Median wage
$57.69 an hour
Calgary
Compared with Alberta
Same
as the Alberta median of $57.69
Compared with Canada
9.2% higher
$4.87 above the Canadian median of $52.82
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Calgary
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Calgary and Canada Calgary: median $57.69, from $48.08 to $104.33, middle half $49.52 to $84.13. Alberta (province): median $57.69, from $33.65 to $84.13, middle half $41.10 to $69.23. Canada: median $52.82, from $33.33 to $93.33, middle half $40.87 to $69.71. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 Calgary: median $57.69, from $48.08 to $104.33, middle half $49.52 to $84.13 Calgary $57.69 Alberta (province): median $57.69, from $33.65 to $84.13, middle half $41.10 to $69.23 Alberta (province) $57.69 Canada: median $52.82, from $33.33 to $93.33, middle half $40.87 to $69.71 Canada $52.82 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 Calgary compared with Canada
Wage Calgary Alberta Canada
Low
$48.08
$33.65
$33.33
Lower quartile
$49.52
$41.10
$40.87
Median
$57.69
$57.69
$52.82
Upper quartile
$84.13
$69.23
$69.71
High
$104.33
$84.13
$93.33
Average
$65.72
$58.98
$58.11
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Calgary.
Education and training
TEER category 0
Usual education Management experience in a related field 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 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $59.05, from $41.42 to $95.45. Calgary: median $57.69, from $48.08 to $104.33. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $56.54, from $44.23 to $88.16. Camrose – Drumheller: median $54.83, from $39.09 to $87.39. Red Deer: median $53.47, from $38.18 to $85.46. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $52.27, from $37.55 to $79.23. Edmonton: median $52.08, from $31.25 to $69.44. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: not stated. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $59.05, from $41.42 to $95.45 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $59.05 Calgary: median $57.69, from $48.08 to $104.33 Calgary $57.69 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $56.54, from $44.23 to $88.16 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $56.54 Camrose – Drumheller: median $54.83, from $39.09 to $87.39 Camrose – Drumheller $54.83 Red Deer: median $53.47, from $38.18 to $85.46 Red Deer $53.47 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $52.27, from $37.55 to $79.23 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $52.27 Edmonton: median $52.08, from $31.25 to $69.44 Edmonton $52.08 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: not stated Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River Not stated 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 .