Median wage
$25.00 an hour Montréal
Compared with Quebec
3.8% lower $1.00 below the Quebec median of $26.00
Compared with Canada
11.1% lower $3.13 below the Canadian median of $28.13
Job outlook
Good 4 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Montréal

Wage range in Montréal and CanadaMontréal: median $25.00, from $18.00 to $31.25, middle half $20.00 to $28.00. Quebec (province): median $26.00, from $20.00 to $42.00, middle half $23.56 to $36.00. Canada: median $28.13, from $20.00 to $41.59, middle half $24.25 to $34.62.$10$20$30$40$50Montréal: median $25.00, from $18.00 to $31.25, middle half $20.00 to $28.00Montréal$25.00Quebec (province): median $26.00, from $20.00 to $42.00, middle half $23.56 to $36.00Quebec (province)$26.00Canada: median $28.13, from $20.00 to $41.59, middle half $24.25 to $34.62Canada$28.13
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
WageMontréalQuebecCanada
Low $18.00 $20.00 $20.00
Lower quartile $20.00 $23.56 $24.25
Median $25.00 $26.00 $28.13
Upper quartile $28.00 $36.00 $34.62
High $31.25 $42.00 $41.59
Average $24.81 $31.01 $30.50

Job outlook

Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Montréal.

Education and training

TEER category
2
Usual education
A college diploma or an apprenticeship of 2 or more years is usually required.

By region in Quebec

Wage range by economic region in QuebecCapitale-Nationale: median $26.00, from $20.00 to $42.00. Laurentides: median $26.00, from $20.00 to $42.00. Montérégie: median $26.00, from $20.00 to $42.00. Montréal: median $25.00, from $18.00 to $31.25. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated. Bas-Saint-Laurent: not stated. Chaudière-Appalaches: not stated. Estrie: not stated. Centre-du-Québec: not stated. Laval: not stated. Lanaudière: not stated. Outaouais: not stated. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: not stated. Mauricie: not stated. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: not stated. Côte-Nord: not stated. Nord-du-Québec: not stated.$10$20$30$40$50Capitale-Nationale: median $26.00, from $20.00 to $42.00Capitale-Nationale$26.00Laurentides: median $26.00, from $20.00 to $42.00Laurentides$26.00Montérégie: median $26.00, from $20.00 to $42.00Montérégie$26.00Montréal: median $25.00, from $18.00 to $31.25Montréal$25.00Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not statedGaspésie – Îles-de-la-MadeleineNot statedBas-Saint-Laurent: not statedBas-Saint-LaurentNot statedChaudière-Appalaches: not statedChaudière-AppalachesNot statedEstrie: not statedEstrieNot statedCentre-du-Québec: not statedCentre-du-QuébecNot statedLaval: not statedLavalNot statedLanaudière: not statedLanaudièreNot statedOutaouais: not statedOutaouaisNot statedAbitibi-Témiscamingue: not statedAbitibi-TémiscamingueNot statedMauricie: not statedMauricieNot statedSaguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: not statedSaguenay – Lac-Saint-JeanNot statedCôte-Nord: not statedCôte-NordNot statedNord-du-Québec: not statedNord-du-QuébecNot 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)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Capitale-Nationale$20.00$26.00$42.00Good (4 of 5)
Laurentides$20.00$26.00$42.00Good (4 of 5)
Montérégie$20.00$26.00$42.00Good (4 of 5)
Montréal$18.00$25.00$31.25Good (4 of 5)
Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-MadeleineNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Bas-Saint-LaurentNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Chaudière-AppalachesNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
EstrieNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Centre-du-QuébecNot statedNot statedNot statedVery good (5 of 5)
LavalNot statedNot statedNot statedGood (4 of 5)
LanaudièreNot statedNot statedNot statedVery good (5 of 5)
OutaouaisNot statedNot statedNot statedGood (4 of 5)
Abitibi-TémiscamingueNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
MauricieNot statedNot statedNot statedGood (4 of 5)
Saguenay – Lac-Saint-JeanNot statedNot statedNot statedGood (4 of 5)
Côte-NordNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Nord-du-QuébecNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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