Salaries

Industrial Instrument Technicians and Mechanics Salary in Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

NOC 22312Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage
$37.50 an hour Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean
Compared with Quebec
Same as the Quebec median of $37.50
Compared with Canada
18.5% lower $8.50 below the Canadian median of $46.00
Job outlook
Limited 2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
2 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean

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

Wage range in Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean and CanadaSaguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $37.50, from $36.00 to $46.00, middle half $37.50 to $45.27. Quebec (province): median $37.50, from $36.00 to $46.00, middle half $37.50 to $45.27. Canada: median $46.00, from $31.00 to $65.78, middle half $38.87 to $60.00.$30$40$50$60$70Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $37.50, from $36.00 to $46.00, middle half $37.50 to $45.27Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean$37.50Quebec (province): median $37.50, from $36.00 to $46.00, middle half $37.50 to $45.27Quebec (province)$37.50Canada: median $46.00, from $31.00 to $65.78, middle half $38.87 to $60.00Canada$46.00
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 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean compared with Canada
WageSaguenay – Lac-Saint-JeanQuebecCanada
Low $36.00 $36.00 $31.00
Lower quartile $37.50 $37.50 $38.87
Median $37.50 $37.50 $46.00
Upper quartile $45.27 $45.27 $60.00
High $46.00 $46.00 $65.78
Average $40.57 $40.57 $48.87

Job outlook

Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean.

2 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

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 QuebecLanaudière: median $37.50, from $36.00 to $46.00. Laurentides: median $37.50, from $36.00 to $46.00. Mauricie: median $37.50, from $36.00 to $46.00. Montérégie: median $37.50, from $36.00 to $46.00. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $37.50, from $36.00 to $46.00. 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. Outaouais: not stated. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: not stated. Côte-Nord: not stated. Nord-du-Québec: not stated.$35$37.5$40$42.5$45$47.5Lanaudière: median $37.50, from $36.00 to $46.00Lanaudière$37.50Laurentides: median $37.50, from $36.00 to $46.00Laurentides$37.50Mauricie: median $37.50, from $36.00 to $46.00Mauricie$37.50Montérégie: median $37.50, from $36.00 to $46.00Montérégie$37.50Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $37.50, from $36.00 to $46.00Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean$37.50Gaspésie – 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 statedOutaouais: not statedOutaouaisNot statedAbitibi-Témiscamingue: not statedAbitibi-TémiscamingueNot 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
Lanaudière$36.00$37.50$46.00Limited (2 of 5)
Laurentides$36.00$37.50$46.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Mauricie$36.00$37.50$46.00Limited (2 of 5)
Montérégie$36.00$37.50$46.00Limited (2 of 5)
Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean$36.00$37.50$46.00Limited (2 of 5)
Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-MadeleineNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Bas-Saint-LaurentNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Capitale-NationaleNot statedNot statedNot statedLimited (2 of 5)
Chaudière-AppalachesNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
EstrieNot statedNot statedNot statedLimited (2 of 5)
Centre-du-QuébecNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
MontréalNot statedNot statedNot statedLimited (2 of 5)
LavalNot statedNot statedNot statedLimited (2 of 5)
OutaouaisNot statedNot statedNot statedLimited (2 of 5)
Abitibi-TémiscamingueNot statedNot statedNot statedLimited (2 of 5)
Côte-NordNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)
Nord-du-QuébecNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)

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