It starts at about 12-14 cnd/hr. 4 P, R1 G* A! x% 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. 0 w2 g, ]2 }& f! `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.