Median wage
$22.00 an hour
Centre-du-Québec
Compared with Quebec
6.4% lower
$1.50 below the Quebec median of $23.50
Compared with Canada
12% lower
$3.00 below the Canadian median of $25.00
Job outlook
Good
4 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Centre-du-Québec
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Centre-du-Québec and Canada Centre-du-Québec: median $22.00, from $19.00 to $25.55, middle half $20.00 to $24.24. Quebec (province): median $23.50, from $17.86 to $34.60, middle half $20.00 to $31.00. Canada: median $25.00, from $17.18 to $37.68, middle half $20.00 to $33.32. $10 $20 $30 $40 Centre-du-Québec: median $22.00, from $19.00 to $25.55, middle half $20.00 to $24.24 Centre-du-Québec $22.00 Quebec (province): median $23.50, from $17.86 to $34.60, middle half $20.00 to $31.00 Quebec (province) $23.50 Canada: median $25.00, from $17.18 to $37.68, middle half $20.00 to $33.32 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 Centre-du-Québec compared with Canada
Wage Centre-du-Québec Quebec Canada
Low
$19.00
$17.86
$17.18
Lower quartile
$20.00
$20.00
$20.00
Median
$22.00
$23.50
$25.00
Upper quartile
$24.24
$31.00
$33.32
High
$25.55
$34.60
$37.68
Average
$22.12
$25.57
$26.66
Job outlook
Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Centre-du-Québec.
1 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 $30.00, from $17.00 to $34.00. Montréal: median $25.64, from $20.00 to $34.60. Estrie: median $25.00, from $19.13 to $28.00. Mauricie: median $24.31, from $18.19 to $31.00. Capitale-Nationale: median $24.00, from $16.10 to $34.00. Montérégie: median $22.87, from $17.95 to $34.00. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $22.50, from $20.00 to $32.60. Côte-Nord: median $22.48, from $18.60 to $28.20. Laurentides: median $22.40, from $16.10 to $32.00. Lanaudière: median $22.28, from $18.00 to $26.90. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $22.00, from $16.10 to $35.86. Centre-du-Québec: median $22.00, from $19.00 to $25.55. Laval: median $22.00, from $18.25 to $35.50. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $21.89, from $17.00 to $26.39. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $21.07, from $18.41 to $25.88. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $21.00, from $16.65 to $25.00. Nord-du-Québec: not stated. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 Outaouais: median $30.00, from $17.00 to $34.00 Outaouais $30.00 Montréal: median $25.64, from $20.00 to $34.60 Montréal $25.64 Estrie: median $25.00, from $19.13 to $28.00 Estrie $25.00 Mauricie: median $24.31, from $18.19 to $31.00 Mauricie $24.31 Capitale-Nationale: median $24.00, from $16.10 to $34.00 Capitale-Nationale $24.00 Montérégie: median $22.87, from $17.95 to $34.00 Montérégie $22.87 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $22.50, from $20.00 to $32.60 Chaudière-Appalaches $22.50 Côte-Nord: median $22.48, from $18.60 to $28.20 Côte-Nord $22.48 Laurentides: median $22.40, from $16.10 to $32.00 Laurentides $22.40 Lanaudière: median $22.28, from $18.00 to $26.90 Lanaudière $22.28 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $22.00, from $16.10 to $35.86 Bas-Saint-Laurent $22.00 Centre-du-Québec: median $22.00, from $19.00 to $25.55 Centre-du-Québec $22.00 Laval: median $22.00, from $18.25 to $35.50 Laval $22.00 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $21.89, from $17.00 to $26.39 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $21.89 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $21.07, from $18.41 to $25.88 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $21.07 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $21.00, from $16.65 to $25.00 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $21.00 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.
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 .