You may be asked to supply your expected hourly wage or salary range on your application, which can be difficult if you are not sure of what the average earnings are for someone with your education and experience.
Make sure that you are looking at wages for your experience level and education and refer to wages in the same region. For example, wages in Edmonton and Calgary for the same position can be significantly different.
The following resources will help you to answer this question as well as give you an idea of your potential income:
- If you are applying for a position that is governed by a collective agreement, for example, a public service position with the government, you can use the Search for Collective Bargaining Agreements database. If you are applying for a job governed by a collective agreement outside of Alberta, consult the job posting to find the name of the union and then search their website for the applicable bargaining agreement
- Wage and Salaries is a database of salary information submitted by Alberta employers every two years and available on the ALIS website. Occupations are searchable by NOC number, by clicking Search by NOC Code, or by keyword, in the Search by title field.
- The Government of Canada’s Job Bank has a Wage Search tool that you can use to search an individual wage, as well as compare the wages for different reasons.
- You can search for wage and salary information in an LLM like Gemini or ChatGPT, but you need to set restrictions in your prompt, such as specific job title, years of experience, required education, time period, and region. An example prompt for Gemini:"Act as a specialized Canadian career researcher. I need a detailed breakdown of entry-level [job title] ([degree] required) salaries in Alberta for 2024-2025."
- You can also use the crowdsourced material on Glassdoor in your research. Based on information supplied by employees, Glassdoor provides salary information, company reviews, interview information, and employers who are hiring. Once on Glassdoor, type in the position you are interested in. Note: some areas of this site are limited to registered users, so you may have to create a free account to access certain information.
You can use government resources, Indeed’s Salary Search, and the relevant collective agreements or professional association salary surveys, if available, to create an acceptable range for your negotiation. We also recommend joining a professional association to gain access to their salary surveys, which may be available only to professional members.
How to Negotiate Your Job Offer from ALIS has advice on how to research salaries to prepare for your salary negotiation.
How to Negotiate Your Job Offer from ALIS has advice on how to research salaries to prepare for your salary negotiation.
Updated January 2026