It starts at about 12-14 cnd/hr. " ^, s# l5 R$ k4 mIf you really good at something which other people can not do, you may reach to $20/hr. However, working in lab you are so difficault to get high salary. ! X- x! [$ d4 r8 XSince 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.