Median wage
$16.35 an hour
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
Compared with Alberta
0.9% lower
$0.15 below the Alberta median of $16.50
Compared with Canada
1.2% lower
$0.20 below the Canadian median of $16.55
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
3
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 $16.35, from $15.00 to $19.00, middle half $15.00 to $19.00. Alberta (province): median $16.50, from $15.00 to $23.08, middle half $15.10 to $18.47. Canada: median $16.55, from $15.00 to $22.00, middle half $15.50 to $18.50. $15 $17.5 $20 $22.5 $25 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $16.35, from $15.00 to $19.00, middle half $15.00 to $19.00 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $16.35 Alberta (province): median $16.50, from $15.00 to $23.08, middle half $15.10 to $18.47 Alberta (province) $16.50 Canada: median $16.55, from $15.00 to $22.00, middle half $15.50 to $18.50 Canada $16.55 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
$15.00
$15.10
$15.50
Median
$16.35
$16.50
$16.55
Upper quartile
$19.00
$18.47
$18.50
High
$19.00
$23.08
$22.00
Average
$16.82
$17.93
$17.70
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake.
3 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 5
Usual education No formal education is usually required, and training is a short work demonstration.
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 $17.00, from $15.00 to $22.00. Calgary: median $16.95, from $15.00 to $26.00. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $16.79, from $15.00 to $22.00. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $16.79, from $15.00 to $22.00. Camrose – Drumheller: median $16.50, from $15.00 to $23.08. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $16.45, from $15.00 to $27.00. Red Deer: median $16.45, from $15.00 to $18.50. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $16.35, from $15.00 to $19.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 Edmonton: median $17.00, from $15.00 to $22.00 Edmonton $17.00 Calgary: median $16.95, from $15.00 to $26.00 Calgary $16.95 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $16.79, from $15.00 to $22.00 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $16.79 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $16.79, from $15.00 to $22.00 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $16.79 Camrose – Drumheller: median $16.50, from $15.00 to $23.08 Camrose – Drumheller $16.50 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $16.45, from $15.00 to $27.00 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $16.45 Red Deer: median $16.45, from $15.00 to $18.50 Red Deer $16.45 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $16.35, from $15.00 to $19.00 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $16.35 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 .