Median wage
$17.95 an hour
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
Compared with Alberta
5.3% higher
$0.90 above the Alberta median of $17.05
Compared with Canada
3.7% higher
$0.64 above the Canadian median of $17.31
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
19
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 $17.95, from $15.00 to $36.00, middle half $15.67 to $23.00. Alberta (province): median $17.05, from $15.00 to $28.85, middle half $15.50 to $21.00. Canada: median $17.31, from $15.00 to $28.85, middle half $16.00 to $20.50. $10 $20 $30 $40 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $17.95, from $15.00 to $36.00, middle half $15.67 to $23.00 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $17.95 Alberta (province): median $17.05, from $15.00 to $28.85, middle half $15.50 to $21.00 Alberta (province) $17.05 Canada: median $17.31, from $15.00 to $28.85, middle half $16.00 to $20.50 Canada $17.31 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
$15.00
$15.00
$15.00
Lower quartile
$15.67
$15.50
$16.00
Median
$17.95
$17.05
$17.31
Upper quartile
$23.00
$21.00
$20.50
High
$36.00
$28.85
$28.85
Average
$21.81
$19.84
$20.09
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake.
19 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 4
Usual education A high school diploma 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 Camrose – Drumheller: median $18.50, from $15.00 to $27.00. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $18.00, from $15.00 to $28.00. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $17.95, from $15.00 to $36.00. Red Deer: median $17.25, from $15.00 to $28.50. Edmonton: median $17.05, from $15.00 to $29.00. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $17.00, from $15.00 to $34.00. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $17.00, from $15.00 to $34.00. Calgary: median $17.00, from $15.00 to $27.00. $10 $20 $30 $40 Camrose – Drumheller: median $18.50, from $15.00 to $27.00 Camrose – Drumheller $18.50 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $18.00, from $15.00 to $28.00 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $18.00 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $17.95, from $15.00 to $36.00 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $17.95 Red Deer: median $17.25, from $15.00 to $28.50 Red Deer $17.25 Edmonton: median $17.05, from $15.00 to $29.00 Edmonton $17.05 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $17.00, from $15.00 to $34.00 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $17.00 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $17.00, from $15.00 to $34.00 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $17.00 Calgary: median $17.00, from $15.00 to $27.00 Calgary $17.00 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. 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 .