Salaries

Logging and Forestry Labourers Salary in Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean, Quebec

NOC 85120Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage
$26.86 an hour Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean
Compared with Quebec
10.5% lower $3.14 below the Quebec median of $30.00
Compared with Canada
6.4% lower $1.85 below the Canadian median of $28.71
Job outlook
Undetermined 2025-2027
Job postings
5 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 $26.86, from $20.00 to $40.00, middle half $22.50 to $34.00. Quebec (province): median $30.00, from $20.00 to $50.00, middle half $23.00 to $40.00. Canada: median $28.71, from $19.37 to $47.50, middle half $22.00 to $36.00.$10$20$30$40$50Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $26.86, from $20.00 to $40.00, middle half $22.50 to $34.00Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean$26.86Quebec (province): median $30.00, from $20.00 to $50.00, middle half $23.00 to $40.00Quebec (province)$30.00Canada: median $28.71, from $19.37 to $47.50, middle half $22.00 to $36.00Canada$28.71
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 $20.00 $20.00 $19.37
Lower quartile $22.50 $23.00 $22.00
Median $26.86 $30.00 $28.71
Upper quartile $34.00 $40.00 $36.00
High $40.00 $50.00 $47.50
Average $28.78 $32.42 $30.75

Job outlook

Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean.

5 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 QuebecCapitale-Nationale: median $35.00, from $21.00 to $55.00. Montréal: median $35.00, from $20.00 to $50.00. Montérégie: median $32.00, from $20.00 to $50.00. Outaouais: median $29.00, from $17.00 to $50.00. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $26.86, from $20.00 to $40.00. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated. Bas-Saint-Laurent: not stated. Chaudière-Appalaches: not stated. Estrie: not stated. Centre-du-Québec: not stated. Laval: not stated. Lanaudière: not stated. Laurentides: not stated. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: not stated. Mauricie: not stated. Côte-Nord: not stated. Nord-du-Québec: not stated.$10$20$30$40$50$60Capitale-Nationale: median $35.00, from $21.00 to $55.00Capitale-Nationale$35.00Montréal: median $35.00, from $20.00 to $50.00Montréal$35.00Montérégie: median $32.00, from $20.00 to $50.00Montérégie$32.00Outaouais: median $29.00, from $17.00 to $50.00Outaouais$29.00Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $26.86, from $20.00 to $40.00Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean$26.86Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not statedGaspésie – Îles-de-la-MadeleineNot statedBas-Saint-Laurent: not statedBas-Saint-LaurentNot statedChaudière-Appalaches: not statedChaudière-AppalachesNot statedEstrie: not statedEstrieNot statedCentre-du-Québec: not statedCentre-du-QuébecNot statedLaval: not statedLavalNot statedLanaudière: not statedLanaudièreNot statedLaurentides: not statedLaurentidesNot statedAbitibi-Témiscamingue: not statedAbitibi-TémiscamingueNot statedMauricie: not statedMauricieNot 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
Capitale-Nationale$21.00$35.00$55.00Very limited (1 of 5)
Montréal$20.00$35.00$50.00Very limited (1 of 5)
Montérégie$20.00$32.00$50.00Limited (2 of 5)
Outaouais$17.00$29.00$50.00Limited (2 of 5)
Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean$20.00$26.86$40.00Undetermined
Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-MadeleineNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Bas-Saint-LaurentNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Chaudière-AppalachesNot statedNot statedNot statedVery limited (1 of 5)
EstrieNot statedNot statedNot statedLimited (2 of 5)
Centre-du-QuébecNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
LavalNot statedNot statedNot statedVery limited (1 of 5)
LanaudièreNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
LaurentidesNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Abitibi-TémiscamingueNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
MauricieNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Côte-NordNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Nord-du-QuébecNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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