It starts at about 12-14 cnd/hr. ' H2 X) v" u, [If 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. - k0 ~" U6 v; BSince 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.