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
6% lower
$1.27 below the Canadian median of $21.27
Job outlook
Very limited
1 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
2
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 $17.00 to $29.00, middle half $18.00 to $25.00. Quebec (province): median $21.00, from $17.00 to $26.67, middle half $19.75 to $23.00. Canada: median $21.27, from $16.00 to $28.72, middle half $18.00 to $25.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 Côte-Nord: median $20.00, from $17.00 to $29.00, middle half $18.00 to $25.00 Côte-Nord $20.00 Quebec (province): median $21.00, from $17.00 to $26.67, middle half $19.75 to $23.00 Quebec (province) $21.00 Canada: median $21.27, from $16.00 to $28.72, middle half $18.00 to $25.00 Canada $21.27 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
$17.00
$17.00
$16.00
Lower quartile
$18.00
$19.75
$18.00
Median
$20.00
$21.00
$21.27
Upper quartile
$25.00
$23.00
$25.00
High
$29.00
$26.67
$28.72
Average
$22.25
$21.78
$22.24
Job outlook
Very limited (1 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Côte-Nord.
2 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
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 Montérégie: median $22.67, from $16.10 to $28.00. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $21.85, from $19.70 to $29.66. Estrie: median $21.63, from $16.10 to $41.00. Mauricie: median $21.30, from $20.00 to $24.50. Laval: median $21.17, from $18.98 to $23.00. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $21.00, from $17.00 to $26.67. Capitale-Nationale: median $21.00, from $20.00 to $26.75. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $21.00, from $16.16 to $25.00. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $21.00, from $17.00 to $26.67. Lanaudière: median $21.00, from $17.00 to $26.67. Laurentides: median $21.00, from $17.00 to $26.67. Centre-du-Québec: median $20.49, from $16.75 to $30.88. Côte-Nord: median $20.00, from $17.00 to $29.00. Nord-du-Québec: median $20.00, from $17.00 to $29.00. Outaouais: median $20.00, from $16.22 to $30.00. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $20.00, from $19.00 to $25.00. Montréal: median $19.97, from $16.10 to $25.00. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Montérégie: median $22.67, from $16.10 to $28.00 Montérégie $22.67 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $21.85, from $19.70 to $29.66 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $21.85 Estrie: median $21.63, from $16.10 to $41.00 Estrie $21.63 Mauricie: median $21.30, from $20.00 to $24.50 Mauricie $21.30 Laval: median $21.17, from $18.98 to $23.00 Laval $21.17 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $21.00, from $17.00 to $26.67 Bas-Saint-Laurent $21.00 Capitale-Nationale: median $21.00, from $20.00 to $26.75 Capitale-Nationale $21.00 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $21.00, from $16.16 to $25.00 Chaudière-Appalaches $21.00 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $21.00, from $17.00 to $26.67 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $21.00 Lanaudière: median $21.00, from $17.00 to $26.67 Lanaudière $21.00 Laurentides: median $21.00, from $17.00 to $26.67 Laurentides $21.00 Centre-du-Québec: median $20.49, from $16.75 to $30.88 Centre-du-Québec $20.49 Côte-Nord: median $20.00, from $17.00 to $29.00 Côte-Nord $20.00 Nord-du-Québec: median $20.00, from $17.00 to $29.00 Nord-du-Québec $20.00 Outaouais: median $20.00, from $16.22 to $30.00 Outaouais $20.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $20.00, from $19.00 to $25.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $20.00 Montréal: median $19.97, from $16.10 to $25.00 Montréal $19.97 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 Montérégie $16.10 $22.67 $28.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Abitibi-Témiscamingue $19.70 $21.85 $29.66 Limited (2 of 5) Estrie $16.10 $21.63 $41.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Mauricie $20.00 $21.30 $24.50 Limited (2 of 5) Laval $18.98 $21.17 $23.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Bas-Saint-Laurent $17.00 $21.00 $26.67 Limited (2 of 5) Capitale-Nationale $20.00 $21.00 $26.75 Moderate (3 of 5) Chaudière-Appalaches $16.16 $21.00 $25.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $17.00 $21.00 $26.67 Limited (2 of 5) Lanaudière $17.00 $21.00 $26.67 Moderate (3 of 5) Laurentides $17.00 $21.00 $26.67 Moderate (3 of 5) Centre-du-Québec $16.75 $20.49 $30.88 Limited (2 of 5) Côte-Nord $17.00 $20.00 $29.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Nord-du-Québec $17.00 $20.00 $29.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Outaouais $16.22 $20.00 $30.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $19.00 $20.00 $25.00 Limited (2 of 5) Montréal $16.10 $19.97 $25.00 Moderate (3 of 5)
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 .