Median wage
$39.00 an hour Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean
Compared with Quebec
42.5% higher $11.64 above the Quebec median of $27.36
Compared with Canada
53.2% higher $13.55 above the Canadian median of $25.45
Job outlook
Undetermined 2025-2027
Job postings
8 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean

Wage range in Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean and CanadaSaguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $39.00, from $23.75 to $52.02, middle half $26.00 to $50.57. Quebec (province): median $27.36, from $20.00 to $48.22, middle half $23.00 to $35.00. Canada: median $25.45, from $19.00 to $39.48, middle half $21.75 to $31.88.$10$20$30$40$50$60Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $39.00, from $23.75 to $52.02, middle half $26.00 to $50.57Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean$39.00Quebec (province): median $27.36, from $20.00 to $48.22, middle half $23.00 to $35.00Quebec (province)$27.36Canada: median $25.45, from $19.00 to $39.48, middle half $21.75 to $31.88Canada$25.45
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
WageSaguenay – Lac-Saint-JeanQuebecCanada
Low $23.75 $20.00 $19.00
Lower quartile $26.00 $23.00 $21.75
Median $39.00 $27.36 $25.45
Upper quartile $50.57 $35.00 $31.88
High $52.02 $48.22 $39.48
Average $38.82 $30.19 $27.61

Job outlook

Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean.

8 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

Wage range by economic region in QuebecSaguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $39.00, from $23.75 to $52.02. Montérégie: median $28.68, from $21.00 to $40.00. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $26.68, from $20.00 to $31.85. Montréal: median $23.36, from $18.00 to $34.14. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated. Bas-Saint-Laurent: not stated. Capitale-Nationale: 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.$10$20$30$40$50$60Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $39.00, from $23.75 to $52.02Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean$39.00Montérégie: median $28.68, from $21.00 to $40.00Montérégie$28.68Chaudière-Appalaches: median $26.68, from $20.00 to $31.85Chaudière-Appalaches$26.68Montréal: median $23.36, from $18.00 to $34.14Montréal$23.36Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not statedGaspésie – Îles-de-la-MadeleineNot statedBas-Saint-Laurent: not statedBas-Saint-LaurentNot statedCapitale-Nationale: not statedCapitale-NationaleNot 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
Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean$23.75$39.00$52.02Undetermined
Montérégie$21.00$28.68$40.00Very limited (1 of 5)
Chaudière-Appalaches$20.00$26.68$31.85Limited (2 of 5)
Montréal$18.00$23.36$34.14Very limited (1 of 5)
Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-MadeleineNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Bas-Saint-LaurentNot statedNot statedNot statedLimited (2 of 5)
Capitale-NationaleNot statedNot statedNot statedVery limited (1 of 5)
EstrieNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Centre-du-QuébecNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
LavalNot statedNot statedNot statedVery limited (1 of 5)
LanaudièreNot statedNot statedNot statedVery limited (1 of 5)
LaurentidesNot statedNot statedNot statedVery limited (1 of 5)
OutaouaisNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Abitibi-TémiscamingueNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
MauricieNot statedNot statedNot statedVery limited (1 of 5)
Côte-NordNot statedNot statedNot statedVery limited (1 of 5)
Nord-du-QuébecNot statedNot statedNot statedVery limited (1 of 5)

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