Median wage
$25.00 an hour
Côte-Nord
Compared with Quebec
4.2% higher
$1.00 above the Quebec median of $24.00
Compared with Canada
8.7% higher
$2.00 above the Canadian median of $23.00
Job outlook
Very limited
1 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Côte-Nord
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Côte-Nord and Canada Côte-Nord: median $25.00, from $19.00 to $37.00, middle half $21.00 to $30.00. Quebec (province): median $24.00, from $17.00 to $34.21, middle half $20.00 to $28.27. Canada: median $23.00, from $16.03 to $32.69, middle half $18.50 to $27.43. $10 $20 $30 $40 Côte-Nord: median $25.00, from $19.00 to $37.00, middle half $21.00 to $30.00 Côte-Nord $25.00 Quebec (province): median $24.00, from $17.00 to $34.21, middle half $20.00 to $28.27 Quebec (province) $24.00 Canada: median $23.00, from $16.03 to $32.69, middle half $18.50 to $27.43 Canada $23.00 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 Côte-Nord compared with Canada
Wage Côte-Nord Quebec Canada
Low
$19.00
$17.00
$16.03
Lower quartile
$21.00
$20.00
$18.50
Median
$25.00
$24.00
$23.00
Upper quartile
$30.00
$28.27
$27.43
High
$37.00
$34.21
$32.69
Average
$26.27
$24.77
$24.05
Job outlook
Very limited (1 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Côte-Nord.
1 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
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
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 Capitale-Nationale: median $25.00, from $18.29 to $32.88. Côte-Nord: median $25.00, from $19.00 to $37.00. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $25.00, from $18.00 to $36.00. Laurentides: median $24.50, from $17.50 to $34.74. Lanaudière: median $24.39, from $17.00 to $36.87. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $24.25, from $18.00 to $40.00. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $24.20, from $17.25 to $32.50. Montréal: median $24.00, from $17.00 to $33.80. Montérégie: median $24.00, from $17.00 to $34.18. Estrie: median $23.85, from $17.50 to $32.00. Outaouais: median $23.43, from $17.00 to $34.90. Laval: median $23.26, from $16.10 to $35.00. Centre-du-Québec: median $23.17, from $17.00 to $35.40. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $23.00, from $18.00 to $35.00. Mauricie: median $23.00, from $17.00 to $31.71. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $22.00, from $17.00 to $30.00. Nord-du-Québec: not stated. $10 $20 $30 $40 Capitale-Nationale: median $25.00, from $18.29 to $32.88 Capitale-Nationale $25.00 Côte-Nord: median $25.00, from $19.00 to $37.00 Côte-Nord $25.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $25.00, from $18.00 to $36.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $25.00 Laurentides: median $24.50, from $17.50 to $34.74 Laurentides $24.50 Lanaudière: median $24.39, from $17.00 to $36.87 Lanaudière $24.39 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $24.25, from $18.00 to $40.00 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $24.25 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $24.20, from $17.25 to $32.50 Bas-Saint-Laurent $24.20 Montréal: median $24.00, from $17.00 to $33.80 Montréal $24.00 Montérégie: median $24.00, from $17.00 to $34.18 Montérégie $24.00 Estrie: median $23.85, from $17.50 to $32.00 Estrie $23.85 Outaouais: median $23.43, from $17.00 to $34.90 Outaouais $23.43 Laval: median $23.26, from $16.10 to $35.00 Laval $23.26 Centre-du-Québec: median $23.17, from $17.00 to $35.40 Centre-du-Québec $23.17 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $23.00, from $18.00 to $35.00 Chaudière-Appalaches $23.00 Mauricie: median $23.00, from $17.00 to $31.71 Mauricie $23.00 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $22.00, from $17.00 to $30.00 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $22.00 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 .