It starts at about 12-14 cnd/hr. $ l% o# i2 u! a$ i# u6 i4 K* ~If you really good at something which other people can not do, you may reach to $20/hr. However, working in lab you are so difficault to get high salary. 0 O/ A# @( a9 h! b& e- |5 {Since your major is chemical enginering(not chemistry), why do you work in petro-chemical industry? you can easily earn $60,000 per year in Alberta.