It starts at about 12-14 cnd/hr. 8 Z6 i) u+ I* n) ?" 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. ) k: n: o9 M0 D- ]* B* K7 Z7 lSince 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.