Median wage
$27.00 an hour
Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean
Compared with Quebec
7.1% higher
$1.80 above the Quebec median of $25.20
Compared with Canada
2.2% higher
$0.58 above the Canadian median of $26.42
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
26
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean and Canada Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $27.00, from $18.00 to $35.00, middle half $23.00 to $30.00. Quebec (province): median $25.20, from $19.45 to $34.50, middle half $22.00 to $30.00. Canada: median $26.42, from $19.45 to $37.00, middle half $22.86 to $32.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $27.00, from $18.00 to $35.00, middle half $23.00 to $30.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $27.00 Quebec (province): median $25.20, from $19.45 to $34.50, middle half $22.00 to $30.00 Quebec (province) $25.20 Canada: median $26.42, from $19.45 to $37.00, middle half $22.86 to $32.00 Canada $26.42 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 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean compared with Canada
Wage Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean Quebec Canada
Low
$18.00
$19.45
$19.45
Lower quartile
$23.00
$22.00
$22.86
Median
$27.00
$25.20
$26.42
Upper quartile
$30.00
$30.00
$32.00
High
$35.00
$34.50
$37.00
Average
$26.54
$26.54
$27.89
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean.
26 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 3
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 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 Côte-Nord: median $29.00, from $23.00 to $35.00. Nord-du-Québec: median $29.00, from $23.00 to $35.00. Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $28.26, from $22.78 to $41.64. Outaouais: median $27.63, from $18.29 to $37.60. Lanaudière: median $27.00, from $20.00 to $36.00. Laurentides: median $27.00, from $21.50 to $36.06. Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $27.00, from $18.00 to $35.00. Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $26.00, from $20.00 to $36.54. Capitale-Nationale: median $25.25, from $20.00 to $35.00. Estrie: median $25.20, from $19.45 to $34.50. Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $25.00, from $19.00 to $35.71. Centre-du-Québec: median $25.00, from $21.98 to $35.00. Chaudière-Appalaches: median $25.00, from $18.46 to $30.00. Laval: median $25.00, from $19.75 to $35.20. Montérégie: median $25.00, from $19.75 to $33.00. Mauricie: median $24.38, from $17.90 to $35.00. Montréal: median $23.68, from $16.15 to $33.75. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Côte-Nord: median $29.00, from $23.00 to $35.00 Côte-Nord $29.00 Nord-du-Québec: median $29.00, from $23.00 to $35.00 Nord-du-Québec $29.00 Abitibi-Témiscamingue: median $28.26, from $22.78 to $41.64 Abitibi-Témiscamingue $28.26 Outaouais: median $27.63, from $18.29 to $37.60 Outaouais $27.63 Lanaudière: median $27.00, from $20.00 to $36.00 Lanaudière $27.00 Laurentides: median $27.00, from $21.50 to $36.06 Laurentides $27.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean: median $27.00, from $18.00 to $35.00 Saguenay – Lac-Saint-Jean $27.00 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine: median $26.00, from $20.00 to $36.54 Gaspésie – Îles-de-la-Madeleine $26.00 Capitale-Nationale: median $25.25, from $20.00 to $35.00 Capitale-Nationale $25.25 Estrie: median $25.20, from $19.45 to $34.50 Estrie $25.20 Bas-Saint-Laurent: median $25.00, from $19.00 to $35.71 Bas-Saint-Laurent $25.00 Centre-du-Québec: median $25.00, from $21.98 to $35.00 Centre-du-Québec $25.00 Chaudière-Appalaches: median $25.00, from $18.46 to $30.00 Chaudière-Appalaches $25.00 Laval: median $25.00, from $19.75 to $35.20 Laval $25.00 Montérégie: median $25.00, from $19.75 to $33.00 Montérégie $25.00 Mauricie: median $24.38, from $17.90 to $35.00 Mauricie $24.38 Montréal: median $23.68, from $16.15 to $33.75 Montréal $23.68 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 .