Median wage
$32.81 an hour
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
Compared with Alberta
5.2% higher
$1.63 above the Alberta median of $31.18
Compared with Canada
9.4% higher
$2.81 above the Canadian median of $30.00
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 Canada Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $32.81, from $26.00 to $44.00, middle half $30.00 to $37.00. Alberta (province): median $31.18, from $19.63 to $45.19, middle half $25.00 to $41.00. Canada: median $30.00, from $20.00 to $43.27, middle half $24.73 to $36.06. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $32.81, from $26.00 to $44.00, middle half $30.00 to $37.00 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $32.81 Alberta (province): median $31.18, from $19.63 to $45.19, middle half $25.00 to $41.00 Alberta (province) $31.18 Canada: median $30.00, from $20.00 to $43.27, middle half $24.73 to $36.06 Canada $30.00 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
Wage Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake Alberta Canada
Low
$26.00
$19.63
$20.00
Lower quartile
$30.00
$25.00
$24.73
Median
$32.81
$31.18
$30.00
Upper quartile
$37.00
$41.00
$36.06
High
$44.00
$45.19
$43.27
Average
$33.02
$32.67
$31.47
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 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 Edmonton: median $34.29, from $25.00 to $41.21. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $32.81, from $26.00 to $44.00. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $31.29, from $24.23 to $48.42. Calgary: median $31.25, from $18.00 to $46.15. Camrose – Drumheller: median $31.16, from $23.81 to $41.06. Red Deer: median $31.08, from $23.66 to $43.77. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $29.00, from $22.50 to $34.60. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $29.00, from $22.50 to $34.60. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Edmonton: median $34.29, from $25.00 to $41.21 Edmonton $34.29 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $32.81, from $26.00 to $44.00 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $32.81 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $31.29, from $24.23 to $48.42 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $31.29 Calgary: median $31.25, from $18.00 to $46.15 Calgary $31.25 Camrose – Drumheller: median $31.16, from $23.81 to $41.06 Camrose – Drumheller $31.16 Red Deer: median $31.08, from $23.66 to $43.77 Red Deer $31.08 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $29.00, from $22.50 to $34.60 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $29.00 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $29.00, from $22.50 to $34.60 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $29.00 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 .