Median wage
$22.85 an hour
Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean
Compared with Quebec
2.5% lower
$0.58 below the Quebec median of $23.43
Compared with Canada
2.9% higher
$0.64 above the Canadian median of $22.21
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 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 $22.85, from $19.56 to $29.18. Quebec (province): median $23.43, from $18.50 to $29.80, middle half $21.00 to $26.00. Canada: median $22.21, from $17.50 to $29.00, middle half $20.00 to $26.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $22.85, from $19.56 to $29.18 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $22.85 Quebec (province): median $23.43, from $18.50 to $29.80, middle half $21.00 to $26.00 Quebec (province) $23.43 Canada: median $22.21, from $17.50 to $29.00, middle half $20.00 to $26.00 Canada $22.21 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean compared with Canada
Wage Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec Canada
Low
$19.56
$18.50
$17.50
Lower quartile
Not stated $21.00
$20.00
Median
$22.85
$23.43
$22.21
Upper quartile
Not stated $26.00
$26.00
High
$29.18
$29.80
$29.00
Average
Not stated $23.68
$23.22
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean.
1 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 Centre-du-Québec: median $23.60, from $21.00 to $30.00. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $23.43, from $18.50 to $27.00. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $23.29, from $20.52 to $29.20. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $22.85, from $19.56 to $29.18. Laval: median $22.73, from $20.37 to $28.90. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $22.65, from $19.11 to $28.17. Montérégie: median $22.33, from $18.34 to $25.96. Lanaudière: median $22.13, from $18.68 to $27.41. Estrie: median $22.00, from $20.00 to $28.61. Outaouais: median $21.57, from $18.03 to $25.45. Capitale-Nationale: median $21.37, from $17.82 to $26.46. Montréal: median $20.95, from $17.66 to $25.88. Mauricie: median $19.74, from $17.16 to $26.78. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated. Laurentides: not stated. Côte-Nord: not stated. Nord-du-Québec: not stated. $15 $20 $25 $30 Centre-du-Québec: median $23.60, from $21.00 to $30.00 Centre-du-Québec $23.60 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $23.43, from $18.50 to $27.00 Chaudière-Appalaches $23.43 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $23.29, from $20.52 to $29.20 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $23.29 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $22.85, from $19.56 to $29.18 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $22.85 Laval: median $22.73, from $20.37 to $28.90 Laval $22.73 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $22.65, from $19.11 to $28.17 Bas-Saint-Laurent $22.65 Montérégie: median $22.33, from $18.34 to $25.96 Montérégie $22.33 Lanaudière: median $22.13, from $18.68 to $27.41 Lanaudière $22.13 Estrie: median $22.00, from $20.00 to $28.61 Estrie $22.00 Outaouais: median $21.57, from $18.03 to $25.45 Outaouais $21.57 Capitale-Nationale: median $21.37, from $17.82 to $26.46 Capitale-Nationale $21.37 Montréal: median $20.95, from $17.66 to $25.88 Montréal $20.95 Mauricie: median $19.74, from $17.16 to $26.78 Mauricie $19.74 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine Not stated Laurentides: not stated Laurentides 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 Centre-du-Québec $21.00 $23.60 $30.00 Limited (2 of 5) Chaudière-Appalaches $18.50 $23.43 $27.00 Limited (2 of 5) Abitibi-Témiscamingue $20.52 $23.29 $29.20 Limited (2 of 5) Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $19.56 $22.85 $29.18 Moderate (3 of 5) Laval $20.37 $22.73 $28.90 Very limited (1 of 5) Bas-Saint-Laurent $19.11 $22.65 $28.17 Limited (2 of 5) Montérégie $18.34 $22.33 $25.96 Limited (2 of 5) Lanaudière $18.68 $22.13 $27.41 Moderate (3 of 5) Estrie $20.00 $22.00 $28.61 Limited (2 of 5) Outaouais $18.03 $21.57 $25.45 Limited (2 of 5) Capitale-Nationale $17.82 $21.37 $26.46 Moderate (3 of 5) Montréal $17.66 $20.95 $25.88 Very limited (1 of 5) Mauricie $17.16 $19.74 $26.78 Very limited (1 of 5) Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Laurentides Not stated Not stated Not stated Very limited (1 of 5) Côte-Nord Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Nord-du-Québec Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined
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 .