Median wage
$43.74 an hour
Capitale-Nationale
Compared with Quebec
0.6% lower
$0.26 below the Quebec median of $44.00
Compared with Canada
4.2% lower
$1.93 below the Canadian median of $45.67
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
4
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Capitale-Nationale
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Capitale-Nationale and Canada Capitale-Nationale: median $43.74, from $30.38 to $64.10. Quebec (province): median $44.00, from $30.00 to $66.83, middle half $36.01 to $59.08. Canada: median $45.67, from $30.00 to $72.49, middle half $36.44 to $59.62. $20 $40 $60 $80 Capitale-Nationale: median $43.74, from $30.38 to $64.10 Capitale-Nationale $43.74 Quebec (province): median $44.00, from $30.00 to $66.83, middle half $36.01 to $59.08 Quebec (province) $44.00 Canada: median $45.67, from $30.00 to $72.49, middle half $36.44 to $59.62 Canada $45.67 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Capitale-Nationale compared with Canada
Wage Capitale-Nationale Quebec Canada
Low
$30.38
$30.00
$30.00
Lower quartile
Not stated $36.01
$36.44
Median
$43.74
$44.00
$45.67
Upper quartile
Not stated $59.08
$59.62
High
$64.10
$66.83
$72.49
Average
Not stated $47.75
$49.61
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Capitale-Nationale.
4 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Licence needed in Quebec?
This occupation group is not licensed as a whole in Quebec, but some roles in it are:
Professional engineer (a role in this group)
Licence required in Quebec
Education and training
TEER category 1
Usual education A university degree 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 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $50.77, from $30.00 to $70.51. Outaouais: median $50.34, from $35.90 to $72.85. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $50.26, from $30.00 to $65.38. Laurentides: median $48.10, from $32.46 to $71.44. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $47.82, from $31.47 to $70.19. Laval: median $47.76, from $33.19 to $69.84. Lanaudière: median $47.45, from $33.28 to $69.30. Mauricie: median $46.55, from $33.41 to $67.80. Montérégie: median $46.29, from $32.24 to $68.20. Centre-du-Québec: median $45.58, from $31.70 to $62.65. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $44.78, from $31.23 to $66.02. Estrie: median $44.61, from $31.26 to $65.68. Montréal: median $44.52, from $30.43 to $66.39. Capitale-Nationale: median $43.74, from $30.38 to $64.10. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated. Côte-Nord: not stated. Nord-du-Québec: not stated. $20 $40 $60 $80 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $50.77, from $30.00 to $70.51 Chaudière-Appalaches $50.77 Outaouais: median $50.34, from $35.90 to $72.85 Outaouais $50.34 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $50.26, from $30.00 to $65.38 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $50.26 Laurentides: median $48.10, from $32.46 to $71.44 Laurentides $48.10 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $47.82, from $31.47 to $70.19 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $47.82 Laval: median $47.76, from $33.19 to $69.84 Laval $47.76 Lanaudière: median $47.45, from $33.28 to $69.30 Lanaudière $47.45 Mauricie: median $46.55, from $33.41 to $67.80 Mauricie $46.55 Montérégie: median $46.29, from $32.24 to $68.20 Montérégie $46.29 Centre-du-Québec: median $45.58, from $31.70 to $62.65 Centre-du-Québec $45.58 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $44.78, from $31.23 to $66.02 Bas-Saint-Laurent $44.78 Estrie: median $44.61, from $31.26 to $65.68 Estrie $44.61 Montréal: median $44.52, from $30.43 to $66.39 Montréal $44.52 Capitale-Nationale: median $43.74, from $30.38 to $64.10 Capitale-Nationale $43.74 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine 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 Chaudière-Appalaches $30.00 $50.77 $70.51 Limited (2 of 5) Outaouais $35.90 $50.34 $72.85 Limited (2 of 5) Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $30.00 $50.26 $65.38 Moderate (3 of 5) Laurentides $32.46 $48.10 $71.44 Moderate (3 of 5) Abitibi-Témiscamingue $31.47 $47.82 $70.19 Moderate (3 of 5) Laval $33.19 $47.76 $69.84 Moderate (3 of 5) Lanaudière $33.28 $47.45 $69.30 Limited (2 of 5) Mauricie $33.41 $46.55 $67.80 Limited (2 of 5) Montérégie $32.24 $46.29 $68.20 Moderate (3 of 5) Centre-du-Québec $31.70 $45.58 $62.65 Limited (2 of 5) Bas-Saint-Laurent $31.23 $44.78 $66.02 Moderate (3 of 5) Estrie $31.26 $44.61 $65.68 Limited (2 of 5) Montréal $30.43 $44.52 $66.39 Moderate (3 of 5) Capitale-Nationale $30.38 $43.74 $64.10 Limited (2 of 5) Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Côte-Nord Not stated Not stated Not stated Moderate (3 of 5) Nord-du-Québec Not stated Not stated Not stated Moderate (3 of 5)
Wages from 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 .