Median wage
$17.50 an hour
Centre-du-Québec
Compared with Quebec
2.9% higher
$0.50 above the Quebec median of $17.00
Compared with Canada
1.1% higher
$0.19 above the Canadian median of $17.31
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
8
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Centre-du-Québec
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Centre-du-Québec and Canada Centre-du-Québec: median $17.50, from $16.10 to $24.00, middle half $16.10 to $19.50. Quebec (province): median $17.00, from $16.10 to $27.78, middle half $16.10 to $20.00. Canada: median $17.31, from $15.00 to $28.85, middle half $16.00 to $20.50. $15 $20 $25 $30 Centre-du-Québec: median $17.50, from $16.10 to $24.00, middle half $16.10 to $19.50 Centre-du-Québec $17.50 Quebec (province): median $17.00, from $16.10 to $27.78, middle half $16.10 to $20.00 Quebec (province) $17.00 Canada: median $17.31, from $15.00 to $28.85, middle half $16.00 to $20.50 Canada $17.31 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 Centre-du-Québec compared with Canada
Wage Centre-du-Québec Quebec Canada
Low
$16.10
$16.10
$15.00
Lower quartile
$16.10
$16.10
$16.00
Median
$17.50
$17.00
$17.31
Upper quartile
$19.50
$20.00
$20.50
High
$24.00
$27.78
$28.85
Average
$18.75
$19.69
$20.09
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Centre-du-Québec.
8 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
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 Côte-Nord: median $19.00, from $16.10 to $28.00. Nord-du-Québec: median $19.00, from $16.10 to $28.00. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $18.50, from $16.10 to $35.00. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $18.25, from $16.10 to $22.50. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $18.00, from $16.10 to $31.25. Lanaudière: median $18.00, from $16.10 to $47.62. Centre-du-Québec: median $17.50, from $16.10 to $24.00. Laurentides: median $17.50, from $16.10 to $25.00. Montérégie: median $17.50, from $16.10 to $25.00. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $17.00, from $16.10 to $29.00. Capitale-Nationale: median $17.00, from $16.10 to $27.78. Estrie: median $17.00, from $16.10 to $25.00. Outaouais: median $17.00, from $16.10 to $28.00. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $17.00, from $16.10 to $30.00. Montréal: median $16.50, from $16.10 to $25.00. Mauricie: median $16.25, from $16.10 to $30.00. Laval: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $25.00. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Côte-Nord: median $19.00, from $16.10 to $28.00 Côte-Nord $19.00 Nord-du-Québec: median $19.00, from $16.10 to $28.00 Nord-du-Québec $19.00 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $18.50, from $16.10 to $35.00 Chaudière-Appalaches $18.50 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $18.25, from $16.10 to $22.50 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $18.25 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $18.00, from $16.10 to $31.25 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $18.00 Lanaudière: median $18.00, from $16.10 to $47.62 Lanaudière $18.00 Centre-du-Québec: median $17.50, from $16.10 to $24.00 Centre-du-Québec $17.50 Laurentides: median $17.50, from $16.10 to $25.00 Laurentides $17.50 Montérégie: median $17.50, from $16.10 to $25.00 Montérégie $17.50 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $17.00, from $16.10 to $29.00 Bas-Saint-Laurent $17.00 Capitale-Nationale: median $17.00, from $16.10 to $27.78 Capitale-Nationale $17.00 Estrie: median $17.00, from $16.10 to $25.00 Estrie $17.00 Outaouais: median $17.00, from $16.10 to $28.00 Outaouais $17.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $17.00, from $16.10 to $30.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $17.00 Montréal: median $16.50, from $16.10 to $25.00 Montréal $16.50 Mauricie: median $16.25, from $16.10 to $30.00 Mauricie $16.25 Laval: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $25.00 Laval $16.10 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 Côte-Nord $16.10 $19.00 $28.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Nord-du-Québec $16.10 $19.00 $28.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Chaudière-Appalaches $16.10 $18.50 $35.00 Limited (2 of 5) Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $16.10 $18.25 $22.50 Very limited (1 of 5) Abitibi-Témiscamingue $16.10 $18.00 $31.25 Limited (2 of 5) Lanaudière $16.10 $18.00 $47.62 Limited (2 of 5) Centre-du-Québec $16.10 $17.50 $24.00 Limited (2 of 5) Laurentides $16.10 $17.50 $25.00 Limited (2 of 5) Montérégie $16.10 $17.50 $25.00 Limited (2 of 5) Bas-Saint-Laurent $16.10 $17.00 $29.00 Limited (2 of 5) Capitale-Nationale $16.10 $17.00 $27.78 Limited (2 of 5) Estrie $16.10 $17.00 $25.00 Limited (2 of 5) Outaouais $16.10 $17.00 $28.00 Very limited (1 of 5) Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $16.10 $17.00 $30.00 Limited (2 of 5) Montréal $16.10 $16.50 $25.00 Limited (2 of 5) Mauricie $16.10 $16.25 $30.00 Limited (2 of 5) Laval $16.10 $16.10 $25.00 Limited (2 of 5)
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 .