Median wage
$22.00 an hour
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
Compared with Alberta
Same
as the Alberta median of $22.00
Compared with Canada
Same
as the Canadian median of $22.00
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
16
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 Canada Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $22.00, from $18.00 to $30.00, middle half $20.00 to $26.44. Alberta (province): median $22.00, from $17.00 to $35.90, middle half $18.27 to $28.00. Canada: median $22.00, from $16.55 to $36.06, middle half $18.27 to $28.37. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $22.00, from $18.00 to $30.00, middle half $20.00 to $26.44 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $22.00 Alberta (province): median $22.00, from $17.00 to $35.90, middle half $18.27 to $28.00 Alberta (province) $22.00 Canada: median $22.00, from $16.55 to $36.06, middle half $18.27 to $28.37 Canada $22.00 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
$18.00
$17.00
$16.55
Lower quartile
$20.00
$18.27
$18.27
Median
$22.00
$22.00
$22.00
Upper quartile
$26.44
$28.00
$28.37
High
$30.00
$35.90
$36.06
Average
$23.91
$24.76
$24.67
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake.
16 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 2
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of 2 or more 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 $23.00, from $16.83 to $33.33. Calgary: median $22.00, from $17.00 to $35.90. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $22.00, from $15.00 to $36.06. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $22.00, from $18.00 to $30.00. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $21.00, from $17.65 to $28.00. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $21.00, from $17.65 to $28.00. Red Deer: median $21.00, from $16.00 to $32.50. Camrose – Drumheller: median $20.50, from $16.25 to $28.00. $10 $20 $30 $40 Edmonton: median $23.00, from $16.83 to $33.33 Edmonton $23.00 Calgary: median $22.00, from $17.00 to $35.90 Calgary $22.00 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $22.00, from $15.00 to $36.06 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $22.00 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $22.00, from $18.00 to $30.00 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $22.00 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $21.00, from $17.65 to $28.00 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $21.00 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $21.00, from $17.65 to $28.00 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $21.00 Red Deer: median $21.00, from $16.00 to $32.50 Red Deer $21.00 Camrose – Drumheller: median $20.50, from $16.25 to $28.00 Camrose – Drumheller $20.50 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. Job postings counted for September 2026.
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 .