It starts at about 12-14 cnd/hr. ( H+ b9 K5 c: G6 S- 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. , B4 |/ P+ S. r* ]0 \/ {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.