Median wage
$19.00 an hour
Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean
Compared with Quebec
Same
as the Quebec median of $19.00
Compared with Canada
5.6% higher
$1.00 above the Canadian median of $18.00
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
74
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 Canada Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $19.00, from $17.00 to $25.00, middle half $18.00 to $20.50. Quebec (province): median $19.00, from $16.10 to $25.00, middle half $17.00 to $22.00. Canada: median $18.00, from $16.00 to $25.00, middle half $17.00 to $21.00. $15 $17.5 $20 $22.5 $25 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $19.00, from $17.00 to $25.00, middle half $18.00 to $20.50 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $19.00 Quebec (province): median $19.00, from $16.10 to $25.00, middle half $17.00 to $22.00 Quebec (province) $19.00 Canada: median $18.00, from $16.00 to $25.00, middle half $17.00 to $21.00 Canada $18.00 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 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean compared with Canada
Wage Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec Canada
Low
$17.00
$16.10
$16.00
Lower quartile
$18.00
$17.00
$17.00
Median
$19.00
$19.00
$18.00
Upper quartile
$20.50
$22.00
$21.00
High
$25.00
$25.00
$25.00
Average
$19.64
$19.74
$19.71
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean.
74 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 Quebec Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $21.00, from $17.00 to $25.00. Centre-du-Québec: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $25.00. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $27.00. Estrie: median $20.00, from $16.50 to $25.00. Lanaudière: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $25.50. Mauricie: median $20.00, from $16.64 to $25.00. Montérégie: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $25.35. Capitale-Nationale: median $19.00, from $16.10 to $25.00. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $19.00, from $17.00 to $25.00. Laurentides: median $18.00, from $16.10 to $25.00. Montréal: median $16.50, from $16.10 to $20.00. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated. Laval: not stated. Outaouais: not stated. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: not stated. Côte-Nord: not stated. Nord-du-Québec: not stated. $15 $20 $25 $30 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $21.00, from $17.00 to $25.00 Bas-Saint-Laurent $21.00 Centre-du-Québec: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $25.00 Centre-du-Québec $20.00 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $27.00 Chaudière-Appalaches $20.00 Estrie: median $20.00, from $16.50 to $25.00 Estrie $20.00 Lanaudière: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $25.50 Lanaudière $20.00 Mauricie: median $20.00, from $16.64 to $25.00 Mauricie $20.00 Montérégie: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $25.35 Montérégie $20.00 Capitale-Nationale: median $19.00, from $16.10 to $25.00 Capitale-Nationale $19.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $19.00, from $17.00 to $25.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $19.00 Laurentides: median $18.00, from $16.10 to $25.00 Laurentides $18.00 Montréal: median $16.50, from $16.10 to $20.00 Montréal $16.50 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine Not stated Laval: not stated Laval Not stated Outaouais: not stated Outaouais Not stated Abitibi-Témiscamingue: not stated Abitibi-Témiscamingue Not stated Côte-Nord: not stated Côte-Nord Not stated Nord-du-Québec: not stated Nord-du-Québec 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 Bas-Saint-Laurent $17.00 $21.00 $25.00 Limited (2 of 5) Centre-du-Québec $16.10 $20.00 $25.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Chaudière-Appalaches $16.10 $20.00 $27.00 Good (4 of 5) Estrie $16.50 $20.00 $25.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Lanaudière $16.10 $20.00 $25.50 Moderate (3 of 5) Mauricie $16.64 $20.00 $25.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Montérégie $16.10 $20.00 $25.35 Moderate (3 of 5) Capitale-Nationale $16.10 $19.00 $25.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $17.00 $19.00 $25.00 Limited (2 of 5) Laurentides $16.10 $18.00 $25.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Montréal $16.10 $16.50 $20.00 Limited (2 of 5) Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine Not stated Not stated Not stated Limited (2 of 5) Laval Not stated Not stated Not stated Limited (2 of 5) Outaouais Not stated Not stated Not stated Moderate (3 of 5) Abitibi-Témiscamingue Not stated Not stated Not stated Moderate (3 of 5) Côte-Nord Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Nord-du-Québec Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined
Wages from 2023-2024 data, Job Bank 2025 release. Job outlooks for 2025-2027. Job postings counted for September 2026.
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 .