Average salary in Quebec
Employment income measured by Statistics Canada from tax records, in 2024 constant dollars. It covers wages, salaries and net self-employment income.
Average employment income
CA$56,800
2024
Median employment income
CA$46,400
2024
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Source: Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0240: Distribution of employment income of individuals by gender and work activity, Canada, provinces and selected census metropolitan areas
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What people earn in Quebec
In 2024, people with employment income in Quebec earned CA$56,800 on average, with a median of CA$46,400. The median is lower because a minority of very high incomes lifts the average.
Those figures include part-year and part-time work. Looking only at people who worked full year, full time, the average was CA$80,000 and the median CA$67,100 — the better comparison if you are thinking about a full-time job offer.
Across Canada the average was CA$59,900 and the median CA$46,300.
| Group | Average | Median | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everyone with employment income | CA$56,800 | CA$46,400 | 5,275,000 |
| Full-year full-time workers | CA$80,000 | CA$67,100 | 2,826,000 |
Recent years
All years are expressed in 2024 constant dollars, so the changes below are real changes rather than inflation.
| Year | Average | Median | Full-time average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | CA$50,500 | CA$39,900 | CA$70,200 |
| 2018 | CA$51,500 | CA$40,900 | CA$71,500 |
| 2019 | CA$51,900 | CA$42,400 | CA$70,300 |
| 2020 | CA$52,200 | CA$40,900 | CA$76,800 |
| 2021 | CA$54,400 | CA$44,200 | CA$79,300 |
| 2022 | CA$55,300 | CA$45,600 | CA$78,800 |
| 2023 | CA$55,400 | CA$45,400 | CA$79,000 |
| 2024 | CA$56,800 | CA$46,400 | CA$80,000 |
Provinces and territories compared
| Area | Average | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Quebec | CA$56,800 | CA$46,400 |
| Northwest Territories | CA$81,500 | CA$71,900 |
| Yukon | CA$67,900 | CA$60,000 |
| Nunavut | CA$67,000 | CA$48,100 |
| Ontario | CA$62,700 | CA$47,200 |
| Alberta | CA$62,200 | CA$47,900 |
| British Columbia | CA$61,400 | CA$47,000 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | CA$56,200 | CA$40,600 |
| Saskatchewan | CA$56,200 | CA$43,900 |
| Nova Scotia | CA$51,500 | CA$42,800 |
| Manitoba | CA$51,300 | CA$41,600 |
| New Brunswick | CA$50,700 | CA$42,400 |
| Prince Edward Island | CA$45,000 | CA$35,700 |
How does average salary in quebec compare with the rest of Canada?
At CA$56,800, average salary in quebec is close to the CA$59,900 that average salary in canada publishes for Canada as a whole — a difference of 5%. That gap is the first thing worth checking before comparing two job offers.
Northwest Territories or Nova Scotia: how far apart are they?
On this page, Northwest Territories tops the table at CA$81,500, while Nova Scotia is the lowest at CA$51,500 — 1.6 times more. A gap this size is worth a second look before treating the figures as interchangeable.
What does "2024 (2024 constant dollars)" mean for average salary in quebec?
The figures for average salary in quebec come from Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0240: Distribution of employment income of individuals by gender and work activity, Canada, provinces and selected census metropolitan areas, with a reference period of 2024 (2024 constant dollars). Pay statistics like this one are not updated in real time: the underlying survey or register takes months to collect and process, so the number reflects pay around that date, not today. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0240. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Median vs. mean
The median is the middle value when every salary is lined up from lowest to highest: half earn less, half earn more. The mean is the simple average. A handful of very high salaries pulls the mean up without moving the median, so the median is usually the better guide to what a typical person earns.
Percentile
A percentile splits the distribution into 100 equal parts. The 10th percentile is the value only a tenth of people earn below; the 90th percentile is what only a tenth earn above. Looking at several percentiles shows the full spread, not just one average.
Fonte: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) — Office for National Statistics.
Full-time equivalent
A way of converting part-time hours into the pay a full-time version of the same job would earn, so that a two-day-a-week role can be compared fairly with a five-day one. Figures that mix full-time and part-time workers without adjusting for this tend to understate typical full-time pay.
Reference period
The point in time, or the stretch of time, that a published figure actually describes. Pay surveys take months to collect and process, so the reference period is usually well before the date the figures are released, and always before the date you are reading them.
Occupational classification
A standard code that groups similar jobs so that pay statistics can be compared across employers and over time — the UK uses SOC, Canada uses NOC, the United States uses SOC as well, and the European Union uses ISCO. The same job title can sit in different codes depending on the classification used.
Fonte: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Licence: Open Government Licence - Canada
Reference period: 2024 (2024 constant dollars)
Data collected on: 7 October 2026
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 11-10-0240. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Figures are statistical averages for a whole group of employees. Your own pay depends on your employer, your experience, your hours and where you work.