What is a welder's salary in Quebec in 2025?
A welder's salary in Quebec varies with qualification, experience and sector. The figures below come from the official occupational profile, which replaces the ranges found in job postings.
Hourly wage (Government of Quebec, “Soudeurs/soudeuses et opérateurs/opératrices de machines à souder” profile, NOC 72106 — average of 2022 to 2024 wages, page updated January 29, 2026):
- Minimum: $21.00/h
- Median: $28.55/h
- Maximum: $41.00/h
The same profile gives an annual salary of $48,000 in 2020. These are declared wages for all of Quebec: they do not separate welding position, process or sector.
What changes pay, with no published percentage:
- the qualification actually held (process, position, thickness) and the body that issued it;
- the sector: shop, structural steel, construction site, shipyard, smelter, mines, pipelines;
- travel and remoteness, which give rise to premiums negotiated in the collective agreement or contract, not to a single rate;
- overtime, whose premium is set by the Act respecting labour standards.
Where to read current figures: the NOC 72106 profile on quebec.ca (hourly and annual wage, job outlook) and the postings published on Job Bank, which give the salary offered per job. No published average replaces reading the offer that concerns you.