Median wage
$38.50 an hour
Quebec
Compared with Canada
8.3% lower
$3.50 below the Canadian median of $42.00
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
3
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Quebec
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Quebec and Canada Quebec: median $38.50, from $29.47 to $45.70. Canada: median $42.00, from $34.90 to $51.00, middle half $38.00 to $47.00. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Quebec: median $38.50, from $29.47 to $45.70 Quebec $38.50 Canada: median $42.00, from $34.90 to $51.00, middle half $38.00 to $47.00 Canada $42.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Quebec compared with Canada
Wage Quebec Canada
Low
$29.47
$34.90
Lower quartile
Not stated $38.00
Median
$38.50
$42.00
Upper quartile
Not stated $47.00
High
$45.70
$51.00
Average
Not stated $42.46
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Quebec.
Employment growth and retirements will create a moderate number of positions for medical sonographers in Quebec from 2025 to 2027. There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation. Outlook data
3 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 Quebec (all regions): median $38.50, from $29.47 to $45.70. Outaouais: median $42.62, from $34.06 to $52.18. Estrie: median $39.70, from $33.90 to $48.58. Montérégie: median $39.51, from $32.08 to $48.17. Lanaudière: median $39.05, from $31.79 to $50.23. Montréal: median $38.14, from $30.61 to $46.53. Laurentides: median $37.82, from $31.36 to $47.11. Capitale-Nationale: median $36.89, from $29.79 to $44.14. Laval: median $36.38, from $29.78 to $40.96. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated. Bas-Saint-Laurent: not stated. Chaudière-Appalaches: not stated. Centre-du-Québec: not stated. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: not stated. Mauricie: not stated. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: not stated. Côte-Nord: not stated. Nord-du-Québec: not stated. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Quebec (all regions): median $38.50, from $29.47 to $45.70 Quebec (all regions) $38.50 Outaouais: median $42.62, from $34.06 to $52.18 Outaouais $42.62 Estrie: median $39.70, from $33.90 to $48.58 Estrie $39.70 Montérégie: median $39.51, from $32.08 to $48.17 Montérégie $39.51 Lanaudière: median $39.05, from $31.79 to $50.23 Lanaudière $39.05 Montréal: median $38.14, from $30.61 to $46.53 Montréal $38.14 Laurentides: median $37.82, from $31.36 to $47.11 Laurentides $37.82 Capitale-Nationale: median $36.89, from $29.79 to $44.14 Capitale-Nationale $36.89 Laval: median $36.38, from $29.78 to $40.96 Laval $36.38 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine Not stated Bas-Saint-Laurent: not stated Bas-Saint-Laurent Not stated Chaudière-Appalaches: not stated Chaudière-Appalaches Not stated Centre-du-Québec: not stated Centre-du-Québec Not stated Abitibi-Témiscamingue: not stated Abitibi-Témiscamingue Not stated Mauricie: not stated Mauricie Not stated Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: not stated Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean 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 Quebec (all regions) $29.47 $38.50 $45.70 Moderate (3 of 5) Outaouais $34.06 $42.62 $52.18 Undetermined Estrie $33.90 $39.70 $48.58 Undetermined Montérégie $32.08 $39.51 $48.17 Undetermined Lanaudière $31.79 $39.05 $50.23 Undetermined Montréal $30.61 $38.14 $46.53 Moderate (3 of 5) Laurentides $31.36 $37.82 $47.11 Undetermined Capitale-Nationale $29.79 $36.89 $44.14 Undetermined Laval $29.78 $36.38 $40.96 Moderate (3 of 5) Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Bas-Saint-Laurent Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Chaudière-Appalaches Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Centre-du-Québec Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Abitibi-Témiscamingue Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Mauricie Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Côte-Nord Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Nord-du-Québec Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined
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 .