Salaries

Library Assistants and Clerks Salary in Alberta

NOC 14300Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage
$23.00 an hour Alberta
Compared with Canada
0.7% lower $0.17 below the Canadian median of $23.17
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Alberta

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Alberta and CanadaAlberta: median $23.00, from $15.30 to $35.00, middle half $19.00 to $31.00. Canada: median $23.17, from $15.80 to $34.00, middle half $18.63 to $28.00.$15$20$25$30$35Alberta: median $23.00, from $15.30 to $35.00, middle half $19.00 to $31.00Alberta$23.00Canada: median $23.17, from $15.80 to $34.00, middle half $18.63 to $28.00Canada$23.17
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 Alberta compared with Canada
WageAlbertaCanada
Low $15.30 $15.80
Lower quartile $19.00 $18.63
Median $23.00 $23.17
Upper quartile $31.00 $28.00
High $35.00 $34.00
Average $24.92 $23.90

Job outlook

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

The employment outlook is moderate for library assistants and clerks in Alberta for the 2025-2027 period. Employment decline and retirements will lead to some position losses, while a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience are available. Outlook data

Education and training

TEER category
4
Usual education
A high school diploma 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 $23.00, from $15.30 to $35.00. Calgary: median $26.78, from $18.23 to $35.82. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $24.34, from $16.63 to $32.38. Camrose – Drumheller: median $24.10, from $17.91 to $32.17. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $23.28, from $16.82 to $28.90. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $22.66, from $16.58 to $34.46. Edmonton: median $22.00, from $15.30 to $36.73. Red Deer: median $21.94, from $15.52 to $26.65. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: not stated.$10$20$30$40Alberta (all regions): median $23.00, from $15.30 to $35.00Alberta (all regions)$23.00Calgary: median $26.78, from $18.23 to $35.82Calgary$26.78Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $24.34, from $16.63 to $32.38Lethbridge – Medicine Hat$24.34Camrose – Drumheller: median $24.10, from $17.91 to $32.17Camrose – Drumheller$24.10Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $23.28, from $16.82 to $28.90Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House$23.28Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $22.66, from $16.58 to $34.46Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$22.66Edmonton: median $22.00, from $15.30 to $36.73Edmonton$22.00Red Deer: median $21.94, from $15.52 to $26.65Red Deer$21.94Athabasca – 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)$15.30$23.00$35.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Calgary$18.23$26.78$35.82Moderate (3 of 5)
Lethbridge – Medicine Hat$16.63$24.34$32.38Moderate (3 of 5)
Camrose – Drumheller$17.91$24.10$32.17Undetermined
Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House$16.82$23.28$28.90Moderate (3 of 5)
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$16.58$22.66$34.46Undetermined
Edmonton$15.30$22.00$36.73Moderate (3 of 5)
Red Deer$15.52$21.94$26.65Undetermined
Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace RiverNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)

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