Median wage
$35.50 an hour
Alberta
Compared with Canada
2.2% higher
$0.78 above the Canadian median of $34.72
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Alberta
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Alberta and Canada Alberta: median $35.50, from $21.00 to $43.80, middle half $25.00 to $43.00. Canada: median $34.72, from $21.63 to $47.85, middle half $26.25 to $40.00. $20 $30 $40 $50 Alberta: median $35.50, from $21.00 to $43.80, middle half $25.00 to $43.00 Alberta $35.50 Canada: median $34.72, from $21.63 to $47.85, middle half $26.25 to $40.00 Canada $34.72 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 Alberta compared with Canada
Wage Alberta Canada
Low
$21.00
$21.63
Lower quartile
$25.00
$26.25
Median
$35.50
$34.72
Upper quartile
$43.00
$40.00
High
$43.80
$47.85
Average
$34.72
$34.41
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Alberta.
Employment growth will lead to a few new positions. A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements. Outlook data
Licence needed in Alberta?
This occupation group is not licensed as a whole in Alberta, but some roles in it are:
Locksmith (a role in this group)
Licence required in Alberta
Education and training
TEER category 2
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of 2 or more years 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 Alberta (all regions): median $35.50, from $21.00 to $43.80. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $37.52, from $27.19 to $50.55. Camrose – Drumheller: median $36.80, from $29.23 to $47.15. Edmonton: median $36.18, from $26.42 to $47.48. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $34.77, from $25.52 to $47.62. Calgary: median $34.16, from $25.34 to $43.56. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: not stated. Red Deer: not stated. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: not stated. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Alberta (all regions): median $35.50, from $21.00 to $43.80 Alberta (all regions) $35.50 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $37.52, from $27.19 to $50.55 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $37.52 Camrose – Drumheller: median $36.80, from $29.23 to $47.15 Camrose – Drumheller $36.80 Edmonton: median $36.18, from $26.42 to $47.48 Edmonton $36.18 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $34.77, from $25.52 to $47.62 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $34.77 Calgary: median $34.16, from $25.34 to $43.56 Calgary $34.16 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: not stated Lethbridge – Medicine Hat Not stated Red Deer: not stated Red Deer Not stated Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: not stated Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River 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 Alberta (all regions) $21.00 $35.50 $43.80 Limited (2 of 5) Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $27.19 $37.52 $50.55 Limited (2 of 5) Camrose – Drumheller $29.23 $36.80 $47.15 Undetermined Edmonton $26.42 $36.18 $47.48 Limited (2 of 5) Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $25.52 $34.77 $47.62 Undetermined Calgary $25.34 $34.16 $43.56 Limited (2 of 5) Lethbridge – Medicine Hat Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Red Deer Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River Not stated Not stated Not stated Limited (2 of 5)
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 .