It starts at about 12-14 cnd/hr. % n# o& ^7 H9 x1 c1 mIf 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. ! C" {1 m/ i) ] U. I6 Y! i( P PSince 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.