Salaries

Metallurgical and Materials Engineers Salary in Quebec

NOC 21322Wages 2024Updated

Some roles need a licence in Quebec Which roles

Median wage
$49.71 an hour Quebec
Compared with Canada
3.4% higher $1.63 above the Canadian median of $48.08
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027

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 CanadaQuebec: median $49.71, from $33.98 to $75.28. Canada: median $48.08, from $33.17 to $66.35, middle half $45.00 to $61.06.$20$40$60$80Quebec: median $49.71, from $33.98 to $75.28Quebec$49.71Canada: median $48.08, from $33.17 to $66.35, middle half $45.00 to $61.06Canada$48.08
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Quebec compared with Canada
WageQuebecCanada
Low $33.98 $33.17
Lower quartile Not stated $45.00
Median $49.71 $48.08
Upper quartile Not stated $61.06
High $75.28 $66.35
Average Not stated $50.02

Job outlook

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

Employment is expected to remain relatively stable. Several positions will become available due to retirements. Outlook data

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 QuebecQuebec (all regions): median $49.71, from $33.98 to $75.28. Montréal: median $50.22, from $35.00 to $73.56. Montérégie: median $50.18, from $35.81 to $71.07. Laval: median $49.92, from $36.90 to $70.49. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $49.39, from $37.41 to $72.41. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated. Bas-Saint-Laurent: not stated. Capitale-Nationale: not stated. Chaudière-Appalaches: not stated. Estrie: not stated. Centre-du-Québec: not stated. Lanaudière: not stated. Laurentides: not stated. Outaouais: not stated. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: not stated. Mauricie: not stated. Côte-Nord: not stated. Nord-du-Québec: not stated.$20$40$60$80Quebec (all regions): median $49.71, from $33.98 to $75.28Quebec (all regions)$49.71Montréal: median $50.22, from $35.00 to $73.56Montréal$50.22Montérégie: median $50.18, from $35.81 to $71.07Montérégie$50.18Laval: median $49.92, from $36.90 to $70.49Laval$49.92Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $49.39, from $37.41 to $72.41Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean$49.39Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not statedGaspésie – Îles-de-la-MadeleineNot statedBas-Saint-Laurent: not statedBas-Saint-LaurentNot statedCapitale-Nationale: not statedCapitale-NationaleNot statedChaudière-Appalaches: not statedChaudière-AppalachesNot statedEstrie: not statedEstrieNot statedCentre-du-Québec: not statedCentre-du-QuébecNot statedLanaudière: not statedLanaudièreNot statedLaurentides: not statedLaurentidesNot statedOutaouais: not statedOutaouaisNot 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
Quebec (all regions)$33.98$49.71$75.28Moderate (3 of 5)
Montréal$35.00$50.22$73.56Good (4 of 5)
Montérégie$35.81$50.18$71.07Good (4 of 5)
Laval$36.90$49.92$70.49Good (4 of 5)
Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean$37.41$49.39$72.41Good (4 of 5)
Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-MadeleineNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Bas-Saint-LaurentNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Capitale-NationaleNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Chaudière-AppalachesNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
EstrieNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Centre-du-QuébecNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
LanaudièreNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
LaurentidesNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
OutaouaisNot 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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