Median wage
$40.67 an hour
Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River
Compared with Alberta
3.9% lower
$1.64 below the Alberta median of $42.31
Compared with Canada
0.5% lower
$0.20 below the Canadian median of $40.87
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River and Canada Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $40.67, from $32.31 to $59.13, middle half $36.54 to $48.74. Alberta (province): median $42.31, from $24.23 to $57.00, middle half $34.12 to $50.42. Canada: median $40.87, from $26.00 to $59.77, middle half $32.00 to $50.55. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $40.67, from $32.31 to $59.13, middle half $36.54 to $48.74 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $40.67 Alberta (province): median $42.31, from $24.23 to $57.00, middle half $34.12 to $50.42 Alberta (province) $42.31 Canada: median $40.87, from $26.00 to $59.77, middle half $32.00 to $50.55 Canada $40.87 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 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River compared with Canada
Wage Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River Alberta Canada
Low
$32.31
$24.23
$26.00
Lower quartile
$36.54
$34.12
$32.00
Median
$40.67
$42.31
$40.87
Upper quartile
$48.74
$50.42
$50.55
High
$59.13
$57.00
$59.77
Average
$42.32
$43.30
$42.65
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River.
Education and training
TEER category 1
Usual education A university degree 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 $43.27, from $24.00 to $56.49. Edmonton: median $42.13, from $27.36 to $61.99. Red Deer: median $41.79, from $28.50 to $62.06. Camrose – Drumheller: median $41.39, from $29.38 to $59.90. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $41.00, from $23.08 to $76.92. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $40.67, from $32.31 to $59.13. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $40.67, from $32.31 to $59.13. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $39.17, from $26.55 to $58.44. $20 $40 $60 $80 Calgary: median $43.27, from $24.00 to $56.49 Calgary $43.27 Edmonton: median $42.13, from $27.36 to $61.99 Edmonton $42.13 Red Deer: median $41.79, from $28.50 to $62.06 Red Deer $41.79 Camrose – Drumheller: median $41.39, from $29.38 to $59.90 Camrose – Drumheller $41.39 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $41.00, from $23.08 to $76.92 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $41.00 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $40.67, from $32.31 to $59.13 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $40.67 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $40.67, from $32.31 to $59.13 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $40.67 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $39.17, from $26.55 to $58.44 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $39.17 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.
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 .