Median wage
$16.25 an hour
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
Compared with Alberta
4.4% lower
$0.75 below the Alberta median of $17.00
Compared with Canada
14.5% lower
$2.75 below the Canadian median of $19.00
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
5
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 $16.25, from $15.00 to $17.50, middle half $15.00 to $17.00. Alberta (province): median $17.00, from $16.00 to $23.00, middle half $16.00 to $18.00. Canada: median $19.00, from $15.50 to $26.50, middle half $16.75 to $23.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $16.25, from $15.00 to $17.50, middle half $15.00 to $17.00 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $16.25 Alberta (province): median $17.00, from $16.00 to $23.00, middle half $16.00 to $18.00 Alberta (province) $17.00 Canada: median $19.00, from $15.50 to $26.50, middle half $16.75 to $23.00 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
$15.00
$16.00
$15.50
Lower quartile
$15.00
$16.00
$16.75
Median
$16.25
$17.00
$19.00
Upper quartile
$17.00
$18.00
$23.00
High
$17.50
$23.00
$26.50
Average
$16.29
$19.33
$20.38
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake.
5 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
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 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $18.00, from $16.50 to $22.31. Edmonton: median $17.75, from $16.00 to $23.00. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $17.00, from $15.50 to $20.00. Calgary: median $17.00, from $16.00 to $23.00. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $17.00, from $16.00 to $23.00. Red Deer: median $17.00, from $16.00 to $23.00. Camrose – Drumheller: median $16.75, from $15.00 to $18.50. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $16.25, from $15.00 to $17.50. $14 $16 $18 $20 $22 $24 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $18.00, from $16.50 to $22.31 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $18.00 Edmonton: median $17.75, from $16.00 to $23.00 Edmonton $17.75 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $17.00, from $15.50 to $20.00 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $17.00 Calgary: median $17.00, from $16.00 to $23.00 Calgary $17.00 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $17.00, from $16.00 to $23.00 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $17.00 Red Deer: median $17.00, from $16.00 to $23.00 Red Deer $17.00 Camrose – Drumheller: median $16.75, from $15.00 to $18.50 Camrose – Drumheller $16.75 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $16.25, from $15.00 to $17.50 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $16.25 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 .