Median wage
$35.00 an hour
Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River
Compared with Alberta
16.7% higher
$5.00 above the Alberta median of $30.00
Compared with Canada
32.5% higher
$8.58 above the Canadian median of $26.42
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
26
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River and Canada Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $35.00, from $23.35 to $44.00, middle half $30.00 to $38.01. Alberta (province): median $30.00, from $21.00 to $42.31, middle half $25.00 to $35.50. Canada: median $26.42, from $19.45 to $37.00, middle half $22.86 to $32.00. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $35.00, from $23.35 to $44.00, middle half $30.00 to $38.01 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $35.00 Alberta (province): median $30.00, from $21.00 to $42.31, middle half $25.00 to $35.50 Alberta (province) $30.00 Canada: median $26.42, from $19.45 to $37.00, middle half $22.86 to $32.00 Canada $26.42 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 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River compared with Canada
Wage Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River Alberta Canada
Low
$23.35
$21.00
$19.45
Lower quartile
$30.00
$25.00
$22.86
Median
$35.00
$30.00
$26.42
Upper quartile
$38.01
$35.50
$32.00
High
$44.00
$42.31
$37.00
Average
$35.30
$31.67
$27.89
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River.
26 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 3
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 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 $35.00, from $23.35 to $44.00. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $35.00, from $23.35 to $44.00. Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $35.00, from $26.00 to $55.00. Red Deer: median $30.50, from $21.00 to $44.00. Calgary: median $30.00, from $21.00 to $42.31. Camrose – Drumheller: median $30.00, from $24.00 to $39.00. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $29.23, from $20.00 to $41.00. Edmonton: median $28.85, from $21.00 to $40.00. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $35.00, from $23.35 to $44.00 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $35.00 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $35.00, from $23.35 to $44.00 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $35.00 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $35.00, from $26.00 to $55.00 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $35.00 Red Deer: median $30.50, from $21.00 to $44.00 Red Deer $30.50 Calgary: median $30.00, from $21.00 to $42.31 Calgary $30.00 Camrose – Drumheller: median $30.00, from $24.00 to $39.00 Camrose – Drumheller $30.00 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $29.23, from $20.00 to $41.00 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $29.23 Edmonton: median $28.85, from $21.00 to $40.00 Edmonton $28.85 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Alberta (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $23.35 $35.00 $44.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $23.35 $35.00 $44.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $26.00 $35.00 $55.00 Limited (2 of 5) Red Deer $21.00 $30.50 $44.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Calgary $21.00 $30.00 $42.31 Moderate (3 of 5) Camrose – Drumheller $24.00 $30.00 $39.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $20.00 $29.23 $41.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Edmonton $21.00 $28.85 $40.00 Moderate (3 of 5)
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 .