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What scaffolders make
Experienced
$52,000
New helper
$38,000
Union industrial
$83,000
Job Bank's national median is $25 an hour, about $52,000 a year full time. The spread is wide: residential and small commercial crews pay near the low end, while union scaffolders on Alberta oil sands and refinery shutdowns reach $40 an hour plus allowances.