It starts at about 12-14 cnd/hr. 2 A0 x6 e4 z; I, d, NIf 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. 4 m) \* v: o7 T1 \# X" {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.