Median wage
$24.85 an hour
Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean
Compared with Quebec
9.6% lower
$2.65 below the Quebec median of $27.50
Compared with Canada
3.4% lower
$0.87 below the Canadian median of $25.72
Job outlook
Good
4 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean and Canada Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $24.85, from $20.43 to $31.67. Quebec (province): median $27.50, from $20.00 to $46.00, middle half $22.88 to $30.00. Canada: median $25.72, from $17.50 to $37.00, middle half $18.50 to $30.00. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $24.85, from $20.43 to $31.67 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $24.85 Quebec (province): median $27.50, from $20.00 to $46.00, middle half $22.88 to $30.00 Quebec (province) $27.50 Canada: median $25.72, from $17.50 to $37.00, middle half $18.50 to $30.00 Canada $25.72 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean compared with Canada
Wage Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec Canada
Low
$20.43
$20.00
$17.50
Lower quartile
Not stated $22.88
$18.50
Median
$24.85
$27.50
$25.72
Upper quartile
Not stated $30.00
$30.00
High
$31.67
$46.00
$37.00
Average
Not stated $28.42
$26.08
Job outlook
Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean.
Education and training
TEER category 4
Usual education A high school diploma 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 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $27.94, from $23.55 to $36.52. Estrie: median $26.07, from $21.19 to $32.27. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $26.00, from $19.00 to $32.85. Laurentides: median $25.96, from $21.00 to $31.14. Mauricie: median $25.94, from $21.96 to $32.18. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $24.85, from $20.43 to $31.67. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $23.00, from $19.00 to $32.40. Centre-du-Québec: median $22.88, from $19.31 to $25.12. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated. Capitale-Nationale: not stated. Montérégie: not stated. Montréal: not stated. Laval: not stated. Lanaudière: not stated. Outaouais: not stated. Côte-Nord: not stated. Nord-du-Québec: not stated. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $27.94, from $23.55 to $36.52 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $27.94 Estrie: median $26.07, from $21.19 to $32.27 Estrie $26.07 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $26.00, from $19.00 to $32.85 Bas-Saint-Laurent $26.00 Laurentides: median $25.96, from $21.00 to $31.14 Laurentides $25.96 Mauricie: median $25.94, from $21.96 to $32.18 Mauricie $25.94 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $24.85, from $20.43 to $31.67 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $24.85 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $23.00, from $19.00 to $32.40 Chaudière-Appalaches $23.00 Centre-du-Québec: median $22.88, from $19.31 to $25.12 Centre-du-Québec $22.88 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine Not stated Capitale-Nationale: not stated Capitale-Nationale Not stated Montérégie: not stated Montérégie Not stated Montréal: not stated Montréal Not stated Laval: not stated Laval Not stated Lanaudière: not stated Lanaudière Not stated Outaouais: not stated Outaouais 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 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $23.55 $27.94 $36.52 Moderate (3 of 5) Estrie $21.19 $26.07 $32.27 Good (4 of 5) Bas-Saint-Laurent $19.00 $26.00 $32.85 Moderate (3 of 5) Laurentides $21.00 $25.96 $31.14 Good (4 of 5) Mauricie $21.96 $25.94 $32.18 Good (4 of 5) Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $20.43 $24.85 $31.67 Good (4 of 5) Chaudière-Appalaches $19.00 $23.00 $32.40 Moderate (3 of 5) Centre-du-Québec $19.31 $22.88 $25.12 Good (4 of 5) Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine Not stated Not stated Not stated Moderate (3 of 5) Capitale-Nationale Not stated Not stated Not stated Moderate (3 of 5) Montérégie Not stated Not stated Not stated Good (4 of 5) Montréal Not stated Not stated Not stated Good (4 of 5) Laval Not stated Not stated Not stated Good (4 of 5) Lanaudière Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Outaouais Not stated Not stated Not stated Moderate (3 of 5) Côte-Nord Not stated Not stated Not stated Good (4 of 5) Nord-du-Québec Not stated Not stated Not stated Good (4 of 5)
Wages from 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 .