Median wage
$30.00 an hour
Montréal
Compared with Quebec
12.8% higher
$3.40 above the Quebec median of $26.60
Compared with Canada
20% higher
$5.00 above the Canadian median of $25.00
Job outlook
Undetermined
2025-2027
Job postings
20
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Montréal
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Montréal and Canada Montréal: median $30.00, from $20.00 to $45.00, middle half $25.00 to $37.00. Quebec (province): median $26.60, from $21.00 to $35.00, middle half $23.22 to $30.00. Canada: median $25.00, from $19.75 to $34.00, middle half $22.00 to $29.00. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Montréal: median $30.00, from $20.00 to $45.00, middle half $25.00 to $37.00 Montréal $30.00 Quebec (province): median $26.60, from $21.00 to $35.00, middle half $23.22 to $30.00 Quebec (province) $26.60 Canada: median $25.00, from $19.75 to $34.00, middle half $22.00 to $29.00 Canada $25.00 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 Montréal compared with Canada
Wage Montréal Quebec Canada
Low
$20.00
$21.00
$19.75
Lower quartile
$25.00
$23.22
$22.00
Median
$30.00
$26.60
$25.00
Upper quartile
$37.00
$30.00
$29.00
High
$45.00
$35.00
$34.00
Average
$31.22
$27.50
$26.04
Job outlook
Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Montréal.
20 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 Montréal: median $30.00, from $20.00 to $45.00. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $28.25, from $21.00 to $35.00. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $28.00, from $21.82 to $35.00. Laurentides: median $27.08, from $21.90 to $34.42. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $27.00, from $21.95 to $32.00. Capitale-Nationale: median $26.69, from $22.00 to $32.97. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $25.00, from $20.38 to $32.35. Mauricie: median $25.00, from $20.00 to $32.00. Outaouais: median $25.00, from $20.00 to $32.00. Chaudière-Appalaches: not stated. Estrie: not stated. Centre-du-Québec: not stated. Montérégie: not stated. Laval: not stated. Lanaudière: not stated. Côte-Nord: not stated. Nord-du-Québec: not stated. $20 $30 $40 $50 Montréal: median $30.00, from $20.00 to $45.00 Montréal $30.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $28.25, from $21.00 to $35.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $28.25 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $28.00, from $21.82 to $35.00 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $28.00 Laurentides: median $27.08, from $21.90 to $34.42 Laurentides $27.08 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $27.00, from $21.95 to $32.00 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $27.00 Capitale-Nationale: median $26.69, from $22.00 to $32.97 Capitale-Nationale $26.69 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $25.00, from $20.38 to $32.35 Bas-Saint-Laurent $25.00 Mauricie: median $25.00, from $20.00 to $32.00 Mauricie $25.00 Outaouais: median $25.00, from $20.00 to $32.00 Outaouais $25.00 Chaudière-Appalaches: not stated Chaudière-Appalaches Not stated Estrie: not stated Estrie Not stated Centre-du-Québec: not stated Centre-du-Québec Not stated Montérégie: not stated Montérégie Not stated Laval: not stated Laval Not stated Lanaudière: not stated Lanaudière Not stated Côte-Nord: not stated Côte-Nord 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 Montréal $20.00 $30.00 $45.00 Undetermined Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $21.00 $28.25 $35.00 Undetermined Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $21.82 $28.00 $35.00 Undetermined Laurentides $21.90 $27.08 $34.42 Very limited (1 of 5) Abitibi-Témiscamingue $21.95 $27.00 $32.00 Undetermined Capitale-Nationale $22.00 $26.69 $32.97 Undetermined Bas-Saint-Laurent $20.38 $25.00 $32.35 Very limited (1 of 5) Mauricie $20.00 $25.00 $32.00 Undetermined Outaouais $20.00 $25.00 $32.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Chaudière-Appalaches Not stated Not stated Not stated Very limited (1 of 5) Estrie Not stated Not stated Not stated Very limited (1 of 5) Centre-du-Québec Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Montérégie Not stated Not stated Not stated Very limited (1 of 5) Laval Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Lanaudière Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Côte-Nord Not stated Not stated Not stated Very limited (1 of 5) Nord-du-Québec Not stated Not stated Not stated Very limited (1 of 5)
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 .