The Canadian Association of Oilwell Drilling Contractors recommends the following minimum wage schedule for hourly paid drilling crews.

UPDATED: OCTOBER 1, 2011
All figures represent hourly pay rates.

Position	Base Wage	Rig Tech Premium
Driller	$42.20	+$2.00
Assistant Driller	$38.00	n/a
Derrickhand	$36.00	+$1.50
Motorhand	$30.50	+$1.00
Floorhand	$29.40	n/a
Leasehand	$27.00	n/a

This wage schedule was developed on the basis of survey material and is intended to apply to both 8 and 12 hour shifts.
Camp* $50/Man/Day
Non-Camp** $140/Man/Day
*$17.50 is non-taxable

**Non-taxable for payroll purposes if the individual employee maintains a principle place of residence and works 80 kilometers from his principle residence, for at least 36 hours.

***Employers cannot claim Goods & Services Tax (GST) Input Tax Credit (ITC) on the meal portion of the subsistence rate if the rig is working within a 30-kilometre radius of a city of at least 40,000 people.

General Bulletin G-08-08 provides details on Subsistence Allowances.

October 5, 2011 2:12 PM