Median wage
$48.00 an hour
Côte-Nord
Compared with Quebec
20% higher
$8.00 above the Quebec median of $40.00
Compared with Canada
37.1% higher
$13.00 above the Canadian median of $35.00
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Côte-Nord
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Côte-Nord and Canada Côte-Nord: median $48.00, from $45.00 to $55.75, middle half $47.00 to $54.00. Quebec (province): median $40.00, from $28.00 to $52.35, middle half $36.18 to $49.96. Canada: median $35.00, from $22.00 to $50.00, middle half $27.00 to $42.00. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Côte-Nord: median $48.00, from $45.00 to $55.75, middle half $47.00 to $54.00 Côte-Nord $48.00 Quebec (province): median $40.00, from $28.00 to $52.35, middle half $36.18 to $49.96 Quebec (province) $40.00 Canada: median $35.00, from $22.00 to $50.00, middle half $27.00 to $42.00 Canada $35.00 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 Côte-Nord compared with Canada
Wage Côte-Nord Quebec Canada
Low
$45.00
$28.00
$22.00
Lower quartile
$47.00
$36.18
$27.00
Median
$48.00
$40.00
$35.00
Upper quartile
$54.00
$49.96
$42.00
High
$55.75
$52.35
$50.00
Average
$48.70
$41.43
$35.01
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Côte-Nord.
Education and training
TEER category 4
Usual education A high school diploma 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 Quebec Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $50.00, from $34.24 to $53.00. Mauricie: median $49.00, from $41.91 to $50.00. Côte-Nord: median $48.00, from $45.00 to $55.75. Nord-du-Québec: median $48.00, from $45.00 to $55.75. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $45.76, from $31.41 to $58.02. Capitale-Nationale: median $43.71, from $28.02 to $53.87. Centre-du-Québec: median $40.62, from $25.01 to $47.40. Lanaudière: median $40.49, from $24.94 to $46.53. Laurentides: median $38.10, from $23.49 to $43.01. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $37.66, from $23.77 to $45.79. Estrie: median $37.08, from $22.81 to $43.63. Montérégie: median $37.04, from $28.00 to $38.71. Montréal: median $36.15, from $23.29 to $37.46. Laval: median $35.66. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $34.17, from $22.53 to $36.30. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated. Outaouais: not stated. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $50.00, from $34.24 to $53.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $50.00 Mauricie: median $49.00, from $41.91 to $50.00 Mauricie $49.00 Côte-Nord: median $48.00, from $45.00 to $55.75 Côte-Nord $48.00 Nord-du-Québec: median $48.00, from $45.00 to $55.75 Nord-du-Québec $48.00 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $45.76, from $31.41 to $58.02 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $45.76 Capitale-Nationale: median $43.71, from $28.02 to $53.87 Capitale-Nationale $43.71 Centre-du-Québec: median $40.62, from $25.01 to $47.40 Centre-du-Québec $40.62 Lanaudière: median $40.49, from $24.94 to $46.53 Lanaudière $40.49 Laurentides: median $38.10, from $23.49 to $43.01 Laurentides $38.10 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $37.66, from $23.77 to $45.79 Bas-Saint-Laurent $37.66 Estrie: median $37.08, from $22.81 to $43.63 Estrie $37.08 Montérégie: median $37.04, from $28.00 to $38.71 Montérégie $37.04 Montréal: median $36.15, from $23.29 to $37.46 Montréal $36.15 Laval: median $35.66 Laval $35.66 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $34.17, from $22.53 to $36.30 Chaudière-Appalaches $34.17 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine Not stated Outaouais: not stated Outaouais 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.
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 .