Median wage
$30.36 an hour
Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean
Compared with Quebec
8.2% higher
$2.29 above the Quebec median of $28.07
Compared with Canada
5.2% higher
$1.51 above the Canadian median of $28.85
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
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 Canada Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $30.36, from $26.44 to $37.50, middle half $30.00 to $31.02. Quebec (province): median $28.07, from $23.08 to $31.00, middle half $26.44 to $30.00. Canada: median $28.85, from $23.00 to $33.65, middle half $25.98 to $30.36. $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $30.36, from $26.44 to $37.50, middle half $30.00 to $31.02 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $30.36 Quebec (province): median $28.07, from $23.08 to $31.00, middle half $26.44 to $30.00 Quebec (province) $28.07 Canada: median $28.85, from $23.00 to $33.65, middle half $25.98 to $30.36 Canada $28.85 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
Wage Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec Canada
Low
$26.44
$23.08
$23.00
Lower quartile
$30.00
$26.44
$25.98
Median
$30.36
$28.07
$28.85
Upper quartile
$31.02
$30.00
$30.36
High
$37.50
$31.00
$33.65
Average
$30.59
$28.43
$28.74
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean.
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 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $31.12, from $25.01 to $32.78. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $31.07, from $24.76 to $36.76. Lanaudière: median $30.78, from $25.99 to $35.19. Laurentides: median $30.73, from $25.30 to $34.93. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $30.36, from $25.03 to $33.93. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $30.36, from $26.44 to $37.50. Montréal: median $30.06, from $23.41 to $31.78. Mauricie: median $30.00, from $26.80 to $32.66. Montérégie: median $30.00, from $20.19 to $36.17. Centre-du-Québec: median $29.92, from $24.75 to $32.36. Côte-Nord: median $29.77, from $22.97 to $30.83. Laval: median $28.07, from $25.00 to $31.00. Outaouais: median $28.00, from $23.79 to $31.00. Capitale-Nationale: median $27.06, from $25.47 to $31.00. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $27.00, from $25.00 to $31.00. Estrie: median $25.64, from $23.00 to $30.60. Nord-du-Québec: not stated. $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $31.12, from $25.01 to $32.78 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $31.12 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $31.07, from $24.76 to $36.76 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $31.07 Lanaudière: median $30.78, from $25.99 to $35.19 Lanaudière $30.78 Laurentides: median $30.73, from $25.30 to $34.93 Laurentides $30.73 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $30.36, from $25.03 to $33.93 Bas-Saint-Laurent $30.36 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $30.36, from $26.44 to $37.50 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $30.36 Montréal: median $30.06, from $23.41 to $31.78 Montréal $30.06 Mauricie: median $30.00, from $26.80 to $32.66 Mauricie $30.00 Montérégie: median $30.00, from $20.19 to $36.17 Montérégie $30.00 Centre-du-Québec: median $29.92, from $24.75 to $32.36 Centre-du-Québec $29.92 Côte-Nord: median $29.77, from $22.97 to $30.83 Côte-Nord $29.77 Laval: median $28.07, from $25.00 to $31.00 Laval $28.07 Outaouais: median $28.00, from $23.79 to $31.00 Outaouais $28.00 Capitale-Nationale: median $27.06, from $25.47 to $31.00 Capitale-Nationale $27.06 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $27.00, from $25.00 to $31.00 Chaudière-Appalaches $27.00 Estrie: median $25.64, from $23.00 to $30.60 Estrie $25.64 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.
Wages from 2023-2024 data, Job Bank 2025 release. Job outlooks for 2025-2027.
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 .