Median wage
$46.67 an hour
Outaouais
Compared with Quebec
22.8% higher
$8.67 above the Quebec median of $38.00
Compared with Canada
8.3% higher
$3.59 above the Canadian median of $43.08
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Outaouais
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Outaouais and Canada Outaouais: median $46.67, from $28.85 to $57.90, middle half $36.00 to $56.41. Quebec (province): median $38.00, from $25.00 to $54.95, middle half $32.00 to $47.00. Canada: median $43.08, from $27.00 to $60.00, middle half $34.89 to $52.00. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Outaouais: median $46.67, from $28.85 to $57.90, middle half $36.00 to $56.41 Outaouais $46.67 Quebec (province): median $38.00, from $25.00 to $54.95, middle half $32.00 to $47.00 Quebec (province) $38.00 Canada: median $43.08, from $27.00 to $60.00, middle half $34.89 to $52.00 Canada $43.08 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 Outaouais compared with Canada
Wage Outaouais Quebec Canada
Low
$28.85
$25.00
$27.00
Lower quartile
$36.00
$32.00
$34.89
Median
$46.67
$38.00
$43.08
Upper quartile
$56.41
$47.00
$52.00
High
$57.90
$54.95
$60.00
Average
$45.29
$39.27
$44.46
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Outaouais.
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 Quebec Centre-du-Québec: median $48.65, from $33.17 to $65.50. Mauricie: median $48.27, from $33.48 to $66.05. Laval: median $47.80, from $25.00 to $77.88. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $47.77, from $33.82 to $63.48. Montérégie: median $47.44, from $31.80 to $65.32. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $47.32, from $30.17 to $65.35. Côte-Nord: median $46.76, from $31.65 to $65.09. Outaouais: median $46.67, from $28.85 to $57.90. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $46.23, from $33.87 to $63.03. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $46.13, from $30.36 to $61.21. Lanaudière: median $45.73, from $31.46 to $61.40. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $45.45, from $25.23 to $59.86. Capitale-Nationale: median $44.80, from $28.88 to $59.55. Laurentides: median $44.61, from $29.98 to $60.03. Montréal: median $43.80, from $26.96 to $56.23. Estrie: not stated. Nord-du-Québec: not stated. $20 $40 $60 $80 Centre-du-Québec: median $48.65, from $33.17 to $65.50 Centre-du-Québec $48.65 Mauricie: median $48.27, from $33.48 to $66.05 Mauricie $48.27 Laval: median $47.80, from $25.00 to $77.88 Laval $47.80 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $47.77, from $33.82 to $63.48 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $47.77 Montérégie: median $47.44, from $31.80 to $65.32 Montérégie $47.44 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $47.32, from $30.17 to $65.35 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $47.32 Côte-Nord: median $46.76, from $31.65 to $65.09 Côte-Nord $46.76 Outaouais: median $46.67, from $28.85 to $57.90 Outaouais $46.67 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $46.23, from $33.87 to $63.03 Chaudière-Appalaches $46.23 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $46.13, from $30.36 to $61.21 Bas-Saint-Laurent $46.13 Lanaudière: median $45.73, from $31.46 to $61.40 Lanaudière $45.73 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $45.45, from $25.23 to $59.86 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $45.45 Capitale-Nationale: median $44.80, from $28.88 to $59.55 Capitale-Nationale $44.80 Laurentides: median $44.61, from $29.98 to $60.03 Laurentides $44.61 Montréal: median $43.80, from $26.96 to $56.23 Montréal $43.80 Estrie: not stated Estrie 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.
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 .