Median wage
$17.31 an hour
Montréal
Compared with Quebec
7.5% higher
$1.21 above the Quebec median of $16.10
Compared with Canada
8.2% higher
$1.31 above the Canadian median of $16.00
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Montréal
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Montréal and Canada Montréal: median $17.31. Quebec (province): median $16.10, from $16.10 to $20.00, middle half $16.10 to $17.00. Canada: median $16.00, from $15.00 to $21.00, middle half $15.00 to $17.50. $14 $16 $18 $20 $22 Montréal: median $17.31 Montréal $17.31 Quebec (province): median $16.10, from $16.10 to $20.00, middle half $16.10 to $17.00 Quebec (province) $16.10 Canada: median $16.00, from $15.00 to $21.00, middle half $15.00 to $17.50 Canada $16.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Montréal compared with Canada
Wage Montréal Quebec Canada
Low
Not stated $16.10
$15.00
Lower quartile
Not stated $16.10
$15.00
Median
$17.31
$16.10
$16.00
Upper quartile
Not stated $17.00
$17.50
High
$20.50
$20.00
$21.00
Average
Not stated $16.46
$17.01
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Montréal.
Education and training
TEER category 5
Usual education No formal education is usually required, and training is a short work demonstration.
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 $17.82, from $17.25 to $21.17. Laurentides: median $17.73, from $16.10 to $22.58. Montérégie: median $17.46, from $16.10 to $22.55. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $17.41, from $16.10 to $23.71. Mauricie: median $17.36. Montréal: median $17.31. Côte-Nord: median $16.91, from $16.59 to $18.43. Outaouais: median $16.90, from $16.15 to $19.48. Lanaudière: median $16.71. Estrie: median $16.10. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $16.10. Bas-Saint-Laurent: not stated. Capitale-Nationale: not stated. Chaudière-Appalaches: not stated. Centre-du-Québec: not stated. Laval: not stated. Nord-du-Québec: not stated. $16 $18 $20 $22 $24 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $17.82, from $17.25 to $21.17 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $17.82 Laurentides: median $17.73, from $16.10 to $22.58 Laurentides $17.73 Montérégie: median $17.46, from $16.10 to $22.55 Montérégie $17.46 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $17.41, from $16.10 to $23.71 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $17.41 Mauricie: median $17.36 Mauricie $17.36 Montréal: median $17.31 Montréal $17.31 Côte-Nord: median $16.91, from $16.59 to $18.43 Côte-Nord $16.91 Outaouais: median $16.90, from $16.15 to $19.48 Outaouais $16.90 Lanaudière: median $16.71 Lanaudière $16.71 Estrie: median $16.10 Estrie $16.10 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $16.10 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $16.10 Bas-Saint-Laurent: not stated Bas-Saint-Laurent Not stated Capitale-Nationale: not stated Capitale-Nationale Not stated Chaudière-Appalaches: not stated Chaudière-Appalaches Not stated Centre-du-Québec: not stated Centre-du-Québec Not stated Laval: not stated Laval Not stated 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.
Wage range by economic region in Quebec (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Abitibi-Témiscamingue $17.25 $17.82 $21.17 Limited (2 of 5) Laurentides $16.10 $17.73 $22.58 Limited (2 of 5) Montérégie $16.10 $17.46 $22.55 Limited (2 of 5) Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $16.10 $17.41 $23.71 Limited (2 of 5) Mauricie Not stated $17.36 $23.18 Very limited (1 of 5) Montréal Not stated $17.31 $20.50 Limited (2 of 5) Côte-Nord $16.59 $16.91 $18.43 Very limited (1 of 5) Outaouais $16.15 $16.90 $19.48 Limited (2 of 5) Lanaudière Not stated $16.71 $18.32 Limited (2 of 5) Estrie Not stated $16.10 $17.62 Very limited (1 of 5) Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine Not stated $16.10 $19.56 Very limited (1 of 5) Bas-Saint-Laurent Not stated Not stated Not stated Limited (2 of 5) Capitale-Nationale Not stated Not stated Not stated Very limited (1 of 5) Chaudière-Appalaches Not stated Not stated Not stated Limited (2 of 5) Centre-du-Québec Not stated Not stated Not stated Limited (2 of 5) Laval Not stated Not stated Not stated Limited (2 of 5) Nord-du-Québec Not stated Not stated Not stated Very limited (1 of 5)
Wages from 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 .