Median wage
$55.38 an hour
Edmonton
Compared with Alberta
1.8% lower
$1.03 below the Alberta median of $56.41
Compared with Canada
3.1% lower
$1.76 below the Canadian median of $57.14
Job outlook
Good
4 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
2
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Edmonton
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Edmonton and Canada Edmonton: median $55.38, from $40.01 to $80.18. 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 Edmonton: median $55.38, from $40.01 to $80.18 Edmonton $55.38 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 Edmonton compared with Canada
Wage Edmonton Alberta Canada
Low
$40.01
$35.90
$37.44
Lower quartile
Not stated $43.27
$46.15
Median
$55.38
$56.41
$57.14
Upper quartile
Not stated $72.12
$71.79
High
$80.18
$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 Edmonton.
2 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 $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. 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 .