Median wage
$39.66 an hour
Quebec
Compared with Canada
4.4% higher
$1.66 above the Canadian median of $38.00
Job outlook
Very limited
1 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
5
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Quebec
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Quebec and Canada Quebec: median $39.66, from $23.43 to $62.61. Canada: median $38.00, from $23.75 to $52.00, middle half $25.00 to $45.00. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 Quebec: median $39.66, from $23.43 to $62.61 Quebec $39.66 Canada: median $38.00, from $23.75 to $52.00, middle half $25.00 to $45.00 Canada $38.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Quebec compared with Canada
Wage Quebec Canada
Low
$23.43
$23.75
Lower quartile
Not stated $25.00
Median
$39.66
$38.00
Upper quartile
Not stated $45.00
High
$62.61
$52.00
Average
Not stated $37.15
Job outlook
Very limited (1 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Quebec.
Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions. Not many positions will become available due to retirements. Outlook data
5 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 Quebec (all regions): median $39.66, from $23.43 to $62.61. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $44.57, from $27.56 to $67.86. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $44.38, from $29.95 to $73.30. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $42.41, from $24.97 to $65.93. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $40.81, from $24.05 to $68.55. Capitale-Nationale: median $39.67, from $21.56 to $61.91. Outaouais: median $39.39, from $24.11 to $63.19. Montérégie: median $38.30, from $21.42 to $56.09. Laurentides: median $34.57, from $21.29 to $53.69. Chaudière-Appalaches: not stated. Estrie: not stated. Centre-du-Québec: not stated. Montréal: not stated. Laval: not stated. Lanaudière: not stated. Mauricie: not stated. Côte-Nord: not stated. Nord-du-Québec: not stated. $20 $40 $60 $80 Quebec (all regions): median $39.66, from $23.43 to $62.61 Quebec (all regions) $39.66 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $44.57, from $27.56 to $67.86 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $44.57 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $44.38, from $29.95 to $73.30 Bas-Saint-Laurent $44.38 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $42.41, from $24.97 to $65.93 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $42.41 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $40.81, from $24.05 to $68.55 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $40.81 Capitale-Nationale: median $39.67, from $21.56 to $61.91 Capitale-Nationale $39.67 Outaouais: median $39.39, from $24.11 to $63.19 Outaouais $39.39 Montérégie: median $38.30, from $21.42 to $56.09 Montérégie $38.30 Laurentides: median $34.57, from $21.29 to $53.69 Laurentides $34.57 Chaudière-Appalaches: not stated Chaudière-Appalaches Not stated Estrie: not stated Estrie Not stated Centre-du-Québec: not stated Centre-du-Québec Not stated Montréal: not stated Montréal Not stated Laval: not stated Laval Not stated Lanaudière: not stated Lanaudière Not stated Mauricie: not stated Mauricie 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 Quebec (all regions) $23.43 $39.66 $62.61 Very limited (1 of 5) Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $27.56 $44.57 $67.86 Very limited (1 of 5) Bas-Saint-Laurent $29.95 $44.38 $73.30 Undetermined Abitibi-Témiscamingue $24.97 $42.41 $65.93 Very limited (1 of 5) Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $24.05 $40.81 $68.55 Limited (2 of 5) Capitale-Nationale $21.56 $39.67 $61.91 Undetermined Outaouais $24.11 $39.39 $63.19 Undetermined Montérégie $21.42 $38.30 $56.09 Very limited (1 of 5) Laurentides $21.29 $34.57 $53.69 Very limited (1 of 5) Chaudière-Appalaches Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Estrie Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Centre-du-Québec Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Montréal Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Laval Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Lanaudière Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Mauricie Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Côte-Nord Not stated Not stated Not stated Limited (2 of 5) Nord-du-Québec Not stated Not stated Not stated Limited (2 of 5)
Wages from 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 .