Median wage
$22.50 an hour
Calgary
Compared with Alberta
10% lower
$2.50 below the Alberta median of $25.00
Compared with Canada
6.3% lower
$1.50 below the Canadian median of $24.00
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Calgary
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Calgary and Canada Calgary: median $22.50, from $18.50 to $34.00, middle half $20.00 to $27.56. Alberta (province): median $25.00, from $19.00 to $35.00, middle half $21.80 to $30.00. Canada: median $24.00, from $18.50 to $32.50, middle half $20.50 to $28.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Calgary: median $22.50, from $18.50 to $34.00, middle half $20.00 to $27.56 Calgary $22.50 Alberta (province): median $25.00, from $19.00 to $35.00, middle half $21.80 to $30.00 Alberta (province) $25.00 Canada: median $24.00, from $18.50 to $32.50, middle half $20.50 to $28.00 Canada $24.00 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 Calgary compared with Canada
Wage Calgary Alberta Canada
Low
$18.50
$19.00
$18.50
Lower quartile
$20.00
$21.80
$20.50
Median
$22.50
$25.00
$24.00
Upper quartile
$27.56
$30.00
$28.00
High
$34.00
$35.00
$32.50
Average
$24.39
$26.12
$24.84
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Calgary.
Education and training
TEER category 5
Usual education No formal education is usually required, and training is a short work demonstration.
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 Edmonton: median $26.00, from $20.00 to $37.00. Red Deer: median $26.00, from $20.00 to $33.95. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $25.00, from $20.00 to $30.00. Calgary: median $22.50, from $18.50 to $34.00. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $22.00, from $18.00 to $29.89. Camrose – Drumheller: not stated. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: not stated. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: not stated. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 Edmonton: median $26.00, from $20.00 to $37.00 Edmonton $26.00 Red Deer: median $26.00, from $20.00 to $33.95 Red Deer $26.00 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $25.00, from $20.00 to $30.00 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $25.00 Calgary: median $22.50, from $18.50 to $34.00 Calgary $22.50 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $22.00, from $18.00 to $29.89 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $22.00 Camrose – Drumheller: not stated Camrose – Drumheller Not stated Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: not stated Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House Not stated Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: not stated Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake Not stated 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 Edmonton $20.00 $26.00 $37.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Red Deer $20.00 $26.00 $33.95 Undetermined Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $20.00 $25.00 $30.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Calgary $18.50 $22.50 $34.00 Limited (2 of 5) Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $18.00 $22.00 $29.89 Very limited (1 of 5) Camrose – Drumheller Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House Not stated Not stated Not stated Very limited (1 of 5) Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined
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 .