Median wage
$25.00 an hour
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
Compared with Alberta
3.2% higher
$0.77 above the Alberta median of $24.23
Compared with Canada
3.8% lower
$1.00 below the Canadian median of $26.00
Job outlook
Limited
2 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 $25.00, from $19.00 to $32.00, middle half $20.00 to $28.00. Alberta (province): median $24.23, from $18.00 to $37.21, middle half $21.00 to $30.22. Canada: median $26.00, from $19.00 to $36.06, middle half $22.00 to $30.38. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $25.00, from $19.00 to $32.00, middle half $20.00 to $28.00 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $25.00 Alberta (province): median $24.23, from $18.00 to $37.21, middle half $21.00 to $30.22 Alberta (province) $24.23 Canada: median $26.00, from $19.00 to $36.06, middle half $22.00 to $30.38 Canada $26.00 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
$19.00
$18.00
$19.00
Lower quartile
$20.00
$21.00
$22.00
Median
$25.00
$24.23
$26.00
Upper quartile
$28.00
$30.22
$30.38
High
$32.00
$37.21
$36.06
Average
$25.57
$26.54
$27.01
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake.
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 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $30.00, from $20.71 to $34.00. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $28.55, from $21.08 to $37.36. Camrose – Drumheller: median $25.35, from $19.57 to $33.64. Red Deer: median $25.05, from $18.95 to $49.73. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $25.00, from $19.00 to $32.00. Calgary: median $24.23, from $19.12 to $33.65. Edmonton: median $24.00, from $17.14 to $40.30. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $23.00, from $15.00 to $31.00. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $30.00, from $20.71 to $34.00 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $30.00 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $28.55, from $21.08 to $37.36 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $28.55 Camrose – Drumheller: median $25.35, from $19.57 to $33.64 Camrose – Drumheller $25.35 Red Deer: median $25.05, from $18.95 to $49.73 Red Deer $25.05 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $25.00, from $19.00 to $32.00 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $25.00 Calgary: median $24.23, from $19.12 to $33.65 Calgary $24.23 Edmonton: median $24.00, from $17.14 to $40.30 Edmonton $24.00 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $23.00, from $15.00 to $31.00 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $23.00 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.
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 .