Median wage
$23.08 an hour
Lethbridge – Medicine Hat
Compared with Alberta
11.1% lower
$2.88 below the Alberta median of $25.96
Compared with Canada
7.7% lower
$1.92 below the Canadian median of $25.00
Job outlook
Good
4 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
3
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Lethbridge – Medicine Hat
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Lethbridge – Medicine Hat and Canada Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $23.08, from $18.00 to $29.81, middle half $19.00 to $25.64. Alberta (province): median $25.96, from $18.50 to $38.00, middle half $22.29 to $30.29. Canada: median $25.00, from $18.46 to $35.71, middle half $21.60 to $29.81. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $23.08, from $18.00 to $29.81, middle half $19.00 to $25.64 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $23.08 Alberta (province): median $25.96, from $18.50 to $38.00, middle half $22.29 to $30.29 Alberta (province) $25.96 Canada: median $25.00, from $18.46 to $35.71, middle half $21.60 to $29.81 Canada $25.00 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 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat compared with Canada
Wage Lethbridge – Medicine Hat Alberta Canada
Low
$18.00
$18.50
$18.46
Lower quartile
$19.00
$22.29
$21.60
Median
$23.08
$25.96
$25.00
Upper quartile
$25.64
$30.29
$29.81
High
$29.81
$38.00
$35.71
Average
$23.21
$27.68
$26.66
Job outlook
Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Lethbridge – Medicine Hat.
3 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 Red Deer: median $28.23, from $17.50 to $35.00. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $28.00, from $19.24 to $46.04. Calgary: median $27.40, from $20.00 to $38.46. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $25.96, from $19.00 to $39.75. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $25.96, from $19.00 to $39.75. Camrose – Drumheller: median $25.00, from $20.00 to $35.00. Edmonton: median $25.00, from $18.46 to $35.00. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $23.08, from $18.00 to $29.81. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Red Deer: median $28.23, from $17.50 to $35.00 Red Deer $28.23 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $28.00, from $19.24 to $46.04 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $28.00 Calgary: median $27.40, from $20.00 to $38.46 Calgary $27.40 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $25.96, from $19.00 to $39.75 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $25.96 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $25.96, from $19.00 to $39.75 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $25.96 Camrose – Drumheller: median $25.00, from $20.00 to $35.00 Camrose – Drumheller $25.00 Edmonton: median $25.00, from $18.46 to $35.00 Edmonton $25.00 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $23.08, from $18.00 to $29.81 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $23.08 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 Red Deer $17.50 $28.23 $35.00 Good (4 of 5) Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $19.24 $28.00 $46.04 Moderate (3 of 5) Calgary $20.00 $27.40 $38.46 Good (4 of 5) Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $19.00 $25.96 $39.75 Good (4 of 5) Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $19.00 $25.96 $39.75 Good (4 of 5) Camrose – Drumheller $20.00 $25.00 $35.00 Good (4 of 5) Edmonton $18.46 $25.00 $35.00 Good (4 of 5) Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $18.00 $23.08 $29.81 Good (4 of 5)
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 .