Salaries

Pharmacy Technical Assistants and Pharmacy Assistants Salary in Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake, Alberta

NOC 33103Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage
$22.00 an hour Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
Compared with Alberta
10% higher $2.00 above the Alberta median of $20.00
Compared with Canada
10% higher $2.00 above the Canadian median of $20.00
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1 on Job Bank in September 2026

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 $22.00, from $16.00 to $23.00, middle half $22.00 to $23.00. Alberta (province): median $20.00, from $15.05 to $25.60, middle half $17.50 to $23.00. Canada: median $20.00, from $16.00 to $26.00, middle half $17.25 to $23.00.$15$20$25$30Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $22.00, from $16.00 to $23.00, middle half $22.00 to $23.00Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$22.00Alberta (province): median $20.00, from $15.05 to $25.60, middle half $17.50 to $23.00Alberta (province)$20.00Canada: median $20.00, from $16.00 to $26.00, middle half $17.25 to $23.00Canada$20.00
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 $16.00 $15.05 $16.00
Lower quartile $22.00 $17.50 $17.25
Median $22.00 $20.00 $20.00
Upper quartile $23.00 $23.00 $23.00
High $23.00 $25.60 $26.00
Average $21.36 $20.48 $20.86

Job outlook

Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake.

1 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

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 AlbertaAthabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $23.00, from $17.00 to $27.00. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $23.00, from $17.00 to $27.00. Camrose – Drumheller: median $22.48, from $19.66 to $26.65. Red Deer: median $22.38, from $19.35 to $26.31. Calgary: median $22.20, from $17.71 to $26.34. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $22.00, from $16.00 to $23.00. Edmonton: median $20.53, from $17.72 to $25.88. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $20.00, from $15.05 to $24.50.$15$20$25$30Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $23.00, from $17.00 to $27.00Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River$23.00Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $23.00, from $17.00 to $27.00Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House$23.00Camrose – Drumheller: median $22.48, from $19.66 to $26.65Camrose – Drumheller$22.48Red Deer: median $22.38, from $19.35 to $26.31Red Deer$22.38Calgary: median $22.20, from $17.71 to $26.34Calgary$22.20Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $22.00, from $16.00 to $23.00Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$22.00Edmonton: median $20.53, from $17.72 to $25.88Edmonton$20.53Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $20.00, from $15.05 to $24.50Lethbridge – Medicine Hat$20.00
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
Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River$17.00$23.00$27.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House$17.00$23.00$27.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Camrose – Drumheller$19.66$22.48$26.65Moderate (3 of 5)
Red Deer$19.35$22.38$26.31Moderate (3 of 5)
Calgary$17.71$22.20$26.34Moderate (3 of 5)
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake$16.00$22.00$23.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Edmonton$17.72$20.53$25.88Moderate (3 of 5)
Lethbridge – Medicine Hat$15.05$20.00$24.50Moderate (3 of 5)

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