Median wage
$16.50 an hour
Montréal
Compared with Quebec
2.9% lower
$0.50 below the Quebec median of $17.00
Compared with Canada
4.7% lower
$0.81 below the Canadian median of $17.31
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
46
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Montréal
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Montréal and Canada Montréal: median $16.50, from $16.10 to $25.00, 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 Montréal: median $16.50, from $16.10 to $25.00, middle half $16.10 to $19.50 Montréal $16.50 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 Montréal compared with Canada
Wage Montréal Quebec Canada
Low
$16.10
$16.10
$15.00
Lower quartile
$16.10
$16.10
$16.00
Median
$16.50
$17.00
$17.31
Upper quartile
$19.50
$20.00
$20.50
High
$25.00
$27.78
$28.85
Average
$18.88
$19.69
$20.09
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Montréal.
46 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 .