Median wage
$68.44 an hour
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
Compared with Alberta
3.1% higher
$2.09 above the Alberta median of $66.35
Compared with Canada
5.5% higher
$3.54 above the Canadian median of $64.90
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 $68.44, from $46.50 to $96.15, middle half $52.88 to $76.92. Alberta (province): median $66.35, from $46.67 to $96.15, middle half $51.28 to $80.77. Canada: median $64.90, from $46.25 to $96.15, middle half $52.88 to $79.33. $40 $60 $80 $100 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $68.44, from $46.50 to $96.15, middle half $52.88 to $76.92 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $68.44 Alberta (province): median $66.35, from $46.67 to $96.15, middle half $51.28 to $80.77 Alberta (province) $66.35 Canada: median $64.90, from $46.25 to $96.15, middle half $52.88 to $79.33 Canada $64.90 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
$46.50
$46.67
$46.25
Lower quartile
$52.88
$51.28
$52.88
Median
$68.44
$66.35
$64.90
Upper quartile
$76.92
$80.77
$79.33
High
$96.15
$96.15
$96.15
Average
$69.11
$70.53
$69.19
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake.
Licence needed in Alberta?
This occupation group is not licensed as a whole in Alberta, but some roles in it are:
Professional engineer (a role in this group)
Licence required in Alberta
Education and training
TEER category 1
Usual education A university degree 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 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $68.44, from $46.50 to $96.15. Camrose – Drumheller: median $65.57, from $39.30 to $93.57. Edmonton: median $64.64, from $38.82 to $111.45. Calgary: median $64.18, from $45.00 to $96.15. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $64.15, from $42.52 to $91.73. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: not stated. Red Deer: not stated. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: not stated. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $68.44, from $46.50 to $96.15 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $68.44 Camrose – Drumheller: median $65.57, from $39.30 to $93.57 Camrose – Drumheller $65.57 Edmonton: median $64.64, from $38.82 to $111.45 Edmonton $64.64 Calgary: median $64.18, from $45.00 to $96.15 Calgary $64.18 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $64.15, from $42.52 to $91.73 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $64.15 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 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $46.50 $68.44 $96.15 Limited (2 of 5) Camrose – Drumheller $39.30 $65.57 $93.57 Moderate (3 of 5) Edmonton $38.82 $64.64 $111.45 Moderate (3 of 5) Calgary $45.00 $64.18 $96.15 Moderate (3 of 5) Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $42.52 $64.15 $91.73 Moderate (3 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 Moderate (3 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 .