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Chain Saw and Skidder Operators Salary in Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec

NOC 84110Wages 2023-2024Updated

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Median wage
$26.00 an hour Bas-Saint-Laurent
Compared with Quebec
7.1% lower $2.00 below the Quebec median of $28.00
Compared with Canada
13.3% lower $4.00 below the Canadian median of $30.00
Job outlook
Limited 2 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Bas-Saint-Laurent

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Bas-Saint-Laurent and CanadaBas-Saint-Laurent: median $26.00, from $20.00 to $33.03, middle half $22.50 to $30.00. Quebec (province): median $28.00, from $20.00 to $35.00, middle half $24.00 to $31.71. Canada: median $30.00, from $20.00 to $40.00, middle half $25.00 to $35.00.$20$25$30$35$40Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $26.00, from $20.00 to $33.03, middle half $22.50 to $30.00Bas-Saint-Laurent$26.00Quebec (province): median $28.00, from $20.00 to $35.00, middle half $24.00 to $31.71Quebec (province)$28.00Canada: median $30.00, from $20.00 to $40.00, middle half $25.00 to $35.00Canada$30.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median and the box is the middle half (lower to upper quartile).
Wages in Bas-Saint-Laurent compared with Canada
WageBas-Saint-LaurentQuebecCanada
Low $20.00 $20.00 $20.00
Lower quartile $22.50 $24.00 $25.00
Median $26.00 $28.00 $30.00
Upper quartile $30.00 $31.71 $35.00
High $33.03 $35.00 $40.00
Average $26.46 $28.20 $29.93

Job outlook

Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Bas-Saint-Laurent.

Licence needed in Quebec?

Voluntary certification Not required. Certification is available in Quebec, but you can work in this occupation without it.

Education and training

TEER category
4
Usual education
A high school diploma is usually required.

By region in Quebec

Job Bank’s economic regions, highest median first. A region links to its own page where its figures differ from the province’s.

Wage range by economic region in QuebecSaguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $31.00, from $27.87 to $35.97. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $28.00, from $20.00 to $34.61. Laurentides: median $27.00, from $18.50 to $34.00. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $26.00, from $20.00 to $33.03. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $25.00, from $20.45 to $31.50. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated. Capitale-Nationale: not stated. Estrie: not stated. Centre-du-Québec: not stated. Montérégie: not stated. Montréal: not stated. Laval: not stated. Lanaudière: not stated. Outaouais: not stated. Mauricie: not stated. Côte-Nord: not stated. Nord-du-Québec: not stated.$15$20$25$30$35$40Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $31.00, from $27.87 to $35.97Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean$31.00Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $28.00, from $20.00 to $34.61Abitibi-Témiscamingue$28.00Laurentides: median $27.00, from $18.50 to $34.00Laurentides$27.00Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $26.00, from $20.00 to $33.03Bas-Saint-Laurent$26.00Chaudière-Appalaches: median $25.00, from $20.45 to $31.50Chaudière-Appalaches$25.00Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not statedGaspésie – Îles-de-la-MadeleineNot statedCapitale-Nationale: not statedCapitale-NationaleNot statedEstrie: not statedEstrieNot statedCentre-du-Québec: not statedCentre-du-QuébecNot statedMontérégie: not statedMontérégieNot statedMontréal: not statedMontréalNot statedLaval: not statedLavalNot statedLanaudière: not statedLanaudièreNot statedOutaouais: not statedOutaouaisNot statedMauricie: not statedMauricieNot statedCôte-Nord: not statedCôte-NordNot statedNord-du-Québec: not statedNord-du-QuébecNot stated
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Quebec (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean$27.87$31.00$35.97Very limited (1 of 5)
Abitibi-Témiscamingue$20.00$28.00$34.61Very limited (1 of 5)
Laurentides$18.50$27.00$34.00Very limited (1 of 5)
Bas-Saint-Laurent$20.00$26.00$33.03Limited (2 of 5)
Chaudière-Appalaches$20.45$25.00$31.50Limited (2 of 5)
Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-MadeleineNot statedNot statedNot statedVery limited (1 of 5)
Capitale-NationaleNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
EstrieNot statedNot statedNot statedLimited (2 of 5)
Centre-du-QuébecNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
MontérégieNot statedNot statedNot statedVery limited (1 of 5)
MontréalNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
LavalNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
LanaudièreNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
OutaouaisNot statedNot statedNot statedVery limited (1 of 5)
MauricieNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Côte-NordNot statedNot statedNot statedVery limited (1 of 5)
Nord-du-QuébecNot statedNot statedNot statedVery limited (1 of 5)

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