Median wage
$56.68 an hour
Calgary
Compared with Alberta
0.5% higher
$0.27 above the Alberta median of $56.41
Compared with Canada
0.8% lower
$0.46 below the Canadian median of $57.14
Job outlook
Good
4 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Calgary
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Calgary and Canada Calgary: median $56.68, from $39.87 to $81.99. Alberta (province): median $56.41, from $35.90 to $85.47, middle half $43.27 to $72.12. Canada: median $57.14, from $37.44 to $91.35, middle half $46.15 to $71.79. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Calgary: median $56.68, from $39.87 to $81.99 Calgary $56.68 Alberta (province): median $56.41, from $35.90 to $85.47, middle half $43.27 to $72.12 Alberta (province) $56.41 Canada: median $57.14, from $37.44 to $91.35, middle half $46.15 to $71.79 Canada $57.14 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Calgary compared with Canada
Wage Calgary Alberta Canada
Low
$39.87
$35.90
$37.44
Lower quartile
Not stated $43.27
$46.15
Median
$56.68
$56.41
$57.14
Upper quartile
Not stated $72.12
$71.79
High
$81.99
$85.47
$91.35
Average
Not stated $58.34
$61.41
Job outlook
Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Calgary.
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 $58.51, from $43.37 to $83.49. Calgary: median $56.68, from $39.87 to $81.99. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $56.03, from $42.39 to $76.27. Edmonton: median $55.38, from $40.01 to $80.18. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $54.87, from $40.87 to $61.54. Red Deer: median $54.69, from $40.36 to $77.96. Camrose – Drumheller: median $53.95, from $40.21 to $76.32. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $53.86, from $39.90 to $75.69. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $58.51, from $43.37 to $83.49 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $58.51 Calgary: median $56.68, from $39.87 to $81.99 Calgary $56.68 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $56.03, from $42.39 to $76.27 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $56.03 Edmonton: median $55.38, from $40.01 to $80.18 Edmonton $55.38 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $54.87, from $40.87 to $61.54 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $54.87 Red Deer: median $54.69, from $40.36 to $77.96 Red Deer $54.69 Camrose – Drumheller: median $53.95, from $40.21 to $76.32 Camrose – Drumheller $53.95 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $53.86, from $39.90 to $75.69 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $53.86 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 .