Median wage
$22.00 an hour
Côte-Nord
Compared with Quebec
10% higher
$2.00 above the Quebec median of $20.00
Compared with Canada
4.8% higher
$1.00 above the Canadian median of $21.00
Job outlook
Very limited
1 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1
on Job Bank in September 2026
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 $22.00, from $17.50 to $36.20, middle half $19.23 to $30.00. Quebec (province): median $20.00, from $16.10 to $27.00, middle half $18.00 to $23.50. Canada: median $21.00, from $16.25 to $29.00, middle half $18.00 to $25.00. $10 $20 $30 $40 Côte-Nord: median $22.00, from $17.50 to $36.20, middle half $19.23 to $30.00 Côte-Nord $22.00 Quebec (province): median $20.00, from $16.10 to $27.00, middle half $18.00 to $23.50 Quebec (province) $20.00 Canada: median $21.00, from $16.25 to $29.00, middle half $18.00 to $25.00 Canada $21.00 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
$17.50
$16.10
$16.25
Lower quartile
$19.23
$18.00
$18.00
Median
$22.00
$20.00
$21.00
Upper quartile
$30.00
$23.50
$25.00
High
$36.20
$27.00
$29.00
Average
$24.41
$20.98
$22.20
Job outlook
Very limited (1 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Côte-Nord.
1 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
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 Capitale-Nationale: median $22.00, from $16.10 to $30.00. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $22.00, from $17.00 to $29.77. Côte-Nord: median $22.00, from $17.50 to $36.20. Nord-du-Québec: median $22.00, from $17.50 to $36.20. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $21.58, from $17.21 to $30.01. Lanaudière: median $21.31, from $16.44 to $29.47. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $21.00, from $16.10 to $21.00. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $21.00, from $16.10 to $25.00. Estrie: median $20.74, from $16.10 to $23.00. Centre-du-Québec: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $27.00. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $27.00. Laurentides: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $27.00. Montréal: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $25.00. Montérégie: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $27.00. Outaouais: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $27.00. Mauricie: median $19.50, from $16.65 to $27.00. Laval: median $19.00, from $16.10 to $25.00. $10 $20 $30 $40 Capitale-Nationale: median $22.00, from $16.10 to $30.00 Capitale-Nationale $22.00 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $22.00, from $17.00 to $29.77 Chaudière-Appalaches $22.00 Côte-Nord: median $22.00, from $17.50 to $36.20 Côte-Nord $22.00 Nord-du-Québec: median $22.00, from $17.50 to $36.20 Nord-du-Québec $22.00 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $21.58, from $17.21 to $30.01 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $21.58 Lanaudière: median $21.31, from $16.44 to $29.47 Lanaudière $21.31 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $21.00, from $16.10 to $21.00 Bas-Saint-Laurent $21.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $21.00, from $16.10 to $25.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $21.00 Estrie: median $20.74, from $16.10 to $23.00 Estrie $20.74 Centre-du-Québec: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $27.00 Centre-du-Québec $20.00 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $27.00 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $20.00 Laurentides: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $27.00 Laurentides $20.00 Montréal: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $25.00 Montréal $20.00 Montérégie: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $27.00 Montérégie $20.00 Outaouais: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $27.00 Outaouais $20.00 Mauricie: median $19.50, from $16.65 to $27.00 Mauricie $19.50 Laval: median $19.00, from $16.10 to $25.00 Laval $19.00 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. Job postings counted for September 2026.
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 .