It starts at about 12-14 cnd/hr. / u, j" g/ r) j6 H2 _. o5 GIf you really good at something which other people can not do, you may reach to $20/hr. However, working in lab you are so difficault to get high salary. ) ~- ]$ z% q. q# e( {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.