Median wage
$45.67 an hour
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
Compared with Alberta
3.1% lower
$1.45 below the Alberta median of $47.12
Compared with Canada
Same
as the Canadian median of $45.67
Job outlook
Very good
5 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 $45.67, from $28.37 to $56.41, middle half $38.33 to $50.75. Alberta (province): median $47.12, from $32.97 to $60.44, middle half $41.21 to $50.95. Canada: median $45.67, from $28.85 to $59.76, middle half $37.00 to $52.40. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $45.67, from $28.37 to $56.41, middle half $38.33 to $50.75 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $45.67 Alberta (province): median $47.12, from $32.97 to $60.44, middle half $41.21 to $50.95 Alberta (province) $47.12 Canada: median $45.67, from $28.85 to $59.76, middle half $37.00 to $52.40 Canada $45.67 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
$28.37
$32.97
$28.85
Lower quartile
$38.33
$41.21
$37.00
Median
$45.67
$47.12
$45.67
Upper quartile
$50.75
$50.95
$52.40
High
$56.41
$60.44
$59.76
Average
$44.46
$47.43
$45.47
Job outlook
Very good (5 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake.
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 Alberta Edmonton: median $47.60, from $34.34 to $57.69. Calgary: median $47.12, from $37.95 to $66.03. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $45.67, from $28.37 to $56.41. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $44.87, from $32.05 to $59.83. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $43.12, from $32.97 to $56.26. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $43.12, from $32.97 to $56.26. Camrose – Drumheller: median $42.94, from $28.90 to $55.27. Red Deer: median $42.73, from $27.00 to $54.55. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 Edmonton: median $47.60, from $34.34 to $57.69 Edmonton $47.60 Calgary: median $47.12, from $37.95 to $66.03 Calgary $47.12 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $45.67, from $28.37 to $56.41 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $45.67 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $44.87, from $32.05 to $59.83 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $44.87 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $43.12, from $32.97 to $56.26 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $43.12 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $43.12, from $32.97 to $56.26 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $43.12 Camrose – Drumheller: median $42.94, from $28.90 to $55.27 Camrose – Drumheller $42.94 Red Deer: median $42.73, from $27.00 to $54.55 Red Deer $42.73 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 .