Median wage
$28.00 an hour Bas-Saint-Laurent
Compared with Quebec
6.7% lower $2.00 below the Quebec median of $30.00
Compared with Canada
12.5% lower $4.00 below the Canadian median of $32.00
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Bas-Saint-Laurent

Wage range in Bas-Saint-Laurent and CanadaBas-Saint-Laurent: median $28.00, from $23.00 to $32.00, middle half $25.00 to $30.79. Quebec (province): median $30.00, from $24.00 to $35.00, middle half $26.47 to $32.46. Canada: median $32.00, from $22.00 to $40.78, middle half $25.89 to $37.00.$20$25$30$35$40$45Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $28.00, from $23.00 to $32.00, middle half $25.00 to $30.79Bas-Saint-Laurent$28.00Quebec (province): median $30.00, from $24.00 to $35.00, middle half $26.47 to $32.46Quebec (province)$30.00Canada: median $32.00, from $22.00 to $40.78, middle half $25.89 to $37.00Canada$32.00
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 Bas-Saint-Laurent compared with Canada
WageBas-Saint-LaurentQuebecCanada
Low $23.00 $24.00 $22.00
Lower quartile $25.00 $26.47 $25.89
Median $28.00 $30.00 $32.00
Upper quartile $30.79 $32.46 $37.00
High $32.00 $35.00 $40.78
Average $27.89 $29.43 $32.62

Job outlook

Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Bas-Saint-Laurent.

Education and training

TEER category
3
Usual education
A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 years is usually required.

By region in Quebec

Wage range by economic region in QuebecSaguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $31.92, from $27.14 to $35.65. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $30.00, from $26.43 to $35.00. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $28.00, from $23.00 to $32.00. Laurentides: median $28.00, from $20.50 to $35.00. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated. Capitale-Nationale: not stated. Chaudière-Appalaches: not stated. Estrie: not stated. Centre-du-Québec: not stated. Montérégie: not stated. Montréal: not stated. Laval: not stated. Lanaudière: not stated. Outaouais: not stated. Mauricie: not stated. Côte-Nord: not stated. Nord-du-Québec: not stated.$20$25$30$35$40Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $31.92, from $27.14 to $35.65Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean$31.92Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $30.00, from $26.43 to $35.00Abitibi-Témiscamingue$30.00Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $28.00, from $23.00 to $32.00Bas-Saint-Laurent$28.00Laurentides: median $28.00, from $20.50 to $35.00Laurentides$28.00Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not statedGaspésie – Îles-de-la-MadeleineNot statedCapitale-Nationale: not statedCapitale-NationaleNot statedChaudière-Appalaches: not statedChaudière-AppalachesNot statedEstrie: not statedEstrieNot statedCentre-du-Québec: not statedCentre-du-QuébecNot statedMontérégie: not statedMontérégieNot statedMontréal: not statedMontréalNot statedLaval: not statedLavalNot statedLanaudière: not statedLanaudièreNot statedOutaouais: not statedOutaouaisNot 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
Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean$27.14$31.92$35.65Moderate (3 of 5)
Abitibi-Témiscamingue$26.43$30.00$35.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Bas-Saint-Laurent$23.00$28.00$32.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Laurentides$20.50$28.00$35.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-MadeleineNot statedNot statedNot statedLimited (2 of 5)
Capitale-NationaleNot statedNot statedNot statedLimited (2 of 5)
Chaudière-AppalachesNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)
EstrieNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Centre-du-QuébecNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
MontérégieNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
MontréalNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
LavalNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
LanaudièreNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
OutaouaisNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
MauricieNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Côte-NordNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)
Nord-du-QuébecNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)

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