Salaries

Physicists and Astronomers Salary in Quebec

NOC 21100Wages 2024Updated

Median wage
$50.28 an hour Quebec
Compared with Canada
11% lower $6.21 below the Canadian median of $56.49
Job outlook
Good 4 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
3 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 $50.28, from $33.92 to $77.30. Canada: median $56.49, from $34.95 to $96.15, middle half $43.00 to $90.00.$20$40$60$80$100Quebec: median $50.28, from $33.92 to $77.30Quebec$50.28Canada: median $56.49, from $34.95 to $96.15, middle half $43.00 to $90.00Canada$56.49
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Quebec compared with Canada
WageQuebecCanada
Low $33.92 $34.95
Lower quartile Not stated $43.00
Median $50.28 $56.49
Upper quartile Not stated $90.00
High $77.30 $96.15
Average Not stated $66.10

Job outlook

Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Quebec.

Employment growth will lead to several new positions. Not many positions will become available due to retirements. Outlook data

3 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

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 $50.28, from $33.92 to $77.30. Montréal: median $54.01, from $36.44 to $73.93. Capitale-Nationale: median $50.48, from $33.15 to $73.44. Montérégie: median $50.16, from $34.37 to $70.73. Estrie: median $48.57, from $34.10 to $67.09. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated. Bas-Saint-Laurent: not stated. Chaudière-Appalaches: 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.$20$40$60$80Quebec (all regions): median $50.28, from $33.92 to $77.30Quebec (all regions)$50.28Montréal: median $54.01, from $36.44 to $73.93Montréal$54.01Capitale-Nationale: median $50.48, from $33.15 to $73.44Capitale-Nationale$50.48Montérégie: median $50.16, from $34.37 to $70.73Montérégie$50.16Estrie: median $48.57, from $34.10 to $67.09Estrie$48.57Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not statedGaspésie – Îles-de-la-MadeleineNot statedBas-Saint-Laurent: not statedBas-Saint-LaurentNot statedChaudière-Appalaches: not statedChaudière-AppalachesNot 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
Quebec (all regions)$33.92$50.28$77.30Good (4 of 5)
Montréal$36.44$54.01$73.93Good (4 of 5)
Capitale-Nationale$33.15$50.48$73.44Good (4 of 5)
Montérégie$34.37$50.16$70.73Very good (5 of 5)
Estrie$34.10$48.57$67.09Undetermined
Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-MadeleineNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Bas-Saint-LaurentNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Chaudière-AppalachesNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Centre-du-QuébecNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
LavalNot statedNot statedNot statedGood (4 of 5)
LanaudièreNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
LaurentidesNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
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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