It starts at about 12-14 cnd/hr. 6 }6 E2 Q9 ?. Y7 \9 X) T2 b2 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. / g" A0 \- H' V6 `8 C# HSince 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.