Median wage
$21.46 an hour
Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean
Compared with Quebec
2% lower
$0.43 below the Quebec median of $21.89
Compared with Canada
3.4% higher
$0.71 above the Canadian median of $20.75
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
38
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 $21.46, from $17.50 to $26.00, middle half $20.00 to $24.50. Quebec (province): median $21.89, from $17.36 to $28.50, middle half $19.00 to $25.00. Canada: median $20.75, from $17.00 to $28.00, middle half $18.00 to $24.50. $15 $20 $25 $30 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $21.46, from $17.50 to $26.00, middle half $20.00 to $24.50 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $21.46 Quebec (province): median $21.89, from $17.36 to $28.50, middle half $19.00 to $25.00 Quebec (province) $21.89 Canada: median $20.75, from $17.00 to $28.00, middle half $18.00 to $24.50 Canada $20.75 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
$17.50
$17.36
$17.00
Lower quartile
$20.00
$19.00
$18.00
Median
$21.46
$21.89
$20.75
Upper quartile
$24.50
$25.00
$24.50
High
$26.00
$28.50
$28.00
Average
$21.91
$22.32
$21.66
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean.
38 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 Montréal: median $22.88, from $18.00 to $31.50. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $22.82, from $18.00 to $27.91. Capitale-Nationale: median $22.00, from $18.00 to $28.00. Laurentides: median $22.00, from $17.80 to $28.00. Laval: median $22.00, from $17.00 to $29.61. Estrie: median $21.85, from $18.00 to $28.00. Lanaudière: median $21.83, from $17.50 to $28.00. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $21.53, from $17.50 to $30.00. Centre-du-Québec: median $21.50, from $18.00 to $27.00. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $21.46, from $17.50 to $26.00. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $21.00, from $17.00 to $26.00. Montérégie: median $21.00, from $17.00 to $29.00. Outaouais: median $21.00, from $17.00 to $28.00. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $20.76, from $16.65 to $27.88. Mauricie: median $20.63, from $17.00 to $27.54. Côte-Nord: median $19.76, from $16.10 to $25.94. Nord-du-Québec: not stated. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Montréal: median $22.88, from $18.00 to $31.50 Montréal $22.88 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $22.82, from $18.00 to $27.91 Chaudière-Appalaches $22.82 Capitale-Nationale: median $22.00, from $18.00 to $28.00 Capitale-Nationale $22.00 Laurentides: median $22.00, from $17.80 to $28.00 Laurentides $22.00 Laval: median $22.00, from $17.00 to $29.61 Laval $22.00 Estrie: median $21.85, from $18.00 to $28.00 Estrie $21.85 Lanaudière: median $21.83, from $17.50 to $28.00 Lanaudière $21.83 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $21.53, from $17.50 to $30.00 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $21.53 Centre-du-Québec: median $21.50, from $18.00 to $27.00 Centre-du-Québec $21.50 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $21.46, from $17.50 to $26.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $21.46 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $21.00, from $17.00 to $26.00 Bas-Saint-Laurent $21.00 Montérégie: median $21.00, from $17.00 to $29.00 Montérégie $21.00 Outaouais: median $21.00, from $17.00 to $28.00 Outaouais $21.00 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $20.76, from $16.65 to $27.88 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $20.76 Mauricie: median $20.63, from $17.00 to $27.54 Mauricie $20.63 Côte-Nord: median $19.76, from $16.10 to $25.94 Côte-Nord $19.76 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 .