Median wage
$26.35 an hour
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
Compared with Alberta
14.6% higher
$3.35 above the Alberta median of $23.00
Compared with Canada
17.1% higher
$3.85 above the Canadian median of $22.50
Job outlook
Good
4 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 $26.35, from $18.83 to $37.23. Alberta (province): median $23.00, from $18.00 to $32.00, middle half $20.00 to $27.21. Canada: median $22.50, from $17.00 to $31.00, middle half $19.50 to $26.00. $10 $20 $30 $40 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $26.35, from $18.83 to $37.23 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $26.35 Alberta (province): median $23.00, from $18.00 to $32.00, middle half $20.00 to $27.21 Alberta (province) $23.00 Canada: median $22.50, from $17.00 to $31.00, middle half $19.50 to $26.00 Canada $22.50 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
$18.83
$18.00
$17.00
Lower quartile
Not stated $20.00
$19.50
Median
$26.35
$23.00
$22.50
Upper quartile
Not stated $27.21
$26.00
High
$37.23
$32.00
$31.00
Average
Not stated $24.32
$23.54
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 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 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $26.35, from $18.83 to $37.23. Edmonton: median $24.00, from $18.00 to $34.00. Calgary: median $23.00, from $17.50 to $29.00. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $22.23, from $18.05 to $34.27. Camrose – Drumheller: median $22.12, from $18.27 to $29.86. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $22.05, from $18.25 to $32.00. Red Deer: median $21.35, from $19.50 to $28.00. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $20.00, from $17.50 to $30.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $26.35, from $18.83 to $37.23 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $26.35 Edmonton: median $24.00, from $18.00 to $34.00 Edmonton $24.00 Calgary: median $23.00, from $17.50 to $29.00 Calgary $23.00 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $22.23, from $18.05 to $34.27 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $22.23 Camrose – Drumheller: median $22.12, from $18.27 to $29.86 Camrose – Drumheller $22.12 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $22.05, from $18.25 to $32.00 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $22.05 Red Deer: median $21.35, from $19.50 to $28.00 Red Deer $21.35 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $20.00, from $17.50 to $30.00 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $20.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
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 .