Median wage
$27.00 an hour
Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean
Compared with Quebec
6.6% lower
$1.90 below the Quebec median of $28.90
Compared with Canada
6.9% lower
$2.00 below the Canadian median of $29.00
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
9
on Job Bank in September 2026
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 $27.00, from $22.00 to $40.00, middle half $23.26 to $32.31. Quebec (province): median $28.90, from $22.08 to $41.54, middle half $24.73 to $34.25. Canada: median $29.00, from $21.00 to $44.15, middle half $24.52 to $35.99. $20 $30 $40 $50 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $27.00, from $22.00 to $40.00, middle half $23.26 to $32.31 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $27.00 Quebec (province): median $28.90, from $22.08 to $41.54, middle half $24.73 to $34.25 Quebec (province) $28.90 Canada: median $29.00, from $21.00 to $44.15, middle half $24.52 to $35.99 Canada $29.00 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
$22.00
$22.08
$21.00
Lower quartile
$23.26
$24.73
$24.52
Median
$27.00
$28.90
$29.00
Upper quartile
$32.31
$34.25
$35.99
High
$40.00
$41.54
$44.15
Average
$29.20
$30.54
$31.71
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean.
9 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 3
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 years 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 Outaouais: median $35.00, from $24.04 to $45.64. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $30.00, from $23.35 to $38.46. Capitale-Nationale: median $29.50, from $23.00 to $41.25. Laurentides: median $29.00, from $22.08 to $38.63. Mauricie: median $29.00, from $21.00 to $46.43. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $28.90, from $22.08 to $41.54. Montréal: median $28.81, from $22.00 to $40.66. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $28.30, from $20.00 to $37.70. Côte-Nord: median $28.04, from $22.29 to $41.83. Montérégie: median $28.04, from $23.00 to $42.56. Nord-du-Québec: median $28.04, from $22.29 to $41.83. Laval: median $27.69, from $21.25 to $39.56. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $27.00, from $22.00 to $40.00. Centre-du-Québec: median $26.00, from $22.25 to $36.06. Estrie: median $26.00, from $21.00 to $36.00. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $25.00, from $20.88 to $39.43. Lanaudière: median $25.00, from $22.00 to $33.65. $20 $30 $40 $50 Outaouais: median $35.00, from $24.04 to $45.64 Outaouais $35.00 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $30.00, from $23.35 to $38.46 Chaudière-Appalaches $30.00 Capitale-Nationale: median $29.50, from $23.00 to $41.25 Capitale-Nationale $29.50 Laurentides: median $29.00, from $22.08 to $38.63 Laurentides $29.00 Mauricie: median $29.00, from $21.00 to $46.43 Mauricie $29.00 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $28.90, from $22.08 to $41.54 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $28.90 Montréal: median $28.81, from $22.00 to $40.66 Montréal $28.81 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $28.30, from $20.00 to $37.70 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $28.30 Côte-Nord: median $28.04, from $22.29 to $41.83 Côte-Nord $28.04 Montérégie: median $28.04, from $23.00 to $42.56 Montérégie $28.04 Nord-du-Québec: median $28.04, from $22.29 to $41.83 Nord-du-Québec $28.04 Laval: median $27.69, from $21.25 to $39.56 Laval $27.69 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $27.00, from $22.00 to $40.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $27.00 Centre-du-Québec: median $26.00, from $22.25 to $36.06 Centre-du-Québec $26.00 Estrie: median $26.00, from $21.00 to $36.00 Estrie $26.00 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $25.00, from $20.88 to $39.43 Bas-Saint-Laurent $25.00 Lanaudière: median $25.00, from $22.00 to $33.65 Lanaudière $25.00 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 .