It starts at about 12-14 cnd/hr. 4 `0 n; _ Z4 F# ^If you really good at something which other people can not do, you may reach to $20/hr. However, working in lab you are so difficault to get high salary. ( T/ S S4 r m$ }8 l7 i0 t; wSince 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.