Salaries

Oil and Gas Drilling, Servicing and Related Labourers Salary in Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake, Alberta

NOC 85111Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage
$30.00 an hour Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
Compared with Alberta
5.8% lower $1.86 below the Alberta median of $31.86
Compared with Canada
3.2% lower $1.00 below the Canadian median of $31.00
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 CanadaWood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $30.00, from $24.00 to $38.87, middle half $27.00 to $36.00. Alberta (province): median $31.86, from $23.00 to $39.50, middle half $26.00 to $38.00. Canada: median $31.00, from $21.52 to $39.50, middle half $25.00 to $38.00.$20$25$30$35$40Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $30.00, from $24.00 to $38.87, middle half $27.00 to $36.00Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$30.00Alberta (province): median $31.86, from $23.00 to $39.50, middle half $26.00 to $38.00Alberta (province)$31.86Canada: median $31.00, from $21.52 to $39.50, middle half $25.00 to $38.00Canada$31.00
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 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake compared with Canada
WageWood Buffalo – Cold LakeAlbertaCanada
Low $24.00 $23.00 $21.52
Lower quartile $27.00 $26.00 $25.00
Median $30.00 $31.86 $31.00
Upper quartile $36.00 $38.00 $38.00
High $38.87 $39.50 $39.50
Average $31.08 $31.68 $31.16

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 AlbertaCalgary: median $36.57, from $22.00 to $40.00. Edmonton: median $32.50, from $23.50 to $39.50. Red Deer: median $32.02, from $24.00 to $39.95. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $32.00, from $22.00 to $39.90. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $31.86, from $23.00 to $39.50. Camrose – Drumheller: median $31.00, from $23.00 to $39.50. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $30.00, from $24.00 to $38.87. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $28.00, from $23.00 to $39.50.$20$25$30$35$40Calgary: median $36.57, from $22.00 to $40.00Calgary$36.57Edmonton: median $32.50, from $23.50 to $39.50Edmonton$32.50Red Deer: median $32.02, from $24.00 to $39.95Red Deer$32.02Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $32.00, from $22.00 to $39.90Lethbridge – Medicine Hat$32.00Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $31.86, from $23.00 to $39.50Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River$31.86Camrose – Drumheller: median $31.00, from $23.00 to $39.50Camrose – Drumheller$31.00Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $30.00, from $24.00 to $38.87Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$30.00Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $28.00, from $23.00 to $39.50Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House$28.00
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
Calgary$22.00$36.57$40.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Edmonton$23.50$32.50$39.50Moderate (3 of 5)
Red Deer$24.00$32.02$39.95Moderate (3 of 5)
Lethbridge – Medicine Hat$22.00$32.00$39.90Moderate (3 of 5)
Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River$23.00$31.86$39.50Moderate (3 of 5)
Camrose – Drumheller$23.00$31.00$39.50Moderate (3 of 5)
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$24.00$30.00$38.87Moderate (3 of 5)
Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House$23.00$28.00$39.50Moderate (3 of 5)

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