It starts at about 12-14 cnd/hr. + x: j/ _# L- h! k9 ^) D" QIf 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. 1 n5 a- Y" w0 g" ]Since 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.