Alberta minimum wage

$15.00 an hour since October 1, 2018.

From	Hourly rate	Tipped cash wage	Official source
October 1, 2018	$15.00	$15.00 (no tip credit)	kings-printer.alberta.ca checked 2026-10-26

Other rates in Alberta

Who	Now	Next change	Source
Students under 18 (job creation student wage) Employees under 18 enrolled in school (up to grade 12, post-secondary or vocational). Applies to the first 28 hours worked in a week while school is in session and to all regular hours during school breaks (spring break, Christmas, summer). Hours over 28 in a school week must be paid at least the general minimum wage. Does not apply to youth who are out of school.	$13.00		kings-printer.alberta.ca checked 2026-10-26

Good to know

Alberta's rate is not indexed and no change has been announced. $15 has applied since October 1, 2018.
No tip credit: tips are not wages, so tipped_cash equals the rate.
The student wage took effect June 26, 2019 (alberta.ca: "A job creation student wage was implemented June 26, 2019.").
Weekly and monthly minimums are skipped here: $598 per week for certain salespersons and professionals, $2,848 per month for live-in domestic employees (live-out domestic employees get the $15 hourly rate).
Employers may reduce wages below the minimum by at most $3.35 per meal consumed and $4.41 per day of lodging, with written authorization.

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Get the Alberta rate by API

One call returns the federal, state, county and city rates that apply at an address, the one that governs, the tipped cash wage and the next change, each with its official source.

curl "https://bankday.dev/v1/minimum-wage?state=AB" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $BANKDAY_KEY"

API docs · Pricing · State rates are free. City and county rates by name start on the Developer plan, address lookups on the Business plan.

Questions

What is the minimum wage in Alberta in 2027?

$15.00 an hour from October 1, 2018.

What is the tipped minimum wage in Alberta?

Alberta doesn't allow a tip credit, so tipped workers get the full $15.00.

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