Median wage
$39.75 an hour
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
Compared with Alberta
2.5% higher
$0.96 above the Alberta median of $38.79
Compared with Canada
4.6% higher
$1.75 above the Canadian median of $38.00
Job outlook
Good
4 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 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 $39.75, from $25.46 to $64.83. Alberta (province): median $38.79, from $27.00 to $82.39. Canada: median $38.00, from $21.54 to $71.15, middle half $29.23 to $51.92. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $39.75, from $25.46 to $64.83 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $39.75 Alberta (province): median $38.79, from $27.00 to $82.39 Alberta (province) $38.79 Canada: median $38.00, from $21.54 to $71.15, middle half $29.23 to $51.92 Canada $38.00 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
$25.46
$27.00
$21.54
Lower quartile
Not stated Not stated $29.23
Median
$39.75
$38.79
$38.00
Upper quartile
Not stated Not stated $51.92
High
$64.83
$82.39
$71.15
Average
Not stated Not stated $44.44
Job outlook
Good (4 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 0
Usual education Management experience in a related field 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 $39.75, from $25.46 to $64.83. Red Deer: median $39.04, from $23.62 to $65.90. Edmonton: median $38.81. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $38.54, from $22.80 to $61.86. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $37.73, from $22.07 to $57.43. Camrose – Drumheller: median $37.26, from $22.69 to $60.13. Calgary: not stated. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: not stated. $20 $40 $60 $80 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $39.75, from $25.46 to $64.83 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $39.75 Red Deer: median $39.04, from $23.62 to $65.90 Red Deer $39.04 Edmonton: median $38.81 Edmonton $38.81 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $38.54, from $22.80 to $61.86 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $38.54 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $37.73, from $22.07 to $57.43 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $37.73 Camrose – Drumheller: median $37.26, from $22.69 to $60.13 Camrose – Drumheller $37.26 Calgary: not stated Calgary 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 $25.46 $39.75 $64.83 Good (4 of 5) Red Deer $23.62 $39.04 $65.90 Good (4 of 5) Edmonton $25.77 $38.81 Not stated Good (4 of 5) Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $22.80 $38.54 $61.86 Good (4 of 5) Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $22.07 $37.73 $57.43 Good (4 of 5) Camrose – Drumheller $22.69 $37.26 $60.13 Good (4 of 5) Calgary Not stated Not stated Not stated Good (4 of 5) Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River Not stated Not stated Not stated Good (4 of 5)
Wages from 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 .