Salaries

Engineer Officers, Water Transport Salary in Quebec

NOC 72603Wages 2023-2024Updated

Federal licence required How to get licensed

Median wage
$35.00 an hour Quebec
Compared with Canada
5.4% lower $2.00 below the Canadian median of $37.00
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Quebec

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Quebec and CanadaQuebec: median $35.00, from $31.11 to $50.21, middle half $33.63 to $37.50. Canada: median $37.00, from $26.78 to $61.54, middle half $33.10 to $47.00.$20$30$40$50$60$70Quebec: median $35.00, from $31.11 to $50.21, middle half $33.63 to $37.50Quebec$35.00Canada: median $37.00, from $26.78 to $61.54, middle half $33.10 to $47.00Canada$37.00
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 Quebec compared with Canada
WageQuebecCanada
Low $31.11 $26.78
Lower quartile $33.63 $33.10
Median $35.00 $37.00
Upper quartile $37.50 $47.00
High $50.21 $61.54
Average $37.89 $41.03

Job outlook

Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Quebec.

Employment growth will lead to several new positions. Not many positions will become available due to retirements. Outlook data

1 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Licence needed in Quebec?

Licence required Yes. A federal licence is required to work in this occupation anywhere in Canada, including Quebec.

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 QuebecQuebec (all regions): median $35.00, from $31.11 to $50.21. Montérégie: median $30.00, from $22.00 to $42.00. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated. Bas-Saint-Laurent: not stated. Capitale-Nationale: not stated. Chaudière-Appalaches: not stated. Estrie: not stated. Centre-du-Québec: not stated. Montréal: not stated. Laval: not stated. Lanaudière: not stated. Laurentides: not stated. Outaouais: not stated. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: not stated. Mauricie: not stated. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: not stated. Côte-Nord: not stated. Nord-du-Québec: not stated.$20$30$40$50$60Quebec (all regions): median $35.00, from $31.11 to $50.21Quebec (all regions)$35.00Montérégie: median $30.00, from $22.00 to $42.00Montérégie$30.00Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not statedGaspésie – Îles-de-la-MadeleineNot statedBas-Saint-Laurent: not statedBas-Saint-LaurentNot statedCapitale-Nationale: not statedCapitale-NationaleNot statedChaudière-Appalaches: not statedChaudière-AppalachesNot statedEstrie: not statedEstrieNot statedCentre-du-Québec: not statedCentre-du-QuébecNot statedMontréal: not statedMontréalNot statedLaval: not statedLavalNot statedLanaudière: not statedLanaudièreNot statedLaurentides: not statedLaurentidesNot statedOutaouais: not statedOutaouaisNot statedAbitibi-Témiscamingue: not statedAbitibi-TémiscamingueNot statedMauricie: not statedMauricieNot statedSaguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: not statedSaguenay – Lac-Saint-JeanNot statedCôte-Nord: not statedCôte-NordNot statedNord-du-Québec: not statedNord-du-QuébecNot 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)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Quebec (all regions)$31.11$35.00$50.21Moderate (3 of 5)
Montérégie$22.00$30.00$42.00Good (4 of 5)
Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-MadeleineNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Bas-Saint-LaurentNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)
Capitale-NationaleNot statedNot statedNot statedGood (4 of 5)
Chaudière-AppalachesNot statedNot statedNot statedGood (4 of 5)
EstrieNot statedNot statedNot statedGood (4 of 5)
Centre-du-QuébecNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
MontréalNot statedNot statedNot statedGood (4 of 5)
LavalNot statedNot statedNot statedGood (4 of 5)
LanaudièreNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
LaurentidesNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
OutaouaisNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Abitibi-TémiscamingueNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
MauricieNot statedNot statedNot statedVery good (5 of 5)
Saguenay – Lac-Saint-JeanNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Côte-NordNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Nord-du-QuébecNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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