It starts at about 12-14 cnd/hr. ! Z0 x; d9 H ~If 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. $ v! o4 ^# M! 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.