Median wage
$26.00 an hour
Côte-Nord
Compared with Quebec
0.5% higher
$0.14 above the Quebec median of $25.86
Compared with Canada
8.8% lower
$2.50 below the Canadian median of $28.50
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 $26.00, from $22.90 to $32.00, middle half $25.00 to $29.09. Quebec (province): median $25.86, from $23.00 to $35.00, middle half $24.50 to $32.00. Canada: median $28.50, from $22.00 to $35.33, middle half $25.00 to $32.07. $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 Côte-Nord: median $26.00, from $22.90 to $32.00, middle half $25.00 to $29.09 Côte-Nord $26.00 Quebec (province): median $25.86, from $23.00 to $35.00, middle half $24.50 to $32.00 Quebec (province) $25.86 Canada: median $28.50, from $22.00 to $35.33, middle half $25.00 to $32.07 Canada $28.50 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
$22.90
$23.00
$22.00
Lower quartile
$25.00
$24.50
$25.00
Median
$26.00
$25.86
$28.50
Upper quartile
$29.09
$32.00
$32.07
High
$32.00
$35.00
$35.33
Average
$26.51
$27.92
$28.94
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 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $29.17, from $22.07 to $35.04. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $28.16, from $22.03 to $33.45. Lanaudière: median $28.00, from $24.09 to $39.74. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $28.00, from $23.00 to $34.38. Capitale-Nationale: median $27.76, from $20.35 to $31.74. Laurentides: median $27.65, from $22.44 to $33.46. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $27.23, from $21.83 to $30.39. Centre-du-Québec: median $27.22, from $21.31 to $32.10. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $27.00, from $25.00 to $30.00. Outaouais: median $26.25, from $23.00 to $38.00. Côte-Nord: median $26.00, from $22.90 to $32.00. Laval: median $25.86, from $20.00 to $40.00. Estrie: median $25.50, from $24.98 to $34.00. Mauricie: median $25.00, from $20.00 to $25.00. Montréal: median $25.00, from $23.00 to $35.00. Montérégie: median $25.00, from $21.50 to $37.00. Nord-du-Québec: not stated. $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $29.17, from $22.07 to $35.04 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $29.17 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $28.16, from $22.03 to $33.45 Bas-Saint-Laurent $28.16 Lanaudière: median $28.00, from $24.09 to $39.74 Lanaudière $28.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $28.00, from $23.00 to $34.38 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $28.00 Capitale-Nationale: median $27.76, from $20.35 to $31.74 Capitale-Nationale $27.76 Laurentides: median $27.65, from $22.44 to $33.46 Laurentides $27.65 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $27.23, from $21.83 to $30.39 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $27.23 Centre-du-Québec: median $27.22, from $21.31 to $32.10 Centre-du-Québec $27.22 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $27.00, from $25.00 to $30.00 Chaudière-Appalaches $27.00 Outaouais: median $26.25, from $23.00 to $38.00 Outaouais $26.25 Côte-Nord: median $26.00, from $22.90 to $32.00 Côte-Nord $26.00 Laval: median $25.86, from $20.00 to $40.00 Laval $25.86 Estrie: median $25.50, from $24.98 to $34.00 Estrie $25.50 Mauricie: median $25.00, from $20.00 to $25.00 Mauricie $25.00 Montréal: median $25.00, from $23.00 to $35.00 Montréal $25.00 Montérégie: median $25.00, from $21.50 to $37.00 Montérégie $25.00 Nord-du-Québec: not stated Nord-du-Québec 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 .