Median wage
$22.00 an hour
Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean
Compared with Quebec
2% higher
$0.44 above the Quebec median of $21.56
Compared with Canada
4.8% higher
$1.00 above the Canadian median of $21.00
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean and Canada Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $22.00, from $19.00 to $30.00, middle half $20.00 to $25.00. Quebec (province): median $21.56, from $18.99 to $30.00, middle half $19.75 to $25.50. Canada: median $21.00, from $16.55 to $31.45, middle half $18.30 to $25.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $22.00, from $19.00 to $30.00, middle half $20.00 to $25.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $22.00 Quebec (province): median $21.56, from $18.99 to $30.00, middle half $19.75 to $25.50 Quebec (province) $21.56 Canada: median $21.00, from $16.55 to $31.45, middle half $18.30 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 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean compared with Canada
Wage Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec Canada
Low
$19.00
$18.99
$16.55
Lower quartile
$20.00
$19.75
$18.30
Median
$22.00
$21.56
$21.00
Upper quartile
$25.00
$25.50
$25.00
High
$30.00
$30.00
$31.45
Average
$23.24
$23.60
$23.26
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean.
Licence needed in Quebec?
Licence required
Yes.
A licence, registration or certificate is required to work in this occupation in Quebec.
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 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $24.00, from $19.97 to $39.00. Capitale-Nationale: median $23.95, from $19.30 to $30.00. Côte-Nord: median $22.64, from $17.78 to $34.96. Estrie: median $22.36, from $16.10 to $29.00. Montérégie: median $22.00, from $19.00 to $30.12. Nord-du-Québec: median $22.00, from $18.00 to $25.08. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $22.00, from $19.00 to $30.00. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $21.56, from $18.99 to $30.00. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $21.56, from $18.99 to $30.00. Lanaudière: median $21.56, from $18.99 to $30.00. Laurentides: median $21.56, from $18.99 to $30.00. Outaouais: median $21.56, from $18.99 to $30.00. Centre-du-Québec: median $21.31, from $17.71 to $31.83. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $21.00, from $18.99 to $32.00. Laval: median $21.00, from $18.99 to $28.26. Mauricie: median $20.00, from $18.75 to $26.50. Montréal: median $20.00, from $18.99 to $28.00. $10 $20 $30 $40 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $24.00, from $19.97 to $39.00 Chaudière-Appalaches $24.00 Capitale-Nationale: median $23.95, from $19.30 to $30.00 Capitale-Nationale $23.95 Côte-Nord: median $22.64, from $17.78 to $34.96 Côte-Nord $22.64 Estrie: median $22.36, from $16.10 to $29.00 Estrie $22.36 Montérégie: median $22.00, from $19.00 to $30.12 Montérégie $22.00 Nord-du-Québec: median $22.00, from $18.00 to $25.08 Nord-du-Québec $22.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $22.00, from $19.00 to $30.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $22.00 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $21.56, from $18.99 to $30.00 Bas-Saint-Laurent $21.56 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $21.56, from $18.99 to $30.00 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $21.56 Lanaudière: median $21.56, from $18.99 to $30.00 Lanaudière $21.56 Laurentides: median $21.56, from $18.99 to $30.00 Laurentides $21.56 Outaouais: median $21.56, from $18.99 to $30.00 Outaouais $21.56 Centre-du-Québec: median $21.31, from $17.71 to $31.83 Centre-du-Québec $21.31 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $21.00, from $18.99 to $32.00 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $21.00 Laval: median $21.00, from $18.99 to $28.26 Laval $21.00 Mauricie: median $20.00, from $18.75 to $26.50 Mauricie $20.00 Montréal: median $20.00, from $18.99 to $28.00 Montréal $20.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Quebec (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Chaudière-Appalaches $19.97 $24.00 $39.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Capitale-Nationale $19.30 $23.95 $30.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Côte-Nord $17.78 $22.64 $34.96 Very limited (1 of 5) Estrie $16.10 $22.36 $29.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Montérégie $19.00 $22.00 $30.12 Moderate (3 of 5) Nord-du-Québec $18.00 $22.00 $25.08 Very limited (1 of 5) Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $19.00 $22.00 $30.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Bas-Saint-Laurent $18.99 $21.56 $30.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $18.99 $21.56 $30.00 Limited (2 of 5) Lanaudière $18.99 $21.56 $30.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Laurentides $18.99 $21.56 $30.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Outaouais $18.99 $21.56 $30.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Centre-du-Québec $17.71 $21.31 $31.83 Moderate (3 of 5) Abitibi-Témiscamingue $18.99 $21.00 $32.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Laval $18.99 $21.00 $28.26 Limited (2 of 5) Mauricie $18.75 $20.00 $26.50 Moderate (3 of 5) Montréal $18.99 $20.00 $28.00 Limited (2 of 5)
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 .