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Machinist Wages in Quebec

Median hourly pay, how it has moved since 2023, and how each economic region compares. 2025 data.

Median hourly
$27.50
Low (10th pct)
$21.00
High (90th pct)
$38.00
Full-time yearly
≈ $57,200
Vs. national
8% below

Wage trend

$26.00$26.50$27.00$27.50$28.00$28.50202320242025$27.50

Only three years of comparable data exist for this occupation. Statistics Canada reclassified it in 2021, and this site will not join two different definitions into one trend line.

By region within Quebec

Economic regionLowMedianHigh
Saguenay--Lac-Saint-Jean$22.00$29.80$33.80
Montérégie$22.71$29.00$43.00
Bas-Saint-Laurent$22.00$27.80$33.17
Chaudière-Appalaches$21.00$27.50$38.00
Estrie$21.00$27.50$38.00
Centre-du-Québec$21.00$27.50$38.00
Lanaudière$21.00$27.50$38.00
Laurentides$21.00$27.50$38.00
Mauricie$21.00$27.50$38.00
Capitale-Nationale$22.00$27.00$33.01
Laval$16.10$27.00$36.35
Montréal$19.00$26.00$35.00

Other trades in Quebec

The full-time yearly figure is the median hourly wage × 2,080 hours (40 a week, 52 weeks). It is an equivalent, not a published salary, and excludes overtime. Official classification: Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors (NOC 72100). Source: Labour Force Survey.