Salaries

Other Professional Occupations in Social Science Salary in Quebec

NOC 41409Wages 2024Updated

Some roles need a licence in Quebec Which roles

Median wage
$39.38 an hour Quebec
Compared with Canada
1.6% lower $0.62 below the Canadian median of $40.00
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
2 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Quebec

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

Wage range in Quebec and CanadaQuebec: median $39.38, from $26.95 to $58.26. Canada: median $40.00, from $26.15 to $62.00, middle half $34.00 to $50.00.$20$30$40$50$60$70Quebec: median $39.38, from $26.95 to $58.26Quebec$39.38Canada: median $40.00, from $26.15 to $62.00, middle half $34.00 to $50.00Canada$40.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Quebec compared with Canada
WageQuebecCanada
Low $26.95 $26.15
Lower quartile Not stated $34.00
Median $39.38 $40.00
Upper quartile Not stated $50.00
High $58.26 $62.00
Average Not stated $42.32

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 with several positions becoming available due to retirements. There is a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation. Outlook data

2 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Licence needed in Quebec?

This occupation group is not licensed as a whole in Quebec, but some roles in it are:

Other professional occupation in social science (a role in this group)
Voluntary certification in Quebec

Education and training

TEER category
1
Usual education
A university degree 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 $39.38, from $26.95 to $58.26. Lanaudière: median $42.00, from $29.19 to $57.28. Laurentides: median $41.39, from $30.16 to $57.58. Outaouais: median $41.22, from $27.69 to $55.88. Montérégie: median $39.37, from $27.36 to $55.36. Capitale-Nationale: median $39.05, from $27.72 to $54.60. Montréal: median $38.82, from $26.66 to $54.61. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $38.54, from $26.25 to $49.91. Estrie: median $38.28, from $28.55 to $52.74. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated. Chaudière-Appalaches: not stated. Centre-du-Québec: not stated. Laval: not stated. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: not stated. Mauricie: not stated. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: not stated. Côte-Nord: not stated. Nord-du-Québec: not stated.$20$30$40$50$60Quebec (all regions): median $39.38, from $26.95 to $58.26Quebec (all regions)$39.38Lanaudière: median $42.00, from $29.19 to $57.28Lanaudière$42.00Laurentides: median $41.39, from $30.16 to $57.58Laurentides$41.39Outaouais: median $41.22, from $27.69 to $55.88Outaouais$41.22Montérégie: median $39.37, from $27.36 to $55.36Montérégie$39.37Capitale-Nationale: median $39.05, from $27.72 to $54.60Capitale-Nationale$39.05Montréal: median $38.82, from $26.66 to $54.61Montréal$38.82Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $38.54, from $26.25 to $49.91Bas-Saint-Laurent$38.54Estrie: median $38.28, from $28.55 to $52.74Estrie$38.28Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not statedGaspésie – Îles-de-la-MadeleineNot statedChaudière-Appalaches: not statedChaudière-AppalachesNot statedCentre-du-Québec: not statedCentre-du-QuébecNot statedLaval: not statedLavalNot 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
Quebec (all regions)$26.95$39.38$58.26Moderate (3 of 5)
Lanaudière$29.19$42.00$57.28Moderate (3 of 5)
Laurentides$30.16$41.39$57.58Moderate (3 of 5)
Outaouais$27.69$41.22$55.88Moderate (3 of 5)
Montérégie$27.36$39.37$55.36Moderate (3 of 5)
Capitale-Nationale$27.72$39.05$54.60Moderate (3 of 5)
Montréal$26.66$38.82$54.61Moderate (3 of 5)
Bas-Saint-Laurent$26.25$38.54$49.91Undetermined
Estrie$28.55$38.28$52.74Undetermined
Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-MadeleineNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Chaudière-AppalachesNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Centre-du-QuébecNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
LavalNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)
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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