Median wage
$22.90 an hour
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
Compared with Alberta
9% higher
$1.90 above the Alberta median of $21.00
Compared with Canada
9% higher
$1.90 above the Canadian median of $21.00
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1
on Job Bank in September 2026
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 $22.90, from $17.00 to $31.00, middle half $20.00 to $28.00. Alberta (province): median $21.00, from $16.75 to $30.00, middle half $18.00 to $25.00. Canada: median $21.00, from $16.25 to $29.00, middle half $18.00 to $25.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $22.90, from $17.00 to $31.00, middle half $20.00 to $28.00 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $22.90 Alberta (province): median $21.00, from $16.75 to $30.00, middle half $18.00 to $25.00 Alberta (province) $21.00 Canada: median $21.00, from $16.25 to $29.00, middle half $18.00 to $25.00 Canada $21.00 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
$17.00
$16.75
$16.25
Lower quartile
$20.00
$18.00
$18.00
Median
$22.90
$21.00
$21.00
Upper quartile
$28.00
$25.00
$25.00
High
$31.00
$30.00
$29.00
Average
$23.70
$22.46
$22.20
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake.
1 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 4
Usual education A high school diploma 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 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $25.00, from $16.50 to $38.14. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $23.30, from $16.68 to $34.37. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $22.90, from $17.00 to $31.00. Red Deer: median $22.00, from $17.56 to $30.00. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $21.92, from $18.00 to $30.00. Calgary: median $21.00, from $17.00 to $30.00. Camrose – Drumheller: median $21.00, from $16.75 to $30.00. Edmonton: median $20.00, from $16.00 to $27.76. $10 $20 $30 $40 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $25.00, from $16.50 to $38.14 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $25.00 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $23.30, from $16.68 to $34.37 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $23.30 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $22.90, from $17.00 to $31.00 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $22.90 Red Deer: median $22.00, from $17.56 to $30.00 Red Deer $22.00 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $21.92, from $18.00 to $30.00 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $21.92 Calgary: median $21.00, from $17.00 to $30.00 Calgary $21.00 Camrose – Drumheller: median $21.00, from $16.75 to $30.00 Camrose – Drumheller $21.00 Edmonton: median $20.00, from $16.00 to $27.76 Edmonton $20.00 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. Job postings counted for September 2026.
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 .