Public service
Workforce and average salary of government departments and bodies as of 31 March 2025. The health and education networks are not included.
Source: Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor, Québec public service workforce 2024-2025, D4, tables 1.1.2 and 1.1.3 (workforce), table 1.2.2 (average salary), published February 2026.
Source: Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor, Québec public service workforce 2024-2025, D4, tables 1.1.2 and 1.1.3 (workforce), table 1.2.2 (average salary), published February 2026.
Source: Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor, Québec public service workforce 2024-2025, D4, tables 1.1.2 and 1.1.3 (workforce), table 1.2.2 (average salary), published February 2026.
Average salary by job category
Average by category; the workforce appears on the right.
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| Job category | Workforce | Regular (including students) | Casual | Average salary | Estimated payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Managers | 4,307 | 4,295 | 12 | $123,297 | $531.0M |
| Professionals | 32,360 | 30,851 | 1,509 | $92,400 | $3.0B |
| Teachers | 1,051 | 241 | 810 | $86,868 | $91.3M |
| Technicians | 17,548 | 16,357 | 1,191 | $61,088 | $1.1B |
| Office staff | 9,627 | 7,826 | 1,801 | $51,193 | $492.8M |
| Peace officers | 3,975 | 3,846 | 129 | $71,070 | $282.5M |
| Labourers | 2,601 | 1,648 | 953 | $53,604 | $139.4M |
| Students and interns | 4,217 | 4,217 | 0 | $48,620 | $205.0M |
Source: Secrétariat du Conseil du trésor, Québec public service workforce 2024-2025, D4, tables 1.1.2 and 1.1.3 (workforce), table 1.2.2 (average salary), published February 2026.
The number of people at each salary step is not published: only averages by category are.
Health and social services network
Staff of the network's public and private subsidized institutions, as of 31 March 2025. Physicians, paid by the RAMQ, are not included, nor is independent labour (agencies).
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, Profile of staff in public and private subsidized institutions of the health and social services network.
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, Profile of staff in public and private subsidized institutions of the health and social services network.
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, Profile of staff in public and private subsidized institutions of the health and social services network.
Network staff by category, 31 March 2025
Number of people; the average base salary is shown on the right.
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| Staff category | People | Full-time equivalents | Average base salary | Total pay | Overtime | Premiums |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing and cardio-respiratory care | 90,719 | 73,821 | $82,818 | $6.1B | $577.0M | $625.4M |
| Paratechnical, auxiliary services and trades | 107,598 | 82,941 | $51,312 | $4.3B | $412.9M | $417.2M |
| Office staff, administrative technicians and professionals | 52,423 | 45,784 | $55,381 | $2.6B | $67.7M | $78.2M |
| Health and social services technicians and professionals | 77,219 | 65,914 | $77,762 | $5.1B | $169.2M | $216.9M |
| Pharmacists, midwives and others, outside bargaining units | 2,633 | 2,171 | $118,093 | $260.3M | $5.9M | $39.2M |
| Management | 13,444 | 13,084 | $112,218 | $1.5B | $18.9M | $73.3M |
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, Profile of staff in public and private subsidized institutions of the health and social services network.
Selected job titles, 31 March 2025
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, Profile of staff in public and private subsidized institutions of the health and social services network.
Network staff as of 31 March each year
Excluding temporary staff hired to fight COVID-19 in 2021 and 2022, which the department counts separately.
Source: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, Profile of staff in public and private subsidized institutions of the health and social services network.
Network staff per 1,000 residents, by health region, 2025
Regions with university hospitals (Montréal, Capitale-Nationale) also treat patients from other regions; Nunavik and Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James serve a vast, sparsely populated territory. Santé Québec staff (804 people) are not attached to any region.
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| Health region | People | Population | Per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bas-Saint-Laurent | 9,057 | 204,143 | 44.4 |
| Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean | 12,512 | 285,302 | 43.9 |
| Capitale-Nationale | 35,703 | 806,743 | 44.3 |
| Mauricie and Centre-du-Québec | 21,873 | 550,103 | 39.8 |
| Estrie | 20,967 | 531,024 | 39.5 |
| Montréal | 107,976 | 2,166,724 | 49.8 |
| Outaouais | 11,401 | 425,018 | 26.8 |
| Abitibi-Témiscamingue | 6,403 | 149,339 | 42.9 |
| Côte-Nord | 3,760 | 89,677 | 41.9 |
| Nord-du-Québec | 626 | 13,541 | 46.2 |
| Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 4,376 | 92,156 | 47.5 |
| Chaudière-Appalaches | 15,112 | 453,614 | 33.3 |
| Laval | 13,381 | 458,093 | 29.2 |
| Lanaudière | 14,779 | 560,471 | 26.4 |
| Laurentides | 18,448 | 671,585 | 27.5 |
| Montérégie | 42,066 | 1,504,313 | 28.0 |
| Nunavik | 2,010 | 14,520 | 138.4 |
| Terres-Cries-de-la-Baie-James | 2,802 | 19,108 | 146.6 |
Sources: Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, Profile of staff in public and private subsidized institutions of the health and social services network; Statistics Canada, GDP (36-10-0222-01), construction prices (18-10-0289-01) and population of health regions (17-10-0157-01), dataset updated 24 July 2026.