Median wage
$32.02 an hour
Red Deer
Compared with Alberta
0.5% higher
$0.16 above the Alberta median of $31.86
Compared with Canada
3.3% higher
$1.02 above the Canadian median of $31.00
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Red Deer
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Red Deer and Canada Red Deer: median $32.02, from $24.00 to $39.95, middle half $27.00 to $38.00. Alberta (province): median $31.86, from $23.00 to $39.50, middle half $26.00 to $38.00. Canada: median $31.00, from $21.52 to $39.50, middle half $25.00 to $38.00. $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 Red Deer: median $32.02, from $24.00 to $39.95, middle half $27.00 to $38.00 Red Deer $32.02 Alberta (province): median $31.86, from $23.00 to $39.50, middle half $26.00 to $38.00 Alberta (province) $31.86 Canada: median $31.00, from $21.52 to $39.50, middle half $25.00 to $38.00 Canada $31.00 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 Red Deer compared with Canada
Wage Red Deer Alberta Canada
Low
$24.00
$23.00
$21.52
Lower quartile
$27.00
$26.00
$25.00
Median
$32.02
$31.86
$31.00
Upper quartile
$38.00
$38.00
$38.00
High
$39.95
$39.50
$39.50
Average
$32.49
$31.68
$31.16
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Red Deer.
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 Calgary: median $36.57, from $22.00 to $40.00. Edmonton: median $32.50, from $23.50 to $39.50. Red Deer: median $32.02, from $24.00 to $39.95. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $32.00, from $22.00 to $39.90. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $31.86, from $23.00 to $39.50. Camrose – Drumheller: median $31.00, from $23.00 to $39.50. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $30.00, from $24.00 to $38.87. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $28.00, from $23.00 to $39.50. $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 Calgary: median $36.57, from $22.00 to $40.00 Calgary $36.57 Edmonton: median $32.50, from $23.50 to $39.50 Edmonton $32.50 Red Deer: median $32.02, from $24.00 to $39.95 Red Deer $32.02 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $32.00, from $22.00 to $39.90 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $32.00 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $31.86, from $23.00 to $39.50 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $31.86 Camrose – Drumheller: median $31.00, from $23.00 to $39.50 Camrose – Drumheller $31.00 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $30.00, from $24.00 to $38.87 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $30.00 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $28.00, from $23.00 to $39.50 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $28.00 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 .