Public Interest Alberta, with the support of the Alberta College of Social Workers, has released the latest data on low-wage earners in Alberta from Statistics Canada. Click here to read our intepretation of the data we released on Labour Day in 2014.
Alberta-wide Statistics
More than one out of every five workers earns less than $15/hour
- There are 383,900 Albertans earning less than $15/hour out of a total of 1,870,100 employed Albertans (20.5%).
- There are 431,500 Albertans earning less than $16/hour (23%).
- There are 42,200 people earning between $9.95 and $10.20.
The majority of low-wage workers are women
- 234,400 low-wage workers are women (61%)
Most low-wage workers are in their prime earning years
- 77% of low wage workers are over the age of 20
- 78,500 (20.4%) are between 20 – 24 years old.
- 135,100 (35.2%) are between 25 – 44 years old.
- 82,100 (21.4%) are 45 years and older.
Regional data on Albertan workers making less than $15/hour is available for the following areas (click on a region to see the corresponding statistics):
Calgary
Grande Prairie
Edmonton
Lethbridge
Medicine Hat
Red Deer
Wood Buffalo
