Median wage
$44.00 an hour
Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake
Compared with Alberta
7.3% higher
$3.00 above the Alberta median of $41.00
Compared with Canada
22% higher
$7.94 above the Canadian median of $36.06
Job outlook
Moderate
3 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 $44.00, from $30.09 to $68.75, middle half $38.00 to $52.00. Alberta (province): median $41.00, from $28.00 to $49.45, middle half $34.50 to $46.00. Canada: median $36.06, from $25.00 to $48.00, middle half $29.00 to $41.21. $20 $40 $60 $80 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $44.00, from $30.09 to $68.75, middle half $38.00 to $52.00 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $44.00 Alberta (province): median $41.00, from $28.00 to $49.45, middle half $34.50 to $46.00 Alberta (province) $41.00 Canada: median $36.06, from $25.00 to $48.00, middle half $29.00 to $41.21 Canada $36.06 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
$30.09
$28.00
$25.00
Lower quartile
$38.00
$34.50
$29.00
Median
$44.00
$41.00
$36.06
Upper quartile
$52.00
$46.00
$41.21
High
$68.75
$49.45
$48.00
Average
$47.16
$40.35
$36.08
Job outlook
Moderate (3 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 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $44.00, from $30.09 to $68.75. Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $38.27, from $34.50 to $48.00. Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $38.27, from $34.50 to $48.00. Edmonton: median $38.27, from $27.46 to $52.98. Calgary: median $37.98, from $27.83 to $52.87. Camrose – Drumheller: median $37.63, from $29.51 to $53.17. Red Deer: median $36.92, from $27.14 to $53.87. Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $36.77, from $28.37 to $50.78. $20 $40 $60 $80 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake: median $44.00, from $30.09 to $68.75 Wood Buffalo – Cold Lake $44.00 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River: median $38.27, from $34.50 to $48.00 Athabasca – Grande Prairie – Peace River $38.27 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House: median $38.27, from $34.50 to $48.00 Banff – Jasper – Rocky Mountain House $38.27 Edmonton: median $38.27, from $27.46 to $52.98 Edmonton $38.27 Calgary: median $37.98, from $27.83 to $52.87 Calgary $37.98 Camrose – Drumheller: median $37.63, from $29.51 to $53.17 Camrose – Drumheller $37.63 Red Deer: median $36.92, from $27.14 to $53.87 Red Deer $36.92 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat: median $36.77, from $28.37 to $50.78 Lethbridge – Medicine Hat $36.77 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 .