Median wage
$20.00 an hour
Capitale-Nationale
Compared with Quebec
4.8% lower
$1.00 below the Quebec median of $21.00
Compared with Canada
5.3% higher
$1.00 above the Canadian median of $19.00
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
4
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Capitale-Nationale
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Capitale-Nationale and Canada Capitale-Nationale: median $20.00, from $17.00 to $24.00, middle half $19.12 to $22.35. Quebec (province): median $21.00, from $16.10 to $30.00, middle half $18.00 to $23.00. Canada: median $19.00, from $15.50 to $26.50, middle half $16.75 to $23.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 Capitale-Nationale: median $20.00, from $17.00 to $24.00, middle half $19.12 to $22.35 Capitale-Nationale $20.00 Quebec (province): median $21.00, from $16.10 to $30.00, middle half $18.00 to $23.00 Quebec (province) $21.00 Canada: median $19.00, from $15.50 to $26.50, middle half $16.75 to $23.00 Canada $19.00 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 Capitale-Nationale compared with Canada
Wage Capitale-Nationale Quebec Canada
Low
$17.00
$16.10
$15.50
Lower quartile
$19.12
$18.00
$16.75
Median
$20.00
$21.00
$19.00
Upper quartile
$22.35
$23.00
$23.00
High
$24.00
$30.00
$26.50
Average
$20.05
$21.93
$20.38
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Capitale-Nationale.
4 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 4
Usual education A high school diploma 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 Montréal: median $22.00, from $16.10 to $32.00. Laval: median $21.72, from $18.00 to $34.62. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $21.12, from $18.67 to $31.58. Montérégie: median $21.00, from $16.10 to $30.00. Côte-Nord: median $20.84, from $18.51 to $28.45. Laurentides: median $20.84, from $17.37 to $27.91. Lanaudière: median $20.78, from $17.52 to $30.12. Outaouais: median $20.58, from $18.44 to $29.34. Estrie: median $20.50, from $17.82 to $27.70. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $20.12, from $17.60 to $29.16. Capitale-Nationale: median $20.00, from $17.00 to $24.00. Mauricie: median $19.90, from $17.22 to $23.12. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $19.63, from $17.89 to $27.00. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $19.49, from $18.32 to $28.11. Centre-du-Québec: median $19.38, from $17.44 to $26.14. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $18.75, from $17.40 to $25.77. Nord-du-Québec: not stated. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Montréal: median $22.00, from $16.10 to $32.00 Montréal $22.00 Laval: median $21.72, from $18.00 to $34.62 Laval $21.72 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $21.12, from $18.67 to $31.58 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $21.12 Montérégie: median $21.00, from $16.10 to $30.00 Montérégie $21.00 Côte-Nord: median $20.84, from $18.51 to $28.45 Côte-Nord $20.84 Laurentides: median $20.84, from $17.37 to $27.91 Laurentides $20.84 Lanaudière: median $20.78, from $17.52 to $30.12 Lanaudière $20.78 Outaouais: median $20.58, from $18.44 to $29.34 Outaouais $20.58 Estrie: median $20.50, from $17.82 to $27.70 Estrie $20.50 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $20.12, from $17.60 to $29.16 Chaudière-Appalaches $20.12 Capitale-Nationale: median $20.00, from $17.00 to $24.00 Capitale-Nationale $20.00 Mauricie: median $19.90, from $17.22 to $23.12 Mauricie $19.90 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $19.63, from $17.89 to $27.00 Bas-Saint-Laurent $19.63 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $19.49, from $18.32 to $28.11 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $19.49 Centre-du-Québec: median $19.38, from $17.44 to $26.14 Centre-du-Québec $19.38 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $18.75, from $17.40 to $25.77 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $18.75 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. 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 .