Median wage
$24.50 an hour
Bas-Saint-Laurent
Compared with Quebec
7.9% lower
$2.09 below the Quebec median of $26.59
Compared with Canada
5.8% lower
$1.50 below the Canadian median of $26.00
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
3
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Bas-Saint-Laurent
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Bas-Saint-Laurent and Canada Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $24.50, from $20.00 to $35.00, middle half $22.20 to $30.00. Quebec (province): median $26.59, from $19.27 to $36.00, middle half $22.86 to $31.04. Canada: median $26.00, from $19.00 to $36.06, middle half $22.00 to $30.38. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $24.50, from $20.00 to $35.00, middle half $22.20 to $30.00 Bas-Saint-Laurent $24.50 Quebec (province): median $26.59, from $19.27 to $36.00, middle half $22.86 to $31.04 Quebec (province) $26.59 Canada: median $26.00, from $19.00 to $36.06, middle half $22.00 to $30.38 Canada $26.00 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 Bas-Saint-Laurent compared with Canada
Wage Bas-Saint-Laurent Quebec Canada
Low
$20.00
$19.27
$19.00
Lower quartile
$22.20
$22.86
$22.00
Median
$24.50
$26.59
$26.00
Upper quartile
$30.00
$31.04
$30.38
High
$35.00
$36.00
$36.06
Average
$26.48
$27.50
$27.01
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Bas-Saint-Laurent.
3 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
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 Quebec Chaudière-Appalaches: median $28.65, from $18.00 to $39.00. Centre-du-Québec: median $28.00, from $21.00 to $30.81. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $28.00, from $21.00 to $39.00. Outaouais: median $27.39, from $19.27 to $38.67. Lanaudière: median $27.00, from $22.00 to $35.00. Montérégie: median $26.94, from $20.00 to $36.00. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $26.59, from $19.27 to $36.00. Capitale-Nationale: median $26.35, from $19.00 to $37.00. Estrie: median $26.00, from $20.00 to $36.88. Laval: median $26.00, from $17.75 to $37.82. Laurentides: median $25.65, from $18.00 to $39.06. Montréal: median $25.00, from $18.50 to $34.00. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $25.00, from $18.97 to $38.00. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $24.50, from $20.00 to $35.00. Mauricie: median $24.00, from $20.00 to $32.00. Côte-Nord: median $23.50, from $19.00 to $42.89. Nord-du-Québec: median $23.50, from $19.00 to $42.89. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $28.65, from $18.00 to $39.00 Chaudière-Appalaches $28.65 Centre-du-Québec: median $28.00, from $21.00 to $30.81 Centre-du-Québec $28.00 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $28.00, from $21.00 to $39.00 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $28.00 Outaouais: median $27.39, from $19.27 to $38.67 Outaouais $27.39 Lanaudière: median $27.00, from $22.00 to $35.00 Lanaudière $27.00 Montérégie: median $26.94, from $20.00 to $36.00 Montérégie $26.94 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $26.59, from $19.27 to $36.00 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $26.59 Capitale-Nationale: median $26.35, from $19.00 to $37.00 Capitale-Nationale $26.35 Estrie: median $26.00, from $20.00 to $36.88 Estrie $26.00 Laval: median $26.00, from $17.75 to $37.82 Laval $26.00 Laurentides: median $25.65, from $18.00 to $39.06 Laurentides $25.65 Montréal: median $25.00, from $18.50 to $34.00 Montréal $25.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $25.00, from $18.97 to $38.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $25.00 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $24.50, from $20.00 to $35.00 Bas-Saint-Laurent $24.50 Mauricie: median $24.00, from $20.00 to $32.00 Mauricie $24.00 Côte-Nord: median $23.50, from $19.00 to $42.89 Côte-Nord $23.50 Nord-du-Québec: median $23.50, from $19.00 to $42.89 Nord-du-Québec $23.50 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
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 .