It starts at about 12-14 cnd/hr. 5 \' t+ Q% P2 x5 vIf 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 ]9 y6 t3 W* n3 ~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.