Salaries

Educational Counsellors Salary in Alberta

NOC 41320Wages 2024Updated

Median wage
$39.76 an hour Alberta
Compared with Canada
2.6% lower $1.08 below the Canadian median of $40.84
Job outlook
Good 4 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Alberta

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Alberta and CanadaAlberta: median $39.76, from $26.12 to $54.89. Canada: median $40.84, from $23.25 to $53.57, middle half $31.21 to $47.75.$20$30$40$50$60Alberta: median $39.76, from $26.12 to $54.89Alberta$39.76Canada: median $40.84, from $23.25 to $53.57, middle half $31.21 to $47.75Canada$40.84
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Alberta compared with Canada
WageAlbertaCanada
Low $26.12 $23.25
Lower quartile Not stated $31.21
Median $39.76 $40.84
Upper quartile Not stated $47.75
High $54.89 $53.57
Average Not stated $39.87

Job outlook

Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Alberta.

The employment outlook is good for educational counsellors in Alberta for the 2025-2027 period. Moderate new positions are expected due to employment growth and retirements. Outlook data

1 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Education and training

TEER category
1
Usual education
A university degree 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 AlbertaAlberta (all regions): median $39.76, from $26.12 to $54.89. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $40.10, from $28.16 to $53.00. Camrose – Drumheller: median $39.76, from $30.92 to $54.88. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $39.42, from $27.11 to $52.90. Edmonton: median $39.42, from $28.10 to $55.10. Calgary: median $38.56, from $27.17 to $52.41. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $38.46, from $26.66 to $52.04. Red Deer: median $37.53, from $27.18 to $53.15. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: not stated.$20$30$40$50$60Alberta (all regions): median $39.76, from $26.12 to $54.89Alberta (all regions)$39.76Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $40.10, from $28.16 to $53.00Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$40.10Camrose – Drumheller: median $39.76, from $30.92 to $54.88Camrose – Drumheller$39.76Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $39.42, from $27.11 to $52.90Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House$39.42Edmonton: median $39.42, from $28.10 to $55.10Edmonton$39.42Calgary: median $38.56, from $27.17 to $52.41Calgary$38.56Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $38.46, from $26.66 to $52.04Lethbridge – Medicine Hat$38.46Red Deer: median $37.53, from $27.18 to $53.15Red Deer$37.53Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: not statedAthabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace RiverNot 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)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Alberta (all regions)$26.12$39.76$54.89Good (4 of 5)
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$28.16$40.10$53.00Undetermined
Camrose – Drumheller$30.92$39.76$54.88Undetermined
Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House$27.11$39.42$52.90Undetermined
Edmonton$28.10$39.42$55.10Good (4 of 5)
Calgary$27.17$38.56$52.41Good (4 of 5)
Lethbridge – Medicine Hat$26.66$38.46$52.04Good (4 of 5)
Red Deer$27.18$37.53$53.15Undetermined
Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace RiverNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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