It starts at about 12-14 cnd/hr. & [8 `% G1 l8 s* UIf you really good at something which other people can not do, you may reach to $20/hr. However, working in lab you are so difficault to get high salary. ( T8 O; [- V; \9 I2 _$ X* tSince 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.