It starts at about 12-14 cnd/hr. $ H; z1 j. }1 W+ s& L6 zIf 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. 5 A Q0 m7 A b; VSince 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.