Median wage
$23.00 an hour
Centre-du-Québec
Compared with Quebec
8% lower
$2.00 below the Quebec median of $25.00
Compared with Canada
8% lower
$2.00 below the Canadian median of $25.00
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Centre-du-Québec
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Centre-du-Québec and Canada Centre-du-Québec: median $23.00, from $17.50 to $26.75, middle half $21.50 to $26.75. Quebec (province): median $25.00, from $17.00 to $36.25, middle half $20.57 to $30.00. Canada: median $25.00, from $16.55 to $38.46, middle half $20.15 to $31.00. $10 $20 $30 $40 Centre-du-Québec: median $23.00, from $17.50 to $26.75, middle half $21.50 to $26.75 Centre-du-Québec $23.00 Quebec (province): median $25.00, from $17.00 to $36.25, middle half $20.57 to $30.00 Quebec (province) $25.00 Canada: median $25.00, from $16.55 to $38.46, middle half $20.15 to $31.00 Canada $25.00 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 Centre-du-Québec compared with Canada
Wage Centre-du-Québec Quebec Canada
Low
$17.50
$17.00
$16.55
Lower quartile
$21.50
$20.57
$20.15
Median
$23.00
$25.00
$25.00
Upper quartile
$26.75
$30.00
$31.00
High
$26.75
$36.25
$38.46
Average
$23.43
$26.31
$26.68
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Centre-du-Québec.
Education and training
TEER category 3
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 years 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 Quebec Outaouais: median $27.88, from $23.00 to $37.00. Côte-Nord: median $26.00, from $23.00 to $40.00. Nord-du-Québec: median $26.00, from $23.00 to $40.00. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $25.00, from $17.00 to $36.25. Capitale-Nationale: median $25.00, from $17.00 to $36.25. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $25.00, from $17.00 to $36.25. Laval: median $25.00, from $16.25 to $33.33. Montérégie: median $25.00, from $17.00 to $36.25. Laurentides: median $24.88, from $19.20 to $32.14. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $23.53, from $17.73 to $28.54. Centre-du-Québec: median $23.00, from $17.50 to $26.75. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $23.00, from $20.00 to $25.40. Estrie: median $22.00, from $19.00 to $28.00. Mauricie: median $22.00, from $18.00 to $33.00. Montréal: median $22.00, from $17.00 to $33.65. Lanaudière: not stated. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: not stated. $10 $20 $30 $40 Outaouais: median $27.88, from $23.00 to $37.00 Outaouais $27.88 Côte-Nord: median $26.00, from $23.00 to $40.00 Côte-Nord $26.00 Nord-du-Québec: median $26.00, from $23.00 to $40.00 Nord-du-Québec $26.00 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $25.00, from $17.00 to $36.25 Bas-Saint-Laurent $25.00 Capitale-Nationale: median $25.00, from $17.00 to $36.25 Capitale-Nationale $25.00 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $25.00, from $17.00 to $36.25 Chaudière-Appalaches $25.00 Laval: median $25.00, from $16.25 to $33.33 Laval $25.00 Montérégie: median $25.00, from $17.00 to $36.25 Montérégie $25.00 Laurentides: median $24.88, from $19.20 to $32.14 Laurentides $24.88 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $23.53, from $17.73 to $28.54 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $23.53 Centre-du-Québec: median $23.00, from $17.50 to $26.75 Centre-du-Québec $23.00 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $23.00, from $20.00 to $25.40 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $23.00 Estrie: median $22.00, from $19.00 to $28.00 Estrie $22.00 Mauricie: median $22.00, from $18.00 to $33.00 Mauricie $22.00 Montréal: median $22.00, from $17.00 to $33.65 Montréal $22.00 Lanaudière: not stated Lanaudière Not stated Abitibi-Témiscamingue: not stated Abitibi-Témiscamingue Not 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) Region Low Median High Outlook Outaouais $23.00 $27.88 $37.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Côte-Nord $23.00 $26.00 $40.00 Limited (2 of 5) Nord-du-Québec $23.00 $26.00 $40.00 Limited (2 of 5) Bas-Saint-Laurent $17.00 $25.00 $36.25 Moderate (3 of 5) Capitale-Nationale $17.00 $25.00 $36.25 Moderate (3 of 5) Chaudière-Appalaches $17.00 $25.00 $36.25 Good (4 of 5) Laval $16.25 $25.00 $33.33 Moderate (3 of 5) Montérégie $17.00 $25.00 $36.25 Good (4 of 5) Laurentides $19.20 $24.88 $32.14 Good (4 of 5) Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $17.73 $23.53 $28.54 Moderate (3 of 5) Centre-du-Québec $17.50 $23.00 $26.75 Moderate (3 of 5) Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $20.00 $23.00 $25.40 Limited (2 of 5) Estrie $19.00 $22.00 $28.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Mauricie $18.00 $22.00 $33.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Montréal $17.00 $22.00 $33.65 Moderate (3 of 5) Lanaudière Not stated Not stated Not stated Moderate (3 of 5) Abitibi-Témiscamingue Not stated Not stated Not stated Moderate (3 of 5)
Wages from 2023-2024 data, Job Bank 2025 release. Job outlooks for 2025-2027.
Occupation titles, codes and TEER categories come from the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada .