Salaries

Railway Carmen/women Salary in Quebec

NOC 72403Wages 2024Updated

Median wage
$41.48 an hour Quebec
Compared with Canada
1.2% lower $0.52 below the Canadian median of $42.00
Job outlook
Limited 2 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 $41.48, from $30.07 to $52.44. Canada: median $42.00, from $32.00 to $47.00, middle half $38.25 to $45.00.$30$40$50$60Quebec: median $41.48, from $30.07 to $52.44Quebec$41.48Canada: median $42.00, from $32.00 to $47.00, middle half $38.25 to $45.00Canada$42.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Quebec compared with Canada
WageQuebecCanada
Low $30.07 $32.00
Lower quartile Not stated $38.25
Median $41.48 $42.00
Upper quartile Not stated $45.00
High $52.44 $47.00
Average Not stated $40.54

Job outlook

Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Quebec.

Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions. Not many positions will become available due to retirements. Outlook data

Education and training

TEER category
2
Usual education
A college diploma or an apprenticeship of 2 or more 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 $41.48, from $30.07 to $52.44. Montérégie: median $42.65, from $30.76 to $53.23. Montréal: median $40.97, from $29.87 to $48.85. 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. Laval: not stated. Lanaudière: not stated. Laurentides: not stated. Outaouais: not stated. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: not stated. Mauricie: not stated. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: not stated. Côte-Nord: not stated. Nord-du-Québec: not stated.$20$30$40$50$60Quebec (all regions): median $41.48, from $30.07 to $52.44Quebec (all regions)$41.48Montérégie: median $42.65, from $30.76 to $53.23Montérégie$42.65Montréal: median $40.97, from $29.87 to $48.85Montréal$40.97Gaspésie – 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 statedLaval: not statedLavalNot statedLanaudière: not statedLanaudièreNot statedLaurentides: not statedLaurentidesNot statedOutaouais: not statedOutaouaisNot statedAbitibi-Témiscamingue: not statedAbitibi-TémiscamingueNot statedMauricie: not statedMauricieNot statedSaguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: not statedSaguenay – Lac-Saint-JeanNot 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)$30.07$41.48$52.44Limited (2 of 5)
Montérégie$30.76$42.65$53.23Limited (2 of 5)
Montréal$29.87$40.97$48.85Limited (2 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
LavalNot statedNot statedNot statedLimited (2 of 5)
LanaudièreNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
LaurentidesNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
OutaouaisNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Abitibi-TémiscamingueNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
MauricieNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Saguenay – Lac-Saint-JeanNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Côte-NordNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Nord-du-QuébecNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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