Salaries

Geological Engineers Salary in Quebec

NOC 21331Wages 2024Updated

Some roles need a licence in Quebec Which roles

Median wage
$48.84 an hour Quebec
Compared with Canada
1.9% lower $0.97 below the Canadian median of $49.81
Job outlook
Good 4 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Quebec

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

Wage range in Quebec and CanadaQuebec: median $48.84, from $31.94 to $70.51. Canada: median $49.81, from $31.27 to $83.24.$20$40$60$80$100Quebec: median $48.84, from $31.94 to $70.51Quebec$48.84Canada: median $49.81, from $31.27 to $83.24Canada$49.81
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Quebec compared with Canada
WageQuebecCanada
Low $31.94 $31.27
Median $48.84 $49.81
High $70.51 $83.24

Job outlook

Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Quebec.

The employment outlook is good for geological engineers in Quebec for the 2025-2027 period, driven by employment growth and retirements. A small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation are currently available. Outlook data

1 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Licence needed in Quebec?

This occupation group is not licensed as a whole in Quebec, but some roles in it are:

Professional engineer (a role in this group)
Licence required in Quebec

Education and training

TEER category
1
Usual education
A university degree 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 QuebecQuebec (all regions): median $48.84, from $31.94 to $70.51. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $50.22, from $33.49 to $71.75. Capitale-Nationale: median $49.33, from $34.42 to $72.10. Montérégie: median $47.87, from $31.39 to $72.25. Montréal: median $47.14, from $31.38 to $70.28. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated. Bas-Saint-Laurent: not stated. Chaudière-Appalaches: not stated. Estrie: not stated. Centre-du-Québec: not stated. Laval: not stated. Lanaudière: not stated. Laurentides: not stated. Outaouais: not stated. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: not stated. Mauricie: not stated. Côte-Nord: not stated. Nord-du-Québec: not stated.$20$40$60$80Quebec (all regions): median $48.84, from $31.94 to $70.51Quebec (all regions)$48.84Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $50.22, from $33.49 to $71.75Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean$50.22Capitale-Nationale: median $49.33, from $34.42 to $72.10Capitale-Nationale$49.33Montérégie: median $47.87, from $31.39 to $72.25Montérégie$47.87Montréal: median $47.14, from $31.38 to $70.28Montréal$47.14Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not statedGaspésie – Îles-de-la-MadeleineNot statedBas-Saint-Laurent: not statedBas-Saint-LaurentNot statedChaudière-Appalaches: not statedChaudière-AppalachesNot statedEstrie: not statedEstrieNot statedCentre-du-Québec: not statedCentre-du-QuébecNot statedLaval: not statedLavalNot statedLanaudière: not statedLanaudièreNot statedLaurentides: not statedLaurentidesNot statedOutaouais: not statedOutaouaisNot statedAbitibi-Témiscamingue: not statedAbitibi-TémiscamingueNot 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
Quebec (all regions)$31.94$48.84$70.51Good (4 of 5)
Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean$33.49$50.22$71.75Good (4 of 5)
Capitale-Nationale$34.42$49.33$72.10Moderate (3 of 5)
Montérégie$31.39$47.87$72.25Very good (5 of 5)
Montréal$31.38$47.14$70.28Good (4 of 5)
Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-MadeleineNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Bas-Saint-LaurentNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Chaudière-AppalachesNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
EstrieNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Centre-du-QuébecNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
LavalNot statedNot statedNot statedGood (4 of 5)
LanaudièreNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
LaurentidesNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
OutaouaisNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Abitibi-TémiscamingueNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
MauricieNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Côte-NordNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Nord-du-QuébecNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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