Median wage
$17.66 an hour
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
Compared with Alberta
3.9% higher
$0.66 above the Alberta median of $17.00
Compared with Canada
1.9% lower
$0.34 below the Canadian median of $18.00
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 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 $17.66, from $15.00 to $28.35. Alberta (province): median $17.00, from $15.00 to $32.50, middle half $15.00 to $23.00. Canada: median $18.00, from $15.00 to $25.50, middle half $16.00 to $21.30. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $17.66, from $15.00 to $28.35 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $17.66 Alberta (province): median $17.00, from $15.00 to $32.50, middle half $15.00 to $23.00 Alberta (province) $17.00 Canada: median $18.00, from $15.00 to $25.50, middle half $16.00 to $21.30 Canada $18.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake compared with Canada
Wage Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake Alberta Canada
Low
$15.00
$15.00
$15.00
Lower quartile
Not stated $15.00
$16.00
Median
$17.66
$17.00
$18.00
Upper quartile
Not stated $23.00
$21.30
High
$28.35
$32.50
$25.50
Average
Not stated $19.12
$19.63
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 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 Edmonton: median $18.00, from $15.75 to $21.00. Camrose – Drumheller: median $17.70, from $16.41 to $21.72. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $17.66, from $15.00 to $28.35. Calgary: median $17.00, from $15.00 to $32.50. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $17.00, from $15.00 to $32.50. Red Deer: median $17.00, from $15.00 to $32.50. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $16.96, from $16.30 to $20.66. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: not stated. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Edmonton: median $18.00, from $15.75 to $21.00 Edmonton $18.00 Camrose – Drumheller: median $17.70, from $16.41 to $21.72 Camrose – Drumheller $17.70 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $17.66, from $15.00 to $28.35 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $17.66 Calgary: median $17.00, from $15.00 to $32.50 Calgary $17.00 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $17.00, from $15.00 to $32.50 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $17.00 Red Deer: median $17.00, from $15.00 to $32.50 Red Deer $17.00 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $16.96, from $16.30 to $20.66 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $16.96 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 Edmonton $15.75 $18.00 $21.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Camrose – Drumheller $16.41 $17.70 $21.72 Moderate (3 of 5) Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $15.00 $17.66 $28.35 Limited (2 of 5) Calgary $15.00 $17.00 $32.50 Moderate (3 of 5) Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $15.00 $17.00 $32.50 Moderate (3 of 5) Red Deer $15.00 $17.00 $32.50 Moderate (3 of 5) Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $16.30 $16.96 $20.66 Limited (2 of 5) Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River Not stated Not stated Not stated Limited (2 of 5)
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 .