Median wage
$17.93 an hour Montréal
Compared with Quebec
12.1% lower $2.47 below the Quebec median of $20.40
Compared with Canada
18.5% lower $4.07 below the Canadian median of $22.00
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Montréal

Wage range in Montréal and CanadaMontréal: median $17.93, from $16.10 to $26.00, middle half $16.50 to $24.00. Quebec (province): median $20.40, from $16.10 to $34.21, middle half $16.10 to $26.00. Canada: median $22.00, from $15.50 to $40.00, middle half $18.25 to $29.81.$10$20$30$40Montréal: median $17.93, from $16.10 to $26.00, middle half $16.50 to $24.00Montréal$17.93Quebec (province): median $20.40, from $16.10 to $34.21, middle half $16.10 to $26.00Quebec (province)$20.40Canada: median $22.00, from $15.50 to $40.00, middle half $18.25 to $29.81Canada$22.00
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 Montréal compared with Canada
WageMontréalQuebecCanada
Low $16.10 $16.10 $15.50
Lower quartile $16.50 $16.10 $18.25
Median $17.93 $20.40 $22.00
Upper quartile $24.00 $26.00 $29.81
High $26.00 $34.21 $40.00
Average $20.09 $23.12 $25.55

Job outlook

Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Montréal.

Education and training

TEER category
4
Usual education
A high school diploma is usually required.

By region in Quebec

Wage range by economic region in QuebecMontréal: median $17.93, from $16.10 to $26.00. 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. Montérégie: 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.$15$17.5$20$22.5$25$27.5Montréal: median $17.93, from $16.10 to $26.00Montréal$17.93Gaspésie – 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 statedMontérégie: not statedMontérégieNot 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
Montréal$16.10$17.93$26.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-MadeleineNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Bas-Saint-LaurentNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Capitale-NationaleNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)
Chaudière-AppalachesNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
EstrieNot statedNot statedNot statedGood (4 of 5)
Centre-du-QuébecNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
MontérégieNot statedNot statedNot statedGood (4 of 5)
LavalNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)
LanaudièreNot statedNot statedNot statedGood (4 of 5)
LaurentidesNot statedNot statedNot statedGood (4 of 5)
OutaouaisNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)
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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