Median Earnings by Education and Sex for Alberta Workers, 2010

Median earnings data for full-time workers aged 25-64 in Alberta, Canada, for the year 2010. The dataset is broken down by ten distinct levels of educational attainment and by sex. It is an official statistic published by the Government of Alberta.

Use Cases

• Calculate the wage premium for different post-secondary credentials based on the detailed education categories.
• Analyze gender pay gaps within and across specific educational attainment levels.
• Model the economic returns to apprenticeship and trades certificates versus university degrees.
• Benchmark median earnings for professions requiring advanced degrees like medicine or doctorates.

Strengths

• Data is an official government statistic from the Government of Alberta.
• Includes ten specific education categories, from less than high school to earned doctorates.
• Focuses on a defined demographic: full-time workers aged 25-64.

Limitations

• Data is from a single year (2010), limiting longitudinal analysis.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta | Gouvernement de l'Alberta

Time Range

2010

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-18 07:03:02.609359; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Alberta, Canada