It starts at about 12-14 cnd/hr. ) i1 {7 W5 A6 M) L" {$ H6 rIf you really good at something which other people can not do, you may reach to $20/hr. However, working in lab you are so difficault to get high salary. # J( w7 {$ m; ?0 f# K8 MSince 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.