It starts at about 12-14 cnd/hr. & n. a/ D: z, `" d8 Z: x% fIf 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- h& c, K' W% m. ~) TSince 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.