00 Calgary $34.00 Edmonton: median $33.00, from $25.00 to $45.00 Edmonton $33.00 Red Deer: median $32.87, from $29.50 to $40.00 Red Deer $32.87 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 .