Median wage
$16.75 an hour
Côte-Nord
Compared with Quebec
3.1% higher
$0.50 above the Quebec median of $16.25
Compared with Canada
1.2% higher
$0.20 above the Canadian median of $16.55
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
6
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Côte-Nord
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Côte-Nord and Canada Côte-Nord: median $16.75, from $16.10 to $22.00, middle half $16.10 to $18.40. Quebec (province): median $16.25, from $16.10 to $21.50, middle half $16.10 to $18.20. Canada: median $16.55, from $15.00 to $22.00, middle half $15.50 to $18.50. $14 $16 $18 $20 $22 Côte-Nord: median $16.75, from $16.10 to $22.00, middle half $16.10 to $18.40 Côte-Nord $16.75 Quebec (province): median $16.25, from $16.10 to $21.50, middle half $16.10 to $18.20 Quebec (province) $16.25 Canada: median $16.55, from $15.00 to $22.00, middle half $15.50 to $18.50 Canada $16.55 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 Côte-Nord compared with Canada
Wage Côte-Nord Quebec Canada
Low
$16.10
$16.10
$15.00
Lower quartile
$16.10
$16.10
$15.50
Median
$16.75
$16.25
$16.55
Upper quartile
$18.40
$18.20
$18.50
High
$22.00
$21.50
$22.00
Average
$17.58
$17.63
$17.70
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Côte-Nord.
6 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 5
Usual education No formal education is usually required, and training is a short work demonstration.
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 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $17.20, from $16.10 to $20.00. Capitale-Nationale: median $17.00, from $16.10 to $21.00. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $17.00, from $16.10 to $21.00. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $17.00, from $16.10 to $21.00. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $16.80, from $16.10 to $25.13. Côte-Nord: median $16.75, from $16.10 to $22.00. Nord-du-Québec: median $16.75, from $16.10 to $22.00. Montréal: median $16.51, from $16.10 to $23.00. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $16.50, from $16.10 to $20.00. Estrie: median $16.25, from $16.10 to $21.00. Centre-du-Québec: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $18.24. Lanaudière: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $22.00. Laurentides: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $20.25. Laval: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $21.89. Mauricie: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $23.74. Montérégie: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $23.00. Outaouais: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $19.55. $15 $17.5 $20 $22.5 $25 $27.5 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $17.20, from $16.10 to $20.00 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $17.20 Capitale-Nationale: median $17.00, from $16.10 to $21.00 Capitale-Nationale $17.00 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $17.00, from $16.10 to $21.00 Chaudière-Appalaches $17.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $17.00, from $16.10 to $21.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $17.00 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $16.80, from $16.10 to $25.13 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $16.80 Côte-Nord: median $16.75, from $16.10 to $22.00 Côte-Nord $16.75 Nord-du-Québec: median $16.75, from $16.10 to $22.00 Nord-du-Québec $16.75 Montréal: median $16.51, from $16.10 to $23.00 Montréal $16.51 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $16.50, from $16.10 to $20.00 Bas-Saint-Laurent $16.50 Estrie: median $16.25, from $16.10 to $21.00 Estrie $16.25 Centre-du-Québec: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $18.24 Centre-du-Québec $16.10 Lanaudière: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $22.00 Lanaudière $16.10 Laurentides: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $20.25 Laurentides $16.10 Laval: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $21.89 Laval $16.10 Mauricie: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $23.74 Mauricie $16.10 Montérégie: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $23.00 Montérégie $16.10 Outaouais: median $16.10, from $16.10 to $19.55 Outaouais $16.10 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 .