Median wage
$30.32 an hour
Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean
Compared with Quebec
1.1% higher
$0.32 above the Quebec median of $30.00
Compared with Canada
3.2% lower
$1.00 below the Canadian median of $31.32
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1
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 Canada Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $30.32, from $24.21 to $37.50, middle half $25.63 to $33.00. Quebec (province): median $30.00, from $24.21 to $33.00, middle half $26.00 to $32.32. Canada: median $31.32, from $25.00 to $38.00, middle half $28.00 to $34.00. $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $30.32, from $24.21 to $37.50, middle half $25.63 to $33.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $30.32 Quebec (province): median $30.00, from $24.21 to $33.00, middle half $26.00 to $32.32 Quebec (province) $30.00 Canada: median $31.32, from $25.00 to $38.00, middle half $28.00 to $34.00 Canada $31.32 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
$24.21
$24.21
$25.00
Lower quartile
$25.63
$26.00
$28.00
Median
$30.32
$30.00
$31.32
Upper quartile
$33.00
$32.32
$34.00
High
$37.50
$33.00
$38.00
Average
$30.68
$29.77
$31.53
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean.
1 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Licence needed in Quebec?
Licence required
Yes.
A licence, registration or certificate is required to work in this occupation in Quebec.
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 Quebec Centre-du-Québec: median $34.03, from $26.40 to $38.89. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $32.25, from $25.30 to $33.00. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $32.00, from $28.00 to $40.00. Estrie: median $32.00, from $25.63 to $32.32. Lanaudière: median $32.00, from $25.00 to $32.75. Côte-Nord: median $31.60, from $26.94 to $42.00. Nord-du-Québec: median $31.60, from $26.94 to $42.00. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $30.32, from $24.21 to $37.50. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $30.00, from $24.21 to $33.00. Capitale-Nationale: median $30.00, from $24.21 to $33.00. Laurentides: median $30.00, from $24.21 to $33.50. Montréal: median $30.00, from $25.00 to $32.75. Montérégie: median $30.00, from $25.63 to $33.00. Outaouais: median $30.00, from $24.94 to $33.95. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $29.00, from $21.00 to $32.32. Laval: median $28.40, from $22.00 to $33.33. Mauricie: median $25.93, from $24.20 to $45.00. $20 $30 $40 $50 Centre-du-Québec: median $34.03, from $26.40 to $38.89 Centre-du-Québec $34.03 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $32.25, from $25.30 to $33.00 Chaudière-Appalaches $32.25 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $32.00, from $28.00 to $40.00 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $32.00 Estrie: median $32.00, from $25.63 to $32.32 Estrie $32.00 Lanaudière: median $32.00, from $25.00 to $32.75 Lanaudière $32.00 Côte-Nord: median $31.60, from $26.94 to $42.00 Côte-Nord $31.60 Nord-du-Québec: median $31.60, from $26.94 to $42.00 Nord-du-Québec $31.60 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $30.32, from $24.21 to $37.50 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $30.32 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $30.00, from $24.21 to $33.00 Bas-Saint-Laurent $30.00 Capitale-Nationale: median $30.00, from $24.21 to $33.00 Capitale-Nationale $30.00 Laurentides: median $30.00, from $24.21 to $33.50 Laurentides $30.00 Montréal: median $30.00, from $25.00 to $32.75 Montréal $30.00 Montérégie: median $30.00, from $25.63 to $33.00 Montérégie $30.00 Outaouais: median $30.00, from $24.94 to $33.95 Outaouais $30.00 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $29.00, from $21.00 to $32.32 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $29.00 Laval: median $28.40, from $22.00 to $33.33 Laval $28.40 Mauricie: median $25.93, from $24.20 to $45.00 Mauricie $25.93 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 Centre-du-Québec $26.40 $34.03 $38.89 Moderate (3 of 5) Chaudière-Appalaches $25.30 $32.25 $33.00 Good (4 of 5) Abitibi-Témiscamingue $28.00 $32.00 $40.00 Good (4 of 5) Estrie $25.63 $32.00 $32.32 Moderate (3 of 5) Lanaudière $25.00 $32.00 $32.75 Moderate (3 of 5) Côte-Nord $26.94 $31.60 $42.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Nord-du-Québec $26.94 $31.60 $42.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $24.21 $30.32 $37.50 Moderate (3 of 5) Bas-Saint-Laurent $24.21 $30.00 $33.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Capitale-Nationale $24.21 $30.00 $33.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Laurentides $24.21 $30.00 $33.50 Moderate (3 of 5) Montréal $25.00 $30.00 $32.75 Moderate (3 of 5) Montérégie $25.63 $30.00 $33.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Outaouais $24.94 $30.00 $33.95 Good (4 of 5) Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $21.00 $29.00 $32.32 Good (4 of 5) Laval $22.00 $28.40 $33.33 Moderate (3 of 5) Mauricie $24.20 $25.93 $45.00 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 .