Median wage
$25.00 an hour
Côte-Nord
Compared with Quebec
0.4% lower
$0.10 below the Quebec median of $25.10
Compared with Canada
4.2% higher
$1.00 above the Canadian median of $24.00
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
31
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Côte-Nord
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Côte-Nord and Canada Côte-Nord: median $25.00, from $20.00 to $38.97, middle half $21.00 to $26.00. Quebec (province): median $25.10, from $20.00 to $27.92, middle half $22.00 to $26.00. Canada: median $24.00, from $19.00 to $28.84, middle half $21.00 to $26.06. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 Côte-Nord: median $25.00, from $20.00 to $38.97, middle half $21.00 to $26.00 Côte-Nord $25.00 Quebec (province): median $25.10, from $20.00 to $27.92, middle half $22.00 to $26.00 Quebec (province) $25.10 Canada: median $24.00, from $19.00 to $28.84, middle half $21.00 to $26.06 Canada $24.00 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 Côte-Nord compared with Canada
Wage Côte-Nord Quebec Canada
Low
$20.00
$20.00
$19.00
Lower quartile
$21.00
$22.00
$21.00
Median
$25.00
$25.10
$24.00
Upper quartile
$26.00
$26.00
$26.06
High
$38.97
$27.92
$28.84
Average
$25.22
$24.54
$24.10
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Côte-Nord.
31 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
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
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 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $25.63, from $19.55 to $27.92. Estrie: median $25.63, from $19.75 to $27.92. Lanaudière: median $25.63, from $21.00 to $28.00. Montréal: median $25.60, from $19.00 to $27.63. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $25.46, from $20.80 to $27.65. Montérégie: median $25.35, from $20.00 to $27.30. Centre-du-Québec: median $25.06, from $21.00 to $28.00. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $25.00, from $21.48 to $30.00. Capitale-Nationale: median $25.00, from $20.00 to $27.95. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $25.00, from $20.00 to $27.80. Côte-Nord: median $25.00, from $20.00 to $38.97. Laurentides: median $25.00, from $21.00 to $28.00. Laval: median $25.00, from $20.00 to $27.90. Mauricie: median $25.00, from $20.00 to $27.90. Nord-du-Québec: median $25.00, from $20.00 to $38.97. Outaouais: median $25.00, from $19.00 to $30.00. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $22.50, from $17.30 to $26.15. $10 $20 $30 $40 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $25.63, from $19.55 to $27.92 Bas-Saint-Laurent $25.63 Estrie: median $25.63, from $19.75 to $27.92 Estrie $25.63 Lanaudière: median $25.63, from $21.00 to $28.00 Lanaudière $25.63 Montréal: median $25.60, from $19.00 to $27.63 Montréal $25.60 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $25.46, from $20.80 to $27.65 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $25.46 Montérégie: median $25.35, from $20.00 to $27.30 Montérégie $25.35 Centre-du-Québec: median $25.06, from $21.00 to $28.00 Centre-du-Québec $25.06 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $25.00, from $21.48 to $30.00 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $25.00 Capitale-Nationale: median $25.00, from $20.00 to $27.95 Capitale-Nationale $25.00 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $25.00, from $20.00 to $27.80 Chaudière-Appalaches $25.00 Côte-Nord: median $25.00, from $20.00 to $38.97 Côte-Nord $25.00 Laurentides: median $25.00, from $21.00 to $28.00 Laurentides $25.00 Laval: median $25.00, from $20.00 to $27.90 Laval $25.00 Mauricie: median $25.00, from $20.00 to $27.90 Mauricie $25.00 Nord-du-Québec: median $25.00, from $20.00 to $38.97 Nord-du-Québec $25.00 Outaouais: median $25.00, from $19.00 to $30.00 Outaouais $25.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $22.50, from $17.30 to $26.15 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $22.50 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wages from 2023-2024 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 .