Salaries

Petroleum Engineers Salary in Alberta

NOC 21332Wages 2023-2024Updated

Some roles need a licence in Alberta Which roles

Median wage
$66.35 an hour Alberta
Compared with Canada
2.2% higher $1.45 above the Canadian median of $64.90
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027

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 CanadaAlberta: median $66.35, from $46.67 to $96.15, middle half $51.28 to $80.77. Canada: median $64.90, from $46.25 to $96.15, middle half $52.88 to $79.33.$40$60$80$100Alberta: median $66.35, from $46.67 to $96.15, middle half $51.28 to $80.77Alberta$66.35Canada: median $64.90, from $46.25 to $96.15, middle half $52.88 to $79.33Canada$64.90
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
WageAlbertaCanada
Low $46.67 $46.25
Lower quartile $51.28 $52.88
Median $66.35 $64.90
Upper quartile $80.77 $79.33
High $96.15 $96.15
Average $70.53 $69.19

Job outlook

Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Alberta.

The employment outlook is moderate for the 2025-2027 period, with employment growth leading to a few new positions and not many positions becoming available due to retirements. There is a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation. Outlook data

Licence needed in Alberta?

This occupation group is not licensed as a whole in Alberta, but some roles in it are:

Professional engineer (a role in this group)
Licence required in Alberta

Education and training

TEER category
1
Usual education
A university degree 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 AlbertaAlberta (all regions): median $66.35, from $46.67 to $96.15. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $68.44, from $46.50 to $96.15. Camrose – Drumheller: median $65.57, from $39.30 to $93.57. Edmonton: median $64.64, from $38.82 to $111.45. Calgary: median $64.18, from $45.00 to $96.15. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $64.15, from $42.52 to $91.73. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: not stated. Red Deer: not stated. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: not stated.$20$40$60$80$100$120Alberta (all regions): median $66.35, from $46.67 to $96.15Alberta (all regions)$66.35Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $68.44, from $46.50 to $96.15Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$68.44Camrose – Drumheller: median $65.57, from $39.30 to $93.57Camrose – Drumheller$65.57Edmonton: median $64.64, from $38.82 to $111.45Edmonton$64.64Calgary: median $64.18, from $45.00 to $96.15Calgary$64.18Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $64.15, from $42.52 to $91.73Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House$64.15Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: not statedLethbridge – Medicine HatNot statedRed Deer: not statedRed DeerNot statedAthabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: not statedAthabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace RiverNot stated
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
Alberta (all regions)$46.67$66.35$96.15Moderate (3 of 5)
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$46.50$68.44$96.15Limited (2 of 5)
Camrose – Drumheller$39.30$65.57$93.57Moderate (3 of 5)
Edmonton$38.82$64.64$111.45Moderate (3 of 5)
Calgary$45.00$64.18$96.15Moderate (3 of 5)
Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House$42.52$64.15$91.73Moderate (3 of 5)
Lethbridge – Medicine HatNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Red DeerNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace RiverNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)

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