Median wage
$76.92 an hour
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
Compared with Alberta
5.9% higher
$4.30 above the Alberta median of $72.62
Compared with Canada
6.7% higher
$4.80 above the Canadian median of $72.12
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
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 $76.92, from $54.00 to $117.79, middle half $60.82 to $96.15. Alberta (province): median $72.62, from $46.15 to $142.86, middle half $60.00 to $110.58. Canada: median $72.12, from $43.27 to $134.62, middle half $55.00 to $96.15. $25 $50 $75 $100 $125 $150 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $76.92, from $54.00 to $117.79, middle half $60.82 to $96.15 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $76.92 Alberta (province): median $72.62, from $46.15 to $142.86, middle half $60.00 to $110.58 Alberta (province) $72.62 Canada: median $72.12, from $43.27 to $134.62, middle half $55.00 to $96.15 Canada $72.12 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
$54.00
$46.15
$43.27
Lower quartile
$60.82
$60.00
$55.00
Median
$76.92
$72.62
$72.12
Upper quartile
$96.15
$110.58
$96.15
High
$117.79
$142.86
$134.62
Average
$82.01
$85.51
$79.86
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake.
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 Calgary: median $81.25, from $46.15 to $158.65. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $76.92, from $54.00 to $117.79. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $71.80, from $45.73 to $116.73. Camrose – Drumheller: median $71.57, from $43.82 to $116.22. Edmonton: median $70.00, from $55.00 to $125.00. Red Deer: median $68.47, from $39.81 to $113.62. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $62.50, from $24.50 to $98.20. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $62.50, from $24.50 to $98.20. $0 $50 $100 $150 $200 Calgary: median $81.25, from $46.15 to $158.65 Calgary $81.25 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $76.92, from $54.00 to $117.79 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $76.92 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $71.80, from $45.73 to $116.73 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $71.80 Camrose – Drumheller: median $71.57, from $43.82 to $116.22 Camrose – Drumheller $71.57 Edmonton: median $70.00, from $55.00 to $125.00 Edmonton $70.00 Red Deer: median $68.47, from $39.81 to $113.62 Red Deer $68.47 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $62.50, from $24.50 to $98.20 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $62.50 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $62.50, from $24.50 to $98.20 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $62.50 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 .