It starts at about 12-14 cnd/hr. 6 X( ^1 a" ^9 i# oIf you really good at something which other people can not do, you may reach to $20/hr. However, working in lab you are so difficault to get high salary. ( m6 m' Z8 G$ u8 x, J/ VSince 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.