Median wage
$24.23 an hour
Centre-du-Québec
Compared with Quebec
0.6% lower
$0.15 below the Quebec median of $24.38
Compared with Canada
1% higher
$0.23 above the Canadian median of $24.00
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
8
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Centre-du-Québec
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Centre-du-Québec and Canada Centre-du-Québec: median $24.23, from $20.00 to $30.75, middle half $21.71 to $27.37. Quebec (province): median $24.38, from $19.00 to $31.90, middle half $21.00 to $27.75. Canada: median $24.00, from $18.50 to $32.50, middle half $20.50 to $28.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Centre-du-Québec: median $24.23, from $20.00 to $30.75, middle half $21.71 to $27.37 Centre-du-Québec $24.23 Quebec (province): median $24.38, from $19.00 to $31.90, middle half $21.00 to $27.75 Quebec (province) $24.38 Canada: median $24.00, from $18.50 to $32.50, middle half $20.50 to $28.00 Canada $24.00 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 Centre-du-Québec compared with Canada
Wage Centre-du-Québec Quebec Canada
Low
$20.00
$19.00
$18.50
Lower quartile
$21.71
$21.00
$20.50
Median
$24.23
$24.38
$24.00
Upper quartile
$27.37
$27.75
$28.00
High
$30.75
$31.90
$32.50
Average
$24.84
$24.90
$24.84
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Centre-du-Québec.
8 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 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $27.00, from $21.95 to $35.00. Laurentides: median $25.00, from $19.50 to $30.00. Montérégie: median $25.00, from $19.00 to $32.85. Lanaudière: median $24.87, from $19.00 to $32.20. Capitale-Nationale: median $24.75, from $19.15 to $30.00. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $24.49, from $20.50 to $31.74. Estrie: median $24.28, from $19.88 to $33.73. Centre-du-Québec: median $24.23, from $20.00 to $30.75. Mauricie: median $23.39, from $19.50 to $30.33. Montréal: median $21.50, from $17.25 to $27.01. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated. Bas-Saint-Laurent: not stated. Laval: not stated. Outaouais: not stated. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: not stated. Côte-Nord: not stated. Nord-du-Québec: not stated. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $27.00, from $21.95 to $35.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $27.00 Laurentides: median $25.00, from $19.50 to $30.00 Laurentides $25.00 Montérégie: median $25.00, from $19.00 to $32.85 Montérégie $25.00 Lanaudière: median $24.87, from $19.00 to $32.20 Lanaudière $24.87 Capitale-Nationale: median $24.75, from $19.15 to $30.00 Capitale-Nationale $24.75 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $24.49, from $20.50 to $31.74 Chaudière-Appalaches $24.49 Estrie: median $24.28, from $19.88 to $33.73 Estrie $24.28 Centre-du-Québec: median $24.23, from $20.00 to $30.75 Centre-du-Québec $24.23 Mauricie: median $23.39, from $19.50 to $30.33 Mauricie $23.39 Montréal: median $21.50, from $17.25 to $27.01 Montréal $21.50 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine Not stated Bas-Saint-Laurent: not stated Bas-Saint-Laurent Not stated Laval: not stated Laval Not stated Outaouais: not stated Outaouais Not stated Abitibi-Témiscamingue: not stated Abitibi-Témiscamingue Not stated Côte-Nord: not stated Côte-Nord Not stated Nord-du-Québec: not stated Nord-du-Québec 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 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $21.95 $27.00 $35.00 Limited (2 of 5) Laurentides $19.50 $25.00 $30.00 Limited (2 of 5) Montérégie $19.00 $25.00 $32.85 Limited (2 of 5) Lanaudière $19.00 $24.87 $32.20 Moderate (3 of 5) Capitale-Nationale $19.15 $24.75 $30.00 Limited (2 of 5) Chaudière-Appalaches $20.50 $24.49 $31.74 Limited (2 of 5) Estrie $19.88 $24.28 $33.73 Limited (2 of 5) Centre-du-Québec $20.00 $24.23 $30.75 Limited (2 of 5) Mauricie $19.50 $23.39 $30.33 Limited (2 of 5) Montréal $17.25 $21.50 $27.01 Limited (2 of 5) Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Bas-Saint-Laurent Not stated Not stated Not stated Limited (2 of 5) Laval Not stated Not stated Not stated Limited (2 of 5) Outaouais Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Abitibi-Témiscamingue Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Côte-Nord Not stated Not stated Not stated Good (4 of 5) Nord-du-Québec Not stated Not stated Not stated Good (4 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 .