It starts at about 12-14 cnd/hr. / s- U( E" c( r+ S# NIf 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. : A# Y) s: o y5 n9 \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.