Median wage
$29.00 an hour
Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River
Compared with Alberta
Same
as the Alberta median of $29.00
Compared with Canada
16% higher
$4.00 above the Canadian median of $25.00
Job outlook
Very good
5 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River and Canada Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $29.00, from $20.00 to $35.00, middle half $23.95 to $32.50. Alberta (province): median $29.00, from $20.00 to $35.00, middle half $23.95 to $32.50. Canada: median $25.00, from $18.92 to $32.00, middle half $21.50 to $28.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $29.00, from $20.00 to $35.00, middle half $23.95 to $32.50 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $29.00 Alberta (province): median $29.00, from $20.00 to $35.00, middle half $23.95 to $32.50 Alberta (province) $29.00 Canada: median $25.00, from $18.92 to $32.00, middle half $21.50 to $28.00 Canada $25.00 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 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River compared with Canada
Wage Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River Alberta Canada
Low
$20.00
$20.00
$18.92
Lower quartile
$23.95
$23.95
$21.50
Median
$29.00
$29.00
$25.00
Upper quartile
$32.50
$32.50
$28.00
High
$35.00
$35.00
$32.00
Average
$29.35
$29.35
$25.72
Job outlook
Very good (5 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River.
Education and training
TEER category 3
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 years 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 $30.28, from $20.00 to $35.00. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $29.00, from $20.00 to $35.00. Edmonton: median $29.00, from $22.00 to $35.90. Red Deer: median $29.00, from $20.00 to $35.00. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $27.47, from $23.08 to $34.93. Camrose – Drumheller: median $27.13, from $19.56 to $33.03. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $26.24, from $20.27 to $34.19. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $26.05, from $19.54 to $32.82. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 Calgary: median $30.28, from $20.00 to $35.00 Calgary $30.28 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $29.00, from $20.00 to $35.00 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $29.00 Edmonton: median $29.00, from $22.00 to $35.90 Edmonton $29.00 Red Deer: median $29.00, from $20.00 to $35.00 Red Deer $29.00 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $27.47, from $23.08 to $34.93 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $27.47 Camrose – Drumheller: median $27.13, from $19.56 to $33.03 Camrose – Drumheller $27.13 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $26.24, from $20.27 to $34.19 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $26.24 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $26.05, from $19.54 to $32.82 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $26.05 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 .