Median wage
$55.36 an hour
Calgary
Compared with Alberta
0.7% higher
$0.41 above the Alberta median of $54.95
Compared with Canada
0.1% higher
$0.07 above the Canadian median of $55.29
Job outlook
Good
4 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Calgary
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Calgary and Canada Calgary: median $55.36, from $35.24 to $75.20. Alberta (province): median $54.95, from $37.00 to $75.00, middle half $43.27 to $65.00. Canada: median $55.29, from $35.00 to $79.33, middle half $45.19 to $64.62. $20 $40 $60 $80 Calgary: median $55.36, from $35.24 to $75.20 Calgary $55.36 Alberta (province): median $54.95, from $37.00 to $75.00, middle half $43.27 to $65.00 Alberta (province) $54.95 Canada: median $55.29, from $35.00 to $79.33, middle half $45.19 to $64.62 Canada $55.29 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Calgary compared with Canada
Wage Calgary Alberta Canada
Low
$35.24
$37.00
$35.00
Lower quartile
Not stated $43.27
$45.19
Median
$55.36
$54.95
$55.29
Upper quartile
Not stated $65.00
$64.62
High
$75.20
$75.00
$79.33
Average
Not stated $55.01
$56.53
Job outlook
Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Calgary.
Education and training
TEER category 0
Usual education Management experience in a related field 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 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $56.85, from $39.03 to $76.27. Edmonton: median $56.00, from $41.21 to $79.69. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $55.98, from $38.51 to $76.15. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $55.68, from $36.93 to $74.25. Calgary: median $55.36, from $35.24 to $75.20. Red Deer: median $55.10, from $36.56 to $73.00. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $54.95, from $37.00 to $75.00. Camrose – Drumheller: median $54.95, from $37.00 to $75.00. $20 $40 $60 $80 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $56.85, from $39.03 to $76.27 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $56.85 Edmonton: median $56.00, from $41.21 to $79.69 Edmonton $56.00 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $55.98, from $38.51 to $76.15 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $55.98 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $55.68, from $36.93 to $74.25 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $55.68 Calgary: median $55.36, from $35.24 to $75.20 Calgary $55.36 Red Deer: median $55.10, from $36.56 to $73.00 Red Deer $55.10 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $54.95, from $37.00 to $75.00 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $54.95 Camrose – Drumheller: median $54.95, from $37.00 to $75.00 Camrose – Drumheller $54.95 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wages from 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 .