Salaries

Food Counter Attendants, Kitchen Helpers and Related Support Occupations Salary in Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

NOC 65201Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage
$16.25 an hour Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean
Compared with Quebec
1.5% lower $0.25 below the Quebec median of $16.50
Compared with Canada
1.8% lower $0.30 below the Canadian median of $16.55
Job outlook
Limited 2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
70 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean

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

Wage range in Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean and CanadaSaguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $16.25, from $16.10 to $21.58, middle half $16.10 to $20.00. Quebec (province): median $16.50, from $16.10 to $21.75, middle half $16.10 to $19.50. Canada: median $16.55, from $15.00 to $21.50, middle half $15.50 to $18.34.$14$16$18$20$22Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $16.25, from $16.10 to $21.58, middle half $16.10 to $20.00Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean$16.25Quebec (province): median $16.50, from $16.10 to $21.75, middle half $16.10 to $19.50Quebec (province)$16.50Canada: median $16.55, from $15.00 to $21.50, middle half $15.50 to $18.34Canada$16.55
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 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean compared with Canada
WageSaguenay – Lac-Saint-JeanQuebecCanada
Low $16.10 $16.10 $15.00
Lower quartile $16.10 $16.10 $15.50
Median $16.25 $16.50 $16.55
Upper quartile $20.00 $19.50 $18.34
High $21.58 $21.75 $21.50
Average $17.43 $17.77 $17.45

Job outlook

Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean.

70 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Education and training

TEER category
5
Usual education
No formal education is usually required, and training is a short work demonstration.

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 QuebecAbitibi-Témiscamingue: median $18.00, from $16.10 to $22.50. Côte-Nord: median $18.00, from $16.10 to $22.00. Montréal: median $17.50, from $16.10 to $23.52. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $17.00, from $16.10 to $21.58. Estrie: median $17.00, from $16.10 to $21.68. Mauricie: median $17.00, from $16.10 to $21.50. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $16.95, from $16.10 to $21.10. Capitale-Nationale: median $16.73, from $16.10 to $23.00. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $16.40, from $16.10 to $23.52. Laval: median $16.25, from $16.10 to $21.03. Outaouais: median $16.25, from $16.10 to $21.67. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $16.25, from $16.10 to $21.58. Centre-du-Québec: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $20.00. Lanaudière: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $23.00. Laurentides: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $20.00. Montérégie: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $21.58. Nord-du-Québec: not stated.$16$18$20$22$24Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $18.00, from $16.10 to $22.50Abitibi-Témiscamingue$18.00Côte-Nord: median $18.00, from $16.10 to $22.00Côte-Nord$18.00Montréal: median $17.50, from $16.10 to $23.52Montréal$17.50Chaudière-Appalaches: median $17.00, from $16.10 to $21.58Chaudière-Appalaches$17.00Estrie: median $17.00, from $16.10 to $21.68Estrie$17.00Mauricie: median $17.00, from $16.10 to $21.50Mauricie$17.00Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $16.95, from $16.10 to $21.10Bas-Saint-Laurent$16.95Capitale-Nationale: median $16.73, from $16.10 to $23.00Capitale-Nationale$16.73Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $16.40, from $16.10 to $23.52Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine$16.40Laval: median $16.25, from $16.10 to $21.03Laval$16.25Outaouais: median $16.25, from $16.10 to $21.67Outaouais$16.25Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $16.25, from $16.10 to $21.58Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean$16.25Centre-du-Québec: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $20.00Centre-du-Québec$16.10Lanaudière: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $23.00Lanaudière$16.10Laurentides: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $20.00Laurentides$16.10Montérégie: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $21.58Montérégie$16.10Nord-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
Abitibi-Témiscamingue$16.10$18.00$22.50Limited (2 of 5)
Côte-Nord$16.10$18.00$22.00Very limited (1 of 5)
Montréal$16.10$17.50$23.52Limited (2 of 5)
Chaudière-Appalaches$16.10$17.00$21.58Limited (2 of 5)
Estrie$16.10$17.00$21.68Limited (2 of 5)
Mauricie$16.10$17.00$21.50Limited (2 of 5)
Bas-Saint-Laurent$16.10$16.95$21.10Limited (2 of 5)
Capitale-Nationale$16.10$16.73$23.00Limited (2 of 5)
Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine$16.10$16.40$23.52Limited (2 of 5)
Laval$16.10$16.25$21.03Limited (2 of 5)
Outaouais$16.10$16.25$21.67Limited (2 of 5)
Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean$16.10$16.25$21.58Limited (2 of 5)
Centre-du-Québec$16.10$16.10$20.00Limited (2 of 5)
Lanaudière$16.10$16.10$23.00Limited (2 of 5)
Laurentides$16.10$16.10$20.00Limited (2 of 5)
Montérégie$16.10$16.10$21.58Limited (2 of 5)
Nord-du-QuébecNot statedNot statedNot statedVery limited (1 of 5)

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