Median wage
$21.00 an hour
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
Compared with Alberta
4.8% higher
$0.97 above the Alberta median of $20.03
Compared with Canada
1.3% lower
$0.27 below the Canadian median of $21.27
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
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 $21.00, from $16.00 to $38.00, middle half $18.50 to $27.00. Alberta (province): median $20.03, from $15.00 to $28.00, middle half $18.00 to $24.00. Canada: median $21.27, from $16.00 to $28.72, middle half $18.00 to $25.00. $10 $20 $30 $40 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $21.00, from $16.00 to $38.00, middle half $18.50 to $27.00 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $21.00 Alberta (province): median $20.03, from $15.00 to $28.00, middle half $18.00 to $24.00 Alberta (province) $20.03 Canada: median $21.27, from $16.00 to $28.72, middle half $18.00 to $25.00 Canada $21.27 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
$16.00
$15.00
$16.00
Lower quartile
$18.50
$18.00
$18.00
Median
$21.00
$20.03
$21.27
Upper quartile
$27.00
$24.00
$25.00
High
$38.00
$28.00
$28.72
Average
$24.44
$21.66
$22.24
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake.
Education and training
TEER category 5
Usual education No formal education is usually required, and training is a short work demonstration.
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 Camrose – Drumheller: median $21.60, from $16.67 to $24.00. Calgary: median $21.00, from $15.00 to $30.00. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $21.00, from $16.00 to $38.00. Red Deer: median $20.03, from $15.00 to $28.00. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $20.00, from $18.00 to $29.77. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $20.00, from $18.00 to $29.77. Edmonton: median $20.00, from $15.58 to $27.00. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $19.38, from $15.15 to $25.00. $10 $20 $30 $40 Camrose – Drumheller: median $21.60, from $16.67 to $24.00 Camrose – Drumheller $21.60 Calgary: median $21.00, from $15.00 to $30.00 Calgary $21.00 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $21.00, from $16.00 to $38.00 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $21.00 Red Deer: median $20.03, from $15.00 to $28.00 Red Deer $20.03 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $20.00, from $18.00 to $29.77 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $20.00 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $20.00, from $18.00 to $29.77 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $20.00 Edmonton: median $20.00, from $15.58 to $27.00 Edmonton $20.00 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $19.38, from $15.15 to $25.00 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $19.38 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.
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 .