Salaries

Logging Machinery Operators Salary in Quebec

NOC 83110Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage
$30.00 an hour Quebec
Compared with Canada
6.3% lower $2.00 below the Canadian median of $32.00
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
11 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Quebec

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Quebec and CanadaQuebec: median $30.00, from $24.00 to $35.00, middle half $26.47 to $32.46. Canada: median $32.00, from $22.00 to $40.78, middle half $25.89 to $37.00.$20$25$30$35$40$45Quebec: median $30.00, from $24.00 to $35.00, middle half $26.47 to $32.46Quebec$30.00Canada: median $32.00, from $22.00 to $40.78, middle half $25.89 to $37.00Canada$32.00
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 Quebec compared with Canada
WageQuebecCanada
Low $24.00 $22.00
Lower quartile $26.47 $25.89
Median $30.00 $32.00
Upper quartile $32.46 $37.00
High $35.00 $40.78
Average $29.43 $32.62

Job outlook

Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Quebec.

Employment is expected to remain relatively stable. Several positions will become available due to retirements. Outlook data

11 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Education and training

TEER category
3
Usual education
A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 years 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 QuebecQuebec (all regions): median $30.00, from $24.00 to $35.00. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $31.92, from $27.14 to $35.65. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $30.00, from $26.43 to $35.00. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $28.00, from $23.00 to $32.00. Laurentides: median $28.00, from $20.50 to $35.00. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated. Capitale-Nationale: not stated. Chaudière-Appalaches: not stated. Estrie: not stated. Centre-du-Québec: not stated. Montérégie: not stated. Montréal: not stated. Laval: not stated. Lanaudière: not stated. Outaouais: not stated. Mauricie: not stated. Côte-Nord: not stated. Nord-du-Québec: not stated.$20$25$30$35$40Quebec (all regions): median $30.00, from $24.00 to $35.00Quebec (all regions)$30.00Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $31.92, from $27.14 to $35.65Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean$31.92Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $30.00, from $26.43 to $35.00Abitibi-Témiscamingue$30.00Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $28.00, from $23.00 to $32.00Bas-Saint-Laurent$28.00Laurentides: median $28.00, from $20.50 to $35.00Laurentides$28.00Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not statedGaspésie – Îles-de-la-MadeleineNot statedCapitale-Nationale: not statedCapitale-NationaleNot statedChaudière-Appalaches: not statedChaudière-AppalachesNot statedEstrie: not statedEstrieNot statedCentre-du-Québec: not statedCentre-du-QuébecNot statedMontérégie: not statedMontérégieNot statedMontréal: not statedMontréalNot statedLaval: not statedLavalNot statedLanaudière: not statedLanaudièreNot statedOutaouais: not statedOutaouaisNot 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
Quebec (all regions)$24.00$30.00$35.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean$27.14$31.92$35.65Moderate (3 of 5)
Abitibi-Témiscamingue$26.43$30.00$35.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Bas-Saint-Laurent$23.00$28.00$32.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Laurentides$20.50$28.00$35.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-MadeleineNot statedNot statedNot statedLimited (2 of 5)
Capitale-NationaleNot statedNot statedNot statedLimited (2 of 5)
Chaudière-AppalachesNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)
EstrieNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Centre-du-QuébecNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
MontérégieNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
MontréalNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
LavalNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
LanaudièreNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
OutaouaisNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
MauricieNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Côte-NordNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)
Nord-du-QuébecNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)

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