Median wage
$20.00 an hour
Côte-Nord
Compared with Quebec
4.8% lower
$1.00 below the Quebec median of $21.00
Compared with Canada
2.4% lower
$0.50 below the Canadian median of $20.50
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
5
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 $20.00, from $19.00 to $24.73, middle half $19.27 to $21.50. Quebec (province): median $21.00, from $16.10 to $26.00, middle half $19.27 to $25.00. Canada: median $20.50, from $16.00 to $27.00, middle half $17.85 to $24.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 Côte-Nord: median $20.00, from $19.00 to $24.73, middle half $19.27 to $21.50 Côte-Nord $20.00 Quebec (province): median $21.00, from $16.10 to $26.00, middle half $19.27 to $25.00 Quebec (province) $21.00 Canada: median $20.50, from $16.00 to $27.00, middle half $17.85 to $24.00 Canada $20.50 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
$19.00
$16.10
$16.00
Lower quartile
$19.27
$19.27
$17.85
Median
$20.00
$21.00
$20.50
Upper quartile
$21.50
$25.00
$24.00
High
$24.73
$26.00
$27.00
Average
$20.71
$21.62
$21.34
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Côte-Nord.
5 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 4
Usual education A high school diploma 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 $22.00, from $20.54 to $32.93. Laurentides: median $22.00, from $16.10 to $25.63. Mauricie: median $21.75, from $16.10 to $32.93. Estrie: median $21.65, from $19.27 to $30.43. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $21.58, from $18.00 to $23.51. Montérégie: median $21.25, from $19.00 to $26.00. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $21.00, from $19.27 to $28.00. Lanaudière: median $21.00, from $16.10 to $26.00. Laval: median $21.00, from $16.10 to $26.00. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $21.00, from $16.10 to $26.00. Centre-du-Québec: median $20.81, from $19.02 to $22.50. Côte-Nord: median $20.00, from $19.00 to $24.73. Montréal: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $26.00. Nord-du-Québec: median $20.00, from $19.00 to $24.73. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $19.75, from $18.00 to $24.00. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $19.27, from $17.50 to $23.00. Outaouais: median $19.27, from $16.10 to $22.77. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Capitale-Nationale: median $22.00, from $20.54 to $32.93 Capitale-Nationale $22.00 Laurentides: median $22.00, from $16.10 to $25.63 Laurentides $22.00 Mauricie: median $21.75, from $16.10 to $32.93 Mauricie $21.75 Estrie: median $21.65, from $19.27 to $30.43 Estrie $21.65 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $21.58, from $18.00 to $23.51 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $21.58 Montérégie: median $21.25, from $19.00 to $26.00 Montérégie $21.25 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $21.00, from $19.27 to $28.00 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $21.00 Lanaudière: median $21.00, from $16.10 to $26.00 Lanaudière $21.00 Laval: median $21.00, from $16.10 to $26.00 Laval $21.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $21.00, from $16.10 to $26.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $21.00 Centre-du-Québec: median $20.81, from $19.02 to $22.50 Centre-du-Québec $20.81 Côte-Nord: median $20.00, from $19.00 to $24.73 Côte-Nord $20.00 Montréal: median $20.00, from $16.10 to $26.00 Montréal $20.00 Nord-du-Québec: median $20.00, from $19.00 to $24.73 Nord-du-Québec $20.00 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $19.75, from $18.00 to $24.00 Bas-Saint-Laurent $19.75 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $19.27, from $17.50 to $23.00 Chaudière-Appalaches $19.27 Outaouais: median $19.27, from $16.10 to $22.77 Outaouais $19.27 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 .