It starts at about 12-14 cnd/hr. 4 b# q2 d0 Q* g6 G5 d- 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. $ o" v2 o$ E9 rSince 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.