Government of Alberta

Average weekly earnings are derived by dividing total weekly earnings (including overtime earnings) by the number of employees. This data is compiled from the Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours which is a business census of non-farm payroll employees.

Graduates from Alberta's publicly funded post-secondary institutions are followed over time to study the dynamics of their income. Income information is collected by linking enrolment data to tax information in years following graduation. The data is aggregated and presented as a median one, two,...