Median wage
$32.50 an hour
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
Compared with Alberta
5.6% higher
$1.73 above the Alberta median of $30.77
Compared with Canada
12.1% higher
$3.50 above the Canadian median of $29.00
Job outlook
Very limited
1 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 $32.50, from $22.00 to $50.00, middle half $27.50 to $40.00. Alberta (province): median $30.77, from $21.00 to $48.08, middle half $25.00 to $38.00. Canada: median $29.00, from $21.00 to $44.15, middle half $24.52 to $35.99. $20 $30 $40 $50 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $32.50, from $22.00 to $50.00, middle half $27.50 to $40.00 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $32.50 Alberta (province): median $30.77, from $21.00 to $48.08, middle half $25.00 to $38.00 Alberta (province) $30.77 Canada: median $29.00, from $21.00 to $44.15, middle half $24.52 to $35.99 Canada $29.00 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
$22.00
$21.00
$21.00
Lower quartile
$27.50
$25.00
$24.52
Median
$32.50
$30.77
$29.00
Upper quartile
$40.00
$38.00
$35.99
High
$50.00
$48.08
$44.15
Average
$35.01
$32.92
$31.71
Job outlook
Very limited (1 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 3
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 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 $32.50, from $22.00 to $50.00. Edmonton: median $32.10, from $21.00 to $48.08. Camrose – Drumheller: median $30.77, from $25.00 to $43.27. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $30.22, from $21.00 to $44.00. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $30.22, from $21.00 to $44.00. Calgary: median $29.13, from $21.08 to $52.00. Red Deer: median $27.04, from $18.46 to $38.46. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $26.00, from $17.50 to $43.27. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $32.50, from $22.00 to $50.00 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $32.50 Edmonton: median $32.10, from $21.00 to $48.08 Edmonton $32.10 Camrose – Drumheller: median $30.77, from $25.00 to $43.27 Camrose – Drumheller $30.77 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $30.22, from $21.00 to $44.00 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $30.22 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $30.22, from $21.00 to $44.00 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $30.22 Calgary: median $29.13, from $21.08 to $52.00 Calgary $29.13 Red Deer: median $27.04, from $18.46 to $38.46 Red Deer $27.04 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $26.00, from $17.50 to $43.27 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $26.00 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 .