It starts at about 12-14 cnd/hr. 5 ^6 T6 Z' x. B$ V! B, mIf 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. a2 n+ e! g+ D: sSince 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.