Median wage
$42.00 an hour
Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean
Compared with Quebec
Same
as the Quebec median of $42.00
Compared with Canada
2.8% higher
$1.13 above the Canadian median of $40.87
Job outlook
Good
4 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1
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 $42.00, from $30.00 to $52.00, middle half $33.00 to $48.00. Quebec (province): median $42.00, from $27.40 to $59.39, middle half $32.97 to $51.28. Canada: median $40.87, from $26.00 to $59.77, middle half $32.00 to $50.55. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $42.00, from $30.00 to $52.00, middle half $33.00 to $48.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $42.00 Quebec (province): median $42.00, from $27.40 to $59.39, middle half $32.97 to $51.28 Quebec (province) $42.00 Canada: median $40.87, from $26.00 to $59.77, middle half $32.00 to $50.55 Canada $40.87 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
$30.00
$27.40
$26.00
Lower quartile
$33.00
$32.97
$32.00
Median
$42.00
$42.00
$40.87
Upper quartile
$48.00
$51.28
$50.55
High
$52.00
$59.39
$59.77
Average
$41.58
$42.88
$42.65
Job outlook
Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean.
1 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
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 Capitale-Nationale: median $44.47, from $30.00 to $60.44. Outaouais: median $43.59, from $32.55 to $57.69. Côte-Nord: median $43.27, from $25.00 to $60.44. Mauricie: median $42.92, from $28.85 to $55.00. Laurentides: median $42.86, from $27.00 to $66.67. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $42.70, from $29.93 to $61.47. Montréal: median $42.31, from $26.00 to $57.69. Lanaudière: median $42.06, from $28.10 to $62.51. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $42.00, from $30.00 to $52.00. Centre-du-Québec: median $41.62, from $27.18 to $59.81. Montérégie: median $41.00, from $26.92 to $60.40. Laval: median $40.87, from $28.85 to $56.04. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $40.01, from $28.96 to $59.28. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $39.64, from $27.06 to $55.33. Estrie: median $34.85, from $28.00 to $53.30. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $34.62, from $24.00 to $54.75. Nord-du-Québec: not stated. $20 $40 $60 $80 Capitale-Nationale: median $44.47, from $30.00 to $60.44 Capitale-Nationale $44.47 Outaouais: median $43.59, from $32.55 to $57.69 Outaouais $43.59 Côte-Nord: median $43.27, from $25.00 to $60.44 Côte-Nord $43.27 Mauricie: median $42.92, from $28.85 to $55.00 Mauricie $42.92 Laurentides: median $42.86, from $27.00 to $66.67 Laurentides $42.86 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $42.70, from $29.93 to $61.47 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $42.70 Montréal: median $42.31, from $26.00 to $57.69 Montréal $42.31 Lanaudière: median $42.06, from $28.10 to $62.51 Lanaudière $42.06 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $42.00, from $30.00 to $52.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $42.00 Centre-du-Québec: median $41.62, from $27.18 to $59.81 Centre-du-Québec $41.62 Montérégie: median $41.00, from $26.92 to $60.40 Montérégie $41.00 Laval: median $40.87, from $28.85 to $56.04 Laval $40.87 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $40.01, from $28.96 to $59.28 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $40.01 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $39.64, from $27.06 to $55.33 Bas-Saint-Laurent $39.64 Estrie: median $34.85, from $28.00 to $53.30 Estrie $34.85 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $34.62, from $24.00 to $54.75 Chaudière-Appalaches $34.62 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 .