Median wage
$18.00 an hour
Côte-Nord
Compared with Quebec
10% lower
$2.00 below the Quebec median of $20.00
Compared with Canada
2.7% lower
$0.50 below the Canadian median of $18.50
Job outlook
Very limited
1 of 5, 2025-2027
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 $18.00, from $16.10 to $25.00, middle half $17.00 to $20.00. Quebec (province): median $20.00, from $16.10 to $35.00, middle half $16.10 to $27.00. Canada: median $18.50, from $15.00 to $30.00, middle half $16.00 to $24.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Côte-Nord: median $18.00, from $16.10 to $25.00, middle half $17.00 to $20.00 Côte-Nord $18.00 Quebec (province): median $20.00, from $16.10 to $35.00, middle half $16.10 to $27.00 Quebec (province) $20.00 Canada: median $18.50, from $15.00 to $30.00, middle half $16.00 to $24.00 Canada $18.50 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
$16.10
$16.10
$15.00
Lower quartile
$17.00
$16.10
$16.00
Median
$18.00
$20.00
$18.50
Upper quartile
$20.00
$27.00
$24.00
High
$25.00
$35.00
$30.00
Average
$18.97
$23.07
$20.65
Job outlook
Very limited (1 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Côte-Nord.
Licence needed in Quebec?
Voluntary certification
Not required.
Certification is available in Quebec, but you can work in this occupation without it.
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 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $25.00. Capitale-Nationale: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $35.00. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $28.00. Lanaudière: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $35.00. Laval: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $35.00. Mauricie: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $40.00. Montréal: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $40.00. Outaouais: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $30.00. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $30.00. Centre-du-Québec: median $19.93, from $16.18 to $29.57. Laurentides: median $19.00, from $16.10 to $30.00. Côte-Nord: median $18.00, from $16.10 to $25.00. Nord-du-Québec: median $18.00, from $16.10 to $25.00. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $20.00. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated. Estrie: not stated. Montérégie: not stated. $10 $20 $30 $40 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $25.00 Bas-Saint-Laurent $20.00 Capitale-Nationale: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $35.00 Capitale-Nationale $20.00 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $28.00 Chaudière-Appalaches $20.00 Lanaudière: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $35.00 Lanaudière $20.00 Laval: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $35.00 Laval $20.00 Mauricie: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $40.00 Mauricie $20.00 Montréal: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $40.00 Montréal $20.00 Outaouais: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $30.00 Outaouais $20.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $30.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $20.00 Centre-du-Québec: median $19.93, from $16.18 to $29.57 Centre-du-Québec $19.93 Laurentides: median $19.00, from $16.10 to $30.00 Laurentides $19.00 Côte-Nord: median $18.00, from $16.10 to $25.00 Côte-Nord $18.00 Nord-du-Québec: median $18.00, from $16.10 to $25.00 Nord-du-Québec $18.00 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $20.00 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $16.10 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine Not stated Estrie: not stated Estrie Not stated Montérégie: not stated Montérégie Not 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) Region Low Median High Outlook Bas-Saint-Laurent $16.10 $20.00 $25.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Capitale-Nationale $16.10 $20.00 $35.00 Limited (2 of 5) Chaudière-Appalaches $16.10 $20.00 $28.00 Limited (2 of 5) Lanaudière $16.10 $20.00 $35.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Laval $16.10 $20.00 $35.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Mauricie $16.10 $20.00 $40.00 Limited (2 of 5) Montréal $16.10 $20.00 $40.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Outaouais $16.10 $20.00 $30.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $16.10 $20.00 $30.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Centre-du-Québec $16.18 $19.93 $29.57 Limited (2 of 5) Laurentides $16.10 $19.00 $30.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Côte-Nord $16.10 $18.00 $25.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Nord-du-Québec $16.10 $18.00 $25.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Abitibi-Témiscamingue $16.10 $16.10 $20.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine Not stated Not stated Not stated Very limited (1 of 5) Estrie Not stated Not stated Not stated Limited (2 of 5) Montérégie Not stated Not stated Not stated Very limited (1 of 5)
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 .