Median wage
$17.48 an hour
Nord-du-Québec
Compared with Quebec
8.6% higher
$1.38 above the Quebec median of $16.10
Compared with Canada
9.3% higher
$1.48 above the Canadian median of $16.00
Job outlook
Very limited
1 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
2
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Nord-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 Nord-du-Québec and Canada Nord-du-Québec: median $17.48, from $16.10 to $21.00, middle half $16.10 to $18.40. Quebec (province): median $16.10, from $16.10 to $19.50, middle half $16.10 to $17.00. Canada: median $16.00, from $15.00 to $19.02, middle half $15.00 to $17.00. $14 $16 $18 $20 $22 Nord-du-Québec: median $17.48, from $16.10 to $21.00, middle half $16.10 to $18.40 Nord-du-Québec $17.48 Quebec (province): median $16.10, from $16.10 to $19.50, middle half $16.10 to $17.00 Quebec (province) $16.10 Canada: median $16.00, from $15.00 to $19.02, middle half $15.00 to $17.00 Canada $16.00 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 Nord-du-Québec compared with Canada
Wage Nord-du-Québec Quebec Canada
Low
$16.10
$16.10
$15.00
Lower quartile
$16.10
$16.10
$15.00
Median
$17.48
$16.10
$16.00
Upper quartile
$18.40
$17.00
$17.00
High
$21.00
$19.50
$19.02
Average
$17.39
$16.69
$16.68
Job outlook
Very limited (1 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Nord-du-Québec.
2 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 5
Usual education No formal education is usually required, and training is a short work demonstration.
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 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $17.50, from $16.10 to $22.00. Côte-Nord: median $17.48, from $16.10 to $21.00. Nord-du-Québec: median $17.48, from $16.10 to $21.00. Capitale-Nationale: median $16.25, from $16.10 to $19.00. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $20.00. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $19.50. Centre-du-Québec: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $19.00. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $18.00. Estrie: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $19.00. Lanaudière: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $20.00. Laurentides: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $19.00. Laval: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $19.50. Mauricie: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $19.00. Montréal: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $19.63. Montérégie: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $20.00. Outaouais: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $19.50. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $18.00. $16 $18 $20 $22 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $17.50, from $16.10 to $22.00 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $17.50 Côte-Nord: median $17.48, from $16.10 to $21.00 Côte-Nord $17.48 Nord-du-Québec: median $17.48, from $16.10 to $21.00 Nord-du-Québec $17.48 Capitale-Nationale: median $16.25, from $16.10 to $19.00 Capitale-Nationale $16.25 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $20.00 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $16.10 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $19.50 Bas-Saint-Laurent $16.10 Centre-du-Québec: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $19.00 Centre-du-Québec $16.10 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $18.00 Chaudière-Appalaches $16.10 Estrie: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $19.00 Estrie $16.10 Lanaudière: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $20.00 Lanaudière $16.10 Laurentides: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $19.00 Laurentides $16.10 Laval: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $19.50 Laval $16.10 Mauricie: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $19.00 Mauricie $16.10 Montréal: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $19.63 Montréal $16.10 Montérégie: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $20.00 Montérégie $16.10 Outaouais: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $19.50 Outaouais $16.10 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $18.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $16.10 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 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $16.10 $17.50 $22.00 Limited (2 of 5) Côte-Nord $16.10 $17.48 $21.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Nord-du-Québec $16.10 $17.48 $21.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Capitale-Nationale $16.10 $16.25 $19.00 Limited (2 of 5) Abitibi-Témiscamingue $16.10 $16.10 $20.00 Limited (2 of 5) Bas-Saint-Laurent $16.10 $16.10 $19.50 Limited (2 of 5) Centre-du-Québec $16.10 $16.10 $19.00 Limited (2 of 5) Chaudière-Appalaches $16.10 $16.10 $18.00 Limited (2 of 5) Estrie $16.10 $16.10 $19.00 Limited (2 of 5) Lanaudière $16.10 $16.10 $20.00 Limited (2 of 5) Laurentides $16.10 $16.10 $19.00 Limited (2 of 5) Laval $16.10 $16.10 $19.50 Limited (2 of 5) Mauricie $16.10 $16.10 $19.00 Limited (2 of 5) Montréal $16.10 $16.10 $19.63 Limited (2 of 5) Montérégie $16.10 $16.10 $20.00 Limited (2 of 5) Outaouais $16.10 $16.10 $19.50 Limited (2 of 5) Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $16.10 $16.10 $18.00 Limited (2 of 5)
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 .