It starts at about 12-14 cnd/hr. 2 D8 n7 k& H8 q3 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. 8 C: s, i( {% }7 ISince 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.