Salaries

Meat Cutters and Fishmongers - Retail and Wholesale Salary in Montréal, Quebec

NOC 65202Wages 2024Updated

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Median wage
$17.84 an hour Montréal
Compared with Quebec
3.9% higher $0.67 above the Quebec median of $17.17
Compared with Canada
8.5% lower $1.66 below the Canadian median of $19.50
Job outlook
Limited 2 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Montréal

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

Wage range in Montréal and CanadaMontréal: median $17.84, from $16.77 to $21.51. Quebec (province): median $17.17, from $16.16 to $21.08. Canada: median $19.50, from $15.50 to $28.00, middle half $16.55 to $23.40.$15$20$25$30Montréal: median $17.84, from $16.77 to $21.51Montréal$17.84Quebec (province): median $17.17, from $16.16 to $21.08Quebec (province)$17.17Canada: median $19.50, from $15.50 to $28.00, middle half $16.55 to $23.40Canada$19.50
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Montréal compared with Canada
WageMontréalQuebecCanada
Low $16.77 $16.16 $15.50
Lower quartile Not stated Not stated $16.55
Median $17.84 $17.17 $19.50
Upper quartile Not stated Not stated $23.40
High $21.51 $21.08 $28.00
Average Not stated Not stated $20.74

Job outlook

Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Montréal.

Licence needed in Quebec?

Voluntary certification Not required. Certification is available in Quebec, but you can work in this occupation without it.

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 QuebecCapitale-Nationale: median $18.54, from $18.31 to $21.20. Montréal: median $17.84, from $16.77 to $21.51. Montérégie: median $17.75, from $17.15 to $21.85. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated. Bas-Saint-Laurent: not stated. Chaudière-Appalaches: 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. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: not stated. Côte-Nord: not stated. Nord-du-Québec: not stated.$16$18$20$22Capitale-Nationale: median $18.54, from $18.31 to $21.20Capitale-Nationale$18.54Montréal: median $17.84, from $16.77 to $21.51Montréal$17.84Montérégie: median $17.75, from $17.15 to $21.85Montérégie$17.75Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not statedGaspésie – Îles-de-la-MadeleineNot statedBas-Saint-Laurent: not statedBas-Saint-LaurentNot statedChaudière-Appalaches: not statedChaudière-AppalachesNot statedEstrie: not statedEstrieNot statedCentre-du-Québec: not statedCentre-du-QuébecNot statedLaval: not statedLavalNot statedLanaudière: not statedLanaudièreNot statedLaurentides: not statedLaurentidesNot statedOutaouais: not statedOutaouaisNot statedAbitibi-Témiscamingue: not statedAbitibi-TémiscamingueNot statedMauricie: not statedMauricieNot statedSaguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: not statedSaguenay – Lac-Saint-JeanNot 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
Capitale-Nationale$18.31$18.54$21.20Moderate (3 of 5)
Montréal$16.77$17.84$21.51Limited (2 of 5)
Montérégie$17.15$17.75$21.85Moderate (3 of 5)
Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-MadeleineNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Bas-Saint-LaurentNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Chaudière-AppalachesNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
EstrieNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Centre-du-QuébecNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
LavalNot statedNot statedNot statedLimited (2 of 5)
LanaudièreNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
LaurentidesNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)
OutaouaisNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Abitibi-TémiscamingueNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
MauricieNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Saguenay – Lac-Saint-JeanNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Côte-NordNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Nord-du-QuébecNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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