Pay by occupation

Surgeon salary in Quebec

NOC 31101 · Specialists in surgery

Median surgeon pay in Quebec is $397,319 a year, with most earning between $165,663 and $642,495 — about $216,155 after tax.

Median wage
$397,319
per year
Figure: Canadian Institute for Health Information and Canadian Medical Association - custom tabulation, 2023-2024.
Low
$165,663
per year
High
$642,495
per year
Take-home at the median
$216,155
after tax, CPP and EI
vs Canada
-5.2%
gap to the national median of $419,180
Income percentile
99th
where the median sits among Quebec earners

Pay by occupation

Surgeon salary by province

Median wage from Job Bank; provinces and territories without a published figure are omitted. Pick one for the full breakdown with take-home pay.

ProvinceLowMedianHigh
Prince Edward Island$73,872$530,709$309,016
Alberta$180,159$508,561$984,111
Manitoba$161,289$457,991$826,328
British Columbia$146,214$441,788$819,593
Newfoundland and Labrador$143,704$434,053$699,989
New Brunswick$175,076$421,734$634,999
Nova Scotia$175,086$418,516$597,217
Ontario$118,538$403,957$749,689
Yukon—$403,299—
Quebec$165,663$397,319$642,495

Educational information only — not financial advice. Wages are Job Bank estimates for the occupation as a whole; your pay depends on employer, experience and region.

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Official Government of Canada data

Wages are from the Government of Canada Job Bank open-data wage file (Employment and Social Development Canada, 2025 release), by NOC 2021 unit group and province. Low, median and high are roughly the 10th, 50th and 90th percentiles of the underlying survey (Labour Force Survey, Census or small-area estimation — noted under each figure). Annual equivalents assume 2,080 hours (40 h/week × 52). Take-home uses 2026 federal and provincial tax, CPP/QPP and EI. Reproduced under the Open Government Licence – Canada.