It starts at about 12-14 cnd/hr. ( t7 t' w4 ~# b& ~# iIf 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. 6 k' Z p4 t2 P* W4 A' Z5 g- ESince 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.