Median wage
$18.20 an hour
Alberta
Compared with Canada
7.8% lower
$1.54 below the Canadian median of $19.74
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
154
on Job Bank in September 2026
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 Canada Alberta: median $18.20, from $15.00 to $23.08, middle half $16.40 to $21.00. Canada: median $19.74, from $15.50 to $25.00, middle half $17.00 to $22.00. $15 $17.5 $20 $22.5 $25 Alberta: median $18.20, from $15.00 to $23.08, middle half $16.40 to $21.00 Alberta $18.20 Canada: median $19.74, from $15.50 to $25.00, middle half $17.00 to $22.00 Canada $19.74 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
Wage Alberta Canada
Low
$15.00
$15.50
Lower quartile
$16.40
$17.00
Median
$18.20
$19.74
Upper quartile
$21.00
$22.00
High
$23.08
$25.00
Average
$19.80
$20.11
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Alberta.
Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions. Several positions will become available due to retirements. Outlook data
154 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
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 Alberta (all regions): median $18.20, from $15.00 to $23.08. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $21.00, from $17.00 to $27.00. Red Deer: median $19.00, from $15.00 to $22.00. Calgary: median $18.61, from $15.22 to $26.97. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $18.20, from $15.00 to $23.08. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $18.20, from $15.00 to $23.08. Camrose – Drumheller: median $18.20, from $15.00 to $23.08. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $18.20, from $15.00 to $23.08. Edmonton: median $17.35, from $15.00 to $23.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 Alberta (all regions): median $18.20, from $15.00 to $23.08 Alberta (all regions) $18.20 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $21.00, from $17.00 to $27.00 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $21.00 Red Deer: median $19.00, from $15.00 to $22.00 Red Deer $19.00 Calgary: median $18.61, from $15.22 to $26.97 Calgary $18.61 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $18.20, from $15.00 to $23.08 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $18.20 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $18.20, from $15.00 to $23.08 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $18.20 Camrose – Drumheller: median $18.20, from $15.00 to $23.08 Camrose – Drumheller $18.20 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $18.20, from $15.00 to $23.08 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $18.20 Edmonton: median $17.35, from $15.00 to $23.00 Edmonton $17.35 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Alberta (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Alberta (all regions) $15.00 $18.20 $23.08 Moderate (3 of 5) Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $17.00 $21.00 $27.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Red Deer $15.00 $19.00 $22.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Calgary $15.22 $18.61 $26.97 Moderate (3 of 5) Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $15.00 $18.20 $23.08 Moderate (3 of 5) Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $15.00 $18.20 $23.08 Moderate (3 of 5) Camrose – Drumheller $15.00 $18.20 $23.08 Moderate (3 of 5) Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $15.00 $18.20 $23.08 Moderate (3 of 5) Edmonton $15.00 $17.35 $23.00 Moderate (3 of 5)
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 .