Median wage
$48.07 an hour
Bas-Saint-Laurent
Compared with Quebec
3.4% lower
$1.67 below the Quebec median of $49.74
Compared with Canada
1% lower
$0.49 below the Canadian median of $48.56
Job outlook
Good
4 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Bas-Saint-Laurent
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Bas-Saint-Laurent and Canada Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $48.07, from $38.46 to $55.56, middle half $43.13 to $52.00. Quebec (province): median $49.74, from $33.65 to $69.23, middle half $40.87 to $62.00. Canada: median $48.56, from $32.00 to $72.12, middle half $38.46 to $59.89. $20 $40 $60 $80 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $48.07, from $38.46 to $55.56, middle half $43.13 to $52.00 Bas-Saint-Laurent $48.07 Quebec (province): median $49.74, from $33.65 to $69.23, middle half $40.87 to $62.00 Quebec (province) $49.74 Canada: median $48.56, from $32.00 to $72.12, middle half $38.46 to $59.89 Canada $48.56 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 Bas-Saint-Laurent compared with Canada
Wage Bas-Saint-Laurent Quebec Canada
Low
$38.46
$33.65
$32.00
Lower quartile
$43.13
$40.87
$38.46
Median
$48.07
$49.74
$48.56
Upper quartile
$52.00
$62.00
$59.89
High
$55.56
$69.23
$72.12
Average
$48.56
$52.58
$50.95
Job outlook
Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Bas-Saint-Laurent.
Licence needed in Quebec?
This occupation group is not licensed as a whole in Quebec, but some roles in it are:
Professional engineer (a role in this group)
Licence required in Quebec
Education and training
TEER category 1
Usual education A university degree 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 $53.76, from $33.65 to $68.68. Montréal: median $52.00, from $36.06 to $69.23. Montérégie: median $52.00, from $37.50 to $133.33. Estrie: median $51.10, from $30.77 to $56.04. Côte-Nord: median $49.74, from $33.65 to $69.23. Lanaudière: median $49.74, from $33.65 to $69.23. Laurentides: median $49.74, from $33.65 to $69.23. Capitale-Nationale: median $48.72, from $29.50 to $68.68. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $48.07, from $38.46 to $55.56. Laval: median $47.69, from $27.40 to $68.00. Mauricie: median $47.18, from $32.26 to $73.88. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $46.45, from $32.84 to $69.37. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $46.23, from $32.32 to $70.16. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $46.01, from $30.82 to $66.62. Centre-du-Québec: median $45.09, from $32.03 to $64.29. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $43.00, from $26.00 to $67.31. Nord-du-Québec: not stated. $0 $50 $100 $150 Outaouais: median $53.76, from $33.65 to $68.68 Outaouais $53.76 Montréal: median $52.00, from $36.06 to $69.23 Montréal $52.00 Montérégie: median $52.00, from $37.50 to $133.33 Montérégie $52.00 Estrie: median $51.10, from $30.77 to $56.04 Estrie $51.10 Côte-Nord: median $49.74, from $33.65 to $69.23 Côte-Nord $49.74 Lanaudière: median $49.74, from $33.65 to $69.23 Lanaudière $49.74 Laurentides: median $49.74, from $33.65 to $69.23 Laurentides $49.74 Capitale-Nationale: median $48.72, from $29.50 to $68.68 Capitale-Nationale $48.72 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $48.07, from $38.46 to $55.56 Bas-Saint-Laurent $48.07 Laval: median $47.69, from $27.40 to $68.00 Laval $47.69 Mauricie: median $47.18, from $32.26 to $73.88 Mauricie $47.18 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $46.45, from $32.84 to $69.37 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $46.45 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $46.23, from $32.32 to $70.16 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $46.23 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $46.01, from $30.82 to $66.62 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $46.01 Centre-du-Québec: median $45.09, from $32.03 to $64.29 Centre-du-Québec $45.09 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $43.00, from $26.00 to $67.31 Chaudière-Appalaches $43.00 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.
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 .