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Wages

Alberta

ER 840*

Alberta

ER 840*

Starting

$8.42

$8.62

$12.62

$12.28

After 3 Years

$9.67

$10.56

$16.13

$15.30

Top

$10.57

$11.80

$17.39

$18.22

Overall Average Wage

$9.26

$9.80

$14.99

$14.82

Average Salary

$18,717.71

$20,116.61

$35,567.17

$35,715.24

*ER 840 "Banff Jasper Rocky Mtn House" includes Canmore
Source: 2001 Alberta Wage and Salary Survey - Canmore Community Monitoring Report 2003

Job Category

May-Dec 2002

Jan-Nov 2003

Feb-July 2005

Aug 2005 - Jan 2006

Construction & Landscaping

$11.91

$11.02

$12.30

$12.40

Food & Beverage "front line"

$7.50

$7.18

$8.00

$8.45

Food & Beverage "kitchen"

$10.31

$10.31

$10.12

$10.39

Hotel Guest Services

$9.07

$9.13

$9.75

$10.73

Housekeeping & Cleaning

$9.24

$9.30

$9.84

$10.15

Miscellaneous

$10.72

$10.35

$11.36

$12.37

Office & Administration

$11.45

$11.46

$10.95

$13.45

Sales & Service

$9.09

$8.57

$9.09

$10.57

Trades & Maintenance

$13.27

$11.42

$13.21

$17.48

Travel & Tourism

$9.24

$12.05

$11.22

$12.06

Source: Bow Valley Labour Market Review**
** Taken from job advertisements submitted through local employment offices - possibly reflective of starting wages only