Median wage
$41.00 an hour
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
Compared with Alberta
3.1% lower
$1.31 below the Alberta median of $42.31
Compared with Canada
0.3% higher
$0.13 above the Canadian median of $40.87
Job outlook
Limited
2 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 $41.00, from $23.08 to $76.92, middle half $34.47 to $57.69. Alberta (province): median $42.31, from $24.23 to $57.00, middle half $34.12 to $50.42. Canada: median $40.87, from $26.00 to $59.77, middle half $32.00 to $50.55. $20 $40 $60 $80 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $41.00, from $23.08 to $76.92, middle half $34.47 to $57.69 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $41.00 Alberta (province): median $42.31, from $24.23 to $57.00, middle half $34.12 to $50.42 Alberta (province) $42.31 Canada: median $40.87, from $26.00 to $59.77, middle half $32.00 to $50.55 Canada $40.87 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
$23.08
$24.23
$26.00
Lower quartile
$34.47
$34.12
$32.00
Median
$41.00
$42.31
$40.87
Upper quartile
$57.69
$50.42
$50.55
High
$76.92
$57.00
$59.77
Average
$46.45
$43.30
$42.65
Job outlook
Limited (2 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 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 Alberta Calgary: median $43.27, from $24.00 to $56.49. Edmonton: median $42.13, from $27.36 to $61.99. Red Deer: median $41.79, from $28.50 to $62.06. Camrose – Drumheller: median $41.39, from $29.38 to $59.90. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $41.00, from $23.08 to $76.92. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $40.67, from $32.31 to $59.13. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $40.67, from $32.31 to $59.13. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $39.17, from $26.55 to $58.44. $20 $40 $60 $80 Calgary: median $43.27, from $24.00 to $56.49 Calgary $43.27 Edmonton: median $42.13, from $27.36 to $61.99 Edmonton $42.13 Red Deer: median $41.79, from $28.50 to $62.06 Red Deer $41.79 Camrose – Drumheller: median $41.39, from $29.38 to $59.90 Camrose – Drumheller $41.39 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $41.00, from $23.08 to $76.92 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $41.00 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $40.67, from $32.31 to $59.13 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $40.67 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $40.67, from $32.31 to $59.13 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $40.67 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $39.17, from $26.55 to $58.44 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $39.17 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 .