Median wage
$21.00 an hour
Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean
Compared with Quebec
2.6% higher
$0.53 above the Quebec median of $20.47
Compared with Canada
6.4% higher
$1.26 above the Canadian median of $19.74
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
26
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 $21.00, from $16.70 to $25.50, middle half $18.00 to $22.00. Quebec (province): median $20.47, from $16.10 to $25.00, middle half $18.44 to $22.00. Canada: median $19.74, from $15.50 to $25.00, middle half $17.00 to $22.00. $15 $17.5 $20 $22.5 $25 $27.5 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $21.00, from $16.70 to $25.50, middle half $18.00 to $22.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $21.00 Quebec (province): median $20.47, from $16.10 to $25.00, middle half $18.44 to $22.00 Quebec (province) $20.47 Canada: median $19.74, from $15.50 to $25.00, middle half $17.00 to $22.00 Canada $19.74 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
$16.70
$16.10
$15.50
Lower quartile
$18.00
$18.44
$17.00
Median
$21.00
$20.47
$19.74
Upper quartile
$22.00
$22.00
$22.00
High
$25.50
$25.00
$25.00
Average
$20.57
$20.61
$20.11
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean.
26 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 Centre-du-Québec: median $21.50, from $17.00 to $25.00. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $21.00, from $18.50 to $23.50. Capitale-Nationale: median $21.00, from $18.00 to $25.57. Côte-Nord: median $21.00, from $16.36 to $26.00. Lanaudière: median $21.00, from $16.10 to $26.00. Nord-du-Québec: median $21.00, from $16.36 to $26.00. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $21.00, from $16.70 to $25.50. Laval: median $20.93, from $17.50 to $23.53. Montérégie: median $20.50, from $17.00 to $23.52. Estrie: median $20.41, from $17.50 to $23.00. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $20.00, from $16.42 to $29.00. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $20.00, from $16.54 to $24.00. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $24.00. Mauricie: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $23.17. Montréal: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $25.00. Outaouais: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $25.00. Laurentides: median $19.97, from $17.00 to $22.73. $15 $20 $25 $30 Centre-du-Québec: median $21.50, from $17.00 to $25.00 Centre-du-Québec $21.50 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $21.00, from $18.50 to $23.50 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $21.00 Capitale-Nationale: median $21.00, from $18.00 to $25.57 Capitale-Nationale $21.00 Côte-Nord: median $21.00, from $16.36 to $26.00 Côte-Nord $21.00 Lanaudière: median $21.00, from $16.10 to $26.00 Lanaudière $21.00 Nord-du-Québec: median $21.00, from $16.36 to $26.00 Nord-du-Québec $21.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $21.00, from $16.70 to $25.50 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $21.00 Laval: median $20.93, from $17.50 to $23.53 Laval $20.93 Montérégie: median $20.50, from $17.00 to $23.52 Montérégie $20.50 Estrie: median $20.41, from $17.50 to $23.00 Estrie $20.41 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $20.00, from $16.42 to $29.00 Bas-Saint-Laurent $20.00 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $20.00, from $16.54 to $24.00 Chaudière-Appalaches $20.00 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $24.00 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $20.00 Mauricie: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $23.17 Mauricie $20.00 Montréal: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $25.00 Montréal $20.00 Outaouais: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $25.00 Outaouais $20.00 Laurentides: median $19.97, from $17.00 to $22.73 Laurentides $19.97 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 .