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
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 $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 $60 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $39.00, from $23.75 to $52.02, middle half $26.00 to $50.57 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $39.00 Quebec (province): median $27.36, from $20.00 to $48.22, middle half $23.00 to $35.00 Quebec (province) $27.36 Canada: median $25.45, from $19.00 to $39.48, middle half $21.75 to $31.88 Canada $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
Wage Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec Canada
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
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 Saguenay – 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 $60 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $39.00, from $23.75 to $52.02 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $39.00 Montérégie: median $28.68, from $21.00 to $40.00 Montérégie $28.68 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $26.68, from $20.00 to $31.85 Chaudière-Appalaches $26.68 Montréal: median $23.36, from $18.00 to $34.14 Montréal $23.36 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine Not stated Bas-Saint-Laurent: not stated Bas-Saint-Laurent Not stated Capitale-Nationale: not stated Capitale-Nationale Not stated Estrie: not stated Estrie Not stated Centre-du-Québec: not stated Centre-du-Québec Not stated Laval: not stated Laval Not stated Lanaudière: not stated Lanaudière Not stated Laurentides: not stated Laurentides Not stated Outaouais: not stated Outaouais Not stated Abitibi-Témiscamingue: not stated Abitibi-Témiscamingue Not stated Mauricie: not stated Mauricie 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 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $23.75 $39.00 $52.02 Undetermined Montérégie $21.00 $28.68 $40.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Chaudière-Appalaches $20.00 $26.68 $31.85 Limited (2 of 5) Montréal $18.00 $23.36 $34.14 Very limited (1 of 5) Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Bas-Saint-Laurent Not stated Not stated Not stated Limited (2 of 5) Capitale-Nationale Not stated Not stated Not stated Very limited (1 of 5) Estrie Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Centre-du-Québec Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Laval Not stated Not stated Not stated Very limited (1 of 5) Lanaudière Not stated Not stated Not stated Very limited (1 of 5) Laurentides Not stated Not stated Not stated Very limited (1 of 5) Outaouais Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Abitibi-Témiscamingue Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Mauricie Not stated Not stated Not stated Very limited (1 of 5) Côte-Nord Not stated Not stated Not stated Very limited (1 of 5) Nord-du-Québec Not stated Not stated Not stated Very limited (1 of 5)
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 .