It starts at about 12-14 cnd/hr. 8 D/ C& e( C5 b# r- u- ^. G* H HIf you really good at something which other people can not do, you may reach to $20/hr. However, working in lab you are so difficault to get high salary. 6 D# b$ W1 S$ z/ G. ^4 USince 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.