Salaries

Geoscientists and Oceanographers Salary in Quebec

NOC 21102Wages 2023-2024Updated

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Median wage
$48.08 an hour Quebec
Compared with Canada
3.8% lower $1.92 below the Canadian median of $50.00
Job outlook
Good 4 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
2 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 $48.08, from $31.25 to $66.67, middle half $40.00 to $61.54. Canada: median $50.00, from $30.77 to $100.00, middle half $40.00 to $67.31.$20$40$60$80$100Quebec: median $48.08, from $31.25 to $66.67, middle half $40.00 to $61.54Quebec$48.08Canada: median $50.00, from $30.77 to $100.00, middle half $40.00 to $67.31Canada$50.00
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 $31.25 $30.77
Lower quartile $40.00 $40.00
Median $48.08 $50.00
Upper quartile $61.54 $67.31
High $66.67 $100.00
Average $49.37 $57.10

Job outlook

Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Quebec.

Employment growth and retirements will create several new positions for geoscientists and oceanographers. There is a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation. Outlook data

2 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Licence needed in Quebec?

Licence required Yes. A licence, registration or certificate is required to work in this occupation 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 QuebecQuebec (all regions): median $48.08, from $31.25 to $66.67. Outaouais: median $52.00, from $33.84 to $75.23. Capitale-Nationale: median $49.97, from $33.82 to $73.59. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $49.73, from $32.72 to $73.89. Montérégie: median $49.28, from $32.44 to $73.70. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $47.23, from $32.58 to $69.55. Montréal: median $45.86, from $31.26 to $65.79. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated. Chaudière-Appalaches: not stated. Estrie: not stated. Centre-du-Québec: not stated. Laval: not stated. Lanaudière: not stated. Laurentides: not stated. Mauricie: not stated. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: not stated. Côte-Nord: not stated. Nord-du-Québec: not stated.$20$40$60$80Quebec (all regions): median $48.08, from $31.25 to $66.67Quebec (all regions)$48.08Outaouais: median $52.00, from $33.84 to $75.23Outaouais$52.00Capitale-Nationale: median $49.97, from $33.82 to $73.59Capitale-Nationale$49.97Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $49.73, from $32.72 to $73.89Abitibi-Témiscamingue$49.73Montérégie: median $49.28, from $32.44 to $73.70Montérégie$49.28Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $47.23, from $32.58 to $69.55Bas-Saint-Laurent$47.23Montréal: median $45.86, from $31.26 to $65.79Montréal$45.86Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not statedGaspésie – Îles-de-la-MadeleineNot statedChaudière-Appalaches: not statedChaudière-AppalachesNot statedEstrie: not statedEstrieNot statedCentre-du-Québec: not statedCentre-du-QuébecNot statedLaval: not statedLavalNot statedLanaudière: not statedLanaudièreNot statedLaurentides: not statedLaurentidesNot 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)$31.25$48.08$66.67Good (4 of 5)
Outaouais$33.84$52.00$75.23Good (4 of 5)
Capitale-Nationale$33.82$49.97$73.59Good (4 of 5)
Abitibi-Témiscamingue$32.72$49.73$73.89Good (4 of 5)
Montérégie$32.44$49.28$73.70Very good (5 of 5)
Bas-Saint-Laurent$32.58$47.23$69.55Good (4 of 5)
Montréal$31.26$45.86$65.79Very good (5 of 5)
Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-MadeleineNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Chaudière-AppalachesNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
EstrieNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Centre-du-QuébecNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
LavalNot statedNot statedNot statedVery good (5 of 5)
LanaudièreNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
LaurentidesNot statedNot statedNot statedVery good (5 of 5)
MauricieNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Saguenay – Lac-Saint-JeanNot statedNot statedNot statedVery good (5 of 5)
Côte-NordNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Nord-du-QuébecNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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