Median wage
$52.45 an hour
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
Compared with Alberta
4.9% higher
$2.45 above the Alberta median of $50.00
Compared with Canada
4.9% higher
$2.45 above the Canadian median of $50.00
Job outlook
Good
4 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 $52.45, from $37.50 to $62.50, middle half $44.62 to $56.01. Alberta (province): median $50.00, from $34.62 to $59.00, middle half $42.09 to $54.81. Canada: median $50.00, from $32.00 to $64.10, middle half $40.00 to $56.00. $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $52.45, from $37.50 to $62.50, middle half $44.62 to $56.01 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $52.45 Alberta (province): median $50.00, from $34.62 to $59.00, middle half $42.09 to $54.81 Alberta (province) $50.00 Canada: median $50.00, from $32.00 to $64.10, middle half $40.00 to $56.00 Canada $50.00 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 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake compared with Canada
Wage Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake Alberta Canada
Low
$37.50
$34.62
$32.00
Lower quartile
$44.62
$42.09
$40.00
Median
$52.45
$50.00
$50.00
Upper quartile
$56.01
$54.81
$56.00
High
$62.50
$59.00
$64.10
Average
$50.66
$48.69
$48.90
Job outlook
Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake.
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 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $52.45, from $37.50 to $62.50. Calgary: median $52.00, from $31.00 to $56.00. Edmonton: median $50.48, from $36.50 to $61.07. Camrose – Drumheller: median $50.17, from $34.62 to $83.00. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $48.25, from $35.00 to $67.31. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $48.25, from $35.00 to $67.31. Red Deer: median $48.08, from $34.50 to $55.15. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $45.33, from $35.00 to $56.25. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $52.45, from $37.50 to $62.50 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $52.45 Calgary: median $52.00, from $31.00 to $56.00 Calgary $52.00 Edmonton: median $50.48, from $36.50 to $61.07 Edmonton $50.48 Camrose – Drumheller: median $50.17, from $34.62 to $83.00 Camrose – Drumheller $50.17 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $48.25, from $35.00 to $67.31 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $48.25 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $48.25, from $35.00 to $67.31 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $48.25 Red Deer: median $48.08, from $34.50 to $55.15 Red Deer $48.08 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $45.33, from $35.00 to $56.25 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $45.33 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 .