Median wage
$26.50 an hour
Côte-Nord
Compared with Quebec
6% higher
$1.50 above the Quebec median of $25.00
Compared with Canada
10.4% higher
$2.50 above the Canadian median of $24.00
Job outlook
Undetermined
2025-2027
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 $26.50, from $19.50 to $45.18, middle half $20.85 to $35.00. Quebec (province): median $25.00, from $18.00 to $37.46, middle half $21.00 to $30.11. Canada: median $24.00, from $17.75 to $36.40, middle half $20.00 to $29.42. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Côte-Nord: median $26.50, from $19.50 to $45.18, middle half $20.85 to $35.00 Côte-Nord $26.50 Quebec (province): median $25.00, from $18.00 to $37.46, middle half $21.00 to $30.11 Quebec (province) $25.00 Canada: median $24.00, from $17.75 to $36.40, middle half $20.00 to $29.42 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
$19.50
$18.00
$17.75
Lower quartile
$20.85
$21.00
$20.00
Median
$26.50
$25.00
$24.00
Upper quartile
$35.00
$30.11
$29.42
High
$45.18
$37.46
$36.40
Average
$28.72
$26.54
$25.42
Job outlook
Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Côte-Nord.
Education and training
TEER category 5
Usual education No formal education is usually required, and training is a short work demonstration.
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 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $29.00, from $20.00 to $39.00. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $27.00, from $18.00 to $42.44. Côte-Nord: median $26.50, from $19.50 to $45.18. Capitale-Nationale: median $25.32, from $19.00 to $43.00. Centre-du-Québec: median $25.00, from $18.00 to $34.34. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $25.00, from $18.00 to $37.46. Estrie: median $25.00, from $18.00 to $37.00. Lanaudière: median $25.00, from $19.00 to $39.80. Laurentides: median $25.00, from $18.32 to $37.60. Laval: median $25.00, from $17.00 to $35.00. Mauricie: median $25.00, from $18.00 to $35.00. Montérégie: median $25.00, from $18.00 to $36.50. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $24.00, from $17.42 to $37.50. Montréal: median $23.58, from $17.00 to $33.50. Outaouais: median $23.25, from $17.00 to $38.00. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $23.00, from $19.00 to $30.00. Nord-du-Québec: not stated. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $29.00, from $20.00 to $39.00 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $29.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $27.00, from $18.00 to $42.44 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $27.00 Côte-Nord: median $26.50, from $19.50 to $45.18 Côte-Nord $26.50 Capitale-Nationale: median $25.32, from $19.00 to $43.00 Capitale-Nationale $25.32 Centre-du-Québec: median $25.00, from $18.00 to $34.34 Centre-du-Québec $25.00 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $25.00, from $18.00 to $37.46 Chaudière-Appalaches $25.00 Estrie: median $25.00, from $18.00 to $37.00 Estrie $25.00 Lanaudière: median $25.00, from $19.00 to $39.80 Lanaudière $25.00 Laurentides: median $25.00, from $18.32 to $37.60 Laurentides $25.00 Laval: median $25.00, from $17.00 to $35.00 Laval $25.00 Mauricie: median $25.00, from $18.00 to $35.00 Mauricie $25.00 Montérégie: median $25.00, from $18.00 to $36.50 Montérégie $25.00 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $24.00, from $17.42 to $37.50 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $24.00 Montréal: median $23.58, from $17.00 to $33.50 Montréal $23.58 Outaouais: median $23.25, from $17.00 to $38.00 Outaouais $23.25 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $23.00, from $19.00 to $30.00 Bas-Saint-Laurent $23.00 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 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $20.00 $29.00 $39.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $18.00 $27.00 $42.44 Very limited (1 of 5) Côte-Nord $19.50 $26.50 $45.18 Undetermined Capitale-Nationale $19.00 $25.32 $43.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Centre-du-Québec $18.00 $25.00 $34.34 Very limited (1 of 5) Chaudière-Appalaches $18.00 $25.00 $37.46 Very limited (1 of 5) Estrie $18.00 $25.00 $37.00 Limited (2 of 5) Lanaudière $19.00 $25.00 $39.80 Very limited (1 of 5) Laurentides $18.32 $25.00 $37.60 Very limited (1 of 5) Laval $17.00 $25.00 $35.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Mauricie $18.00 $25.00 $35.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Montérégie $18.00 $25.00 $36.50 Very limited (1 of 5) Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $17.42 $24.00 $37.50 Undetermined Montréal $17.00 $23.58 $33.50 Very limited (1 of 5) Outaouais $17.00 $23.25 $38.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Bas-Saint-Laurent $19.00 $23.00 $30.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Nord-du-Québec Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined
Wages from 2023-2024 data, Job Bank 2025 release. Job outlooks for 2025-2027.
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 .