Median wage
$56.00 an hour
Edmonton
Compared with Alberta
1.9% higher
$1.05 above the Alberta median of $54.95
Compared with Canada
1.3% higher
$0.71 above the Canadian median of $55.29
Job outlook
Good
4 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Edmonton
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Edmonton and Canada Edmonton: median $56.00, from $41.21 to $79.69, middle half $52.00 to $67.31. 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 Edmonton: median $56.00, from $41.21 to $79.69, middle half $52.00 to $67.31 Edmonton $56.00 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 and the box is the middle half (lower to upper quartile).
Wages in Edmonton compared with Canada
Wage Edmonton Alberta Canada
Low
$41.21
$37.00
$35.00
Lower quartile
$52.00
$43.27
$45.19
Median
$56.00
$54.95
$55.29
Upper quartile
$67.31
$65.00
$64.62
High
$79.69
$75.00
$79.33
Average
$60.70
$55.01
$56.53
Job outlook
Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Edmonton.
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 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 .