It starts at about 12-14 cnd/hr. & x9 X# c9 d V$ bIf you really good at something which other people can not do, you may reach to $20/hr. However, working in lab you are so difficault to get high salary. ; k. R9 ?/ S$ F5 n H- N& oSince 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.