Salaries

Railway and Yard Locomotive Engineers Salary in Quebec

NOC 73310Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage
$43.00 an hour Quebec
Compared with Canada
14% lower $7.00 below the Canadian median of $50.00
Job outlook
Good 4 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Quebec

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Quebec and CanadaQuebec: median $43.00, from $31.97 to $64.90, middle half $40.00 to $57.14. Canada: median $50.00, from $33.00 to $68.85, middle half $40.00 to $60.00.$30$40$50$60$70Quebec: median $43.00, from $31.97 to $64.90, middle half $40.00 to $57.14Quebec$43.00Canada: median $50.00, from $33.00 to $68.85, middle half $40.00 to $60.00Canada$50.00
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 Quebec compared with Canada
WageQuebecCanada
Low $31.97 $33.00
Lower quartile $40.00 $40.00
Median $43.00 $50.00
Upper quartile $57.14 $60.00
High $64.90 $68.85
Average $49.06 $50.66

Job outlook

Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Quebec.

Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions. A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements. Outlook data

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 QuebecQuebec (all regions): median $43.00, from $31.97 to $64.90. Côte-Nord: median $54.47, from $34.51 to $71.91. Montréal: median $50.11, from $34.39 to $63.32. Mauricie: median $48.71, from $25.83 to $62.25. Montérégie: median $47.43, from $29.02 to $57.66. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $47.35, from $28.11 to $55.41. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $46.55, from $29.12 to $57.85. Laurentides: median $46.09, from $27.76 to $55.48. Estrie: median $45.12, from $25.95 to $52.99. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not stated. Bas-Saint-Laurent: not stated. Capitale-Nationale: not stated. Centre-du-Québec: not stated. Laval: not stated. Lanaudière: not stated. Outaouais: not stated. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: not stated. Nord-du-Québec: not stated.$20$40$60$80Quebec (all regions): median $43.00, from $31.97 to $64.90Quebec (all regions)$43.00Côte-Nord: median $54.47, from $34.51 to $71.91Côte-Nord$54.47Montréal: median $50.11, from $34.39 to $63.32Montréal$50.11Mauricie: median $48.71, from $25.83 to $62.25Mauricie$48.71Montérégie: median $47.43, from $29.02 to $57.66Montérégie$47.43Chaudière-Appalaches: median $47.35, from $28.11 to $55.41Chaudière-Appalaches$47.35Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $46.55, from $29.12 to $57.85Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean$46.55Laurentides: median $46.09, from $27.76 to $55.48Laurentides$46.09Estrie: median $45.12, from $25.95 to $52.99Estrie$45.12Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: not statedGaspésie – Îles-de-la-MadeleineNot statedBas-Saint-Laurent: not statedBas-Saint-LaurentNot statedCapitale-Nationale: not statedCapitale-NationaleNot statedCentre-du-Québec: not statedCentre-du-QuébecNot statedLaval: not statedLavalNot statedLanaudière: not statedLanaudièreNot statedOutaouais: not statedOutaouaisNot statedAbitibi-Témiscamingue: not statedAbitibi-TémiscamingueNot 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)$31.97$43.00$64.90Good (4 of 5)
Côte-Nord$34.51$54.47$71.91Moderate (3 of 5)
Montréal$34.39$50.11$63.32Moderate (3 of 5)
Mauricie$25.83$48.71$62.25Good (4 of 5)
Montérégie$29.02$47.43$57.66Good (4 of 5)
Chaudière-Appalaches$28.11$47.35$55.41Moderate (3 of 5)
Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean$29.12$46.55$57.85Good (4 of 5)
Laurentides$27.76$46.09$55.48Good (4 of 5)
Estrie$25.95$45.12$52.99Undetermined
Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-MadeleineNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Bas-Saint-LaurentNot statedNot statedNot statedGood (4 of 5)
Capitale-NationaleNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)
Centre-du-QuébecNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
LavalNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)
LanaudièreNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
OutaouaisNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Abitibi-TémiscamingueNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Nord-du-QuébecNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)

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