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Firefighter at the City of Québec: $52,114 to $101,587 a year in 2026Lieutenant at the City of Québec: $111,744 in 2026Captain at the City of Québec: $121,903 in 2026Firefighter in Montreal: $50,808 to $88,367 a year (2023)Lieutenant in Montreal: $97,202 (2023)Captain in Montreal: $106,041 (2023)SOPFEU forest firefighter: $27.16 an hour in the first yearFirefighter in Quebec, median wage: $40.17 an hourPart-time firefighter in L'Assomption: $24.88 an hour (2025)Part-time firefighter in La Matapédia: $19.28 to $28.56 an hourFirefighter at the City of Québec: $52,114 to $101,587 a year in 2026Lieutenant at the City of Québec: $111,744 in 2026Captain at the City of Québec: $121,903 in 2026Firefighter in Montreal: $50,808 to $88,367 a year (2023)Lieutenant in Montreal: $97,202 (2023)Captain in Montreal: $106,041 (2023)SOPFEU forest firefighter: $27.16 an hour in the first yearFirefighter in Quebec, median wage: $40.17 an hourPart-time firefighter in L'Assomption: $24.88 an hour (2025)Part-time firefighter in La Matapédia: $19.28 to $28.56 an hour

Firefighter salary in Quebec

The salary of a firefighter at the City of Québec ranges from $52,114 to $101,587 a year in 2026, according to the scale in the collective agreement. In Montreal, the last published scale ranges from $50,808 to $88,367 as of January 1, 2023. Job Bank puts the median wage of a firefighter in Quebec at $40.17 an hour. This text applies to women and men firefighters alike.

Checked on October 14, 2026.

Firefighter salary in Quebec City

The scale is in paragraph 13.01 of the collective agreement between the City of Québec and the Association des pompiers professionnels de Québec, in effect until December 31, 2028. The City publishes the text and the scale on its website. Salaries are annual, for a schedule of 42 hours a week on average.

Firefighter class2025202620272028
7th class$49,632$52,114$54,199$55,824
6th class$57,485$60,360$62,774$64,657
5th class$65,339$68,605$71,350$73,490
4th class$73,193$76,852$79,927$82,324
3rd class$81,044$85,096$88,500$91,155
2nd class$88,897$93,342$97,075$99,988
1st class$96,750$101,587$105,651$108,820

Source: City of Québec, firefighter salary scale, paragraph 13.01 of the collective agreement. Annual salaries on the scale, before premiums and the seniority allowance.

Paragraph 13.02 states that a firefighter is generally hired in 7th class. The firefighter moves up one class after 2,184 hours. The same scale gives $111,744 to a lieutenant and $121,903 to a captain in 2026. Paragraph 13.12 adds a call-back-to-work bonus for regular employees assigned to operations, up to $2,716.90 in 2026.

Firefighter salary in Montreal

The scale is in paragraph 2.01 of the collective agreement between the City of Montréal and the Association des pompiers de Montréal, for the period from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2024. The City of Montréal publishes the text. The last salary shown in dollars is the one for January 1, 2023.

Firefighter classAs of January 1, 2022As of January 1, 2023
Firefighter 5A, 0 to 12 months$49,812$50,808
Firefighter 5B, 13 to 18 months$51,980$53,020
Firefighter 4, 19 to 30 months$60,643$61,856
Firefighter 3, 31 to 42 months$69,308$70,694
Firefighter 2, 43 to 54 months$77,972$79,531
Firefighter 1, more than 54 months$86,634$88,367

Source: City of Montréal, firefighters' collective agreement 2018-2024, paragraph 2.01, table no. 1. Annual salaries on the scale, before premiums.

For January 1, 2024, the agreement provides for an increase equal to the Montreal Consumer Price Index, of at least 1.5% and no more than 2.15%. It does not show the resulting amount. As of January 1, 2023, a lieutenant earns $97,202 and a captain $106,041.

Table no. 2 of the same paragraph covers a firefighter appointed as a first responder. That scale ranges from $53,285 to $90,844 as of January 1, 2023. Paragraph 2.03 adds a seniority bonus, from $52 a year after 5 years of service to $312 a year after 30 years.

The "Salaires et avantages" page of the Service de sécurité incendie de Montréal (SIM), Montreal's fire department, still shows, on October 11, 2026, the salaries as of January 1, 2021: $48,621 for firefighter 5A and $84,562 for firefighter 1.

Median firefighter wage in Quebec

The Government of Canada's Job Bank classifies firefighters in group 42101 of the National Occupational Classification. For Quebec, it gives a low wage of $20.83 an hour, a median wage of $40.17 and a high wage of $50.00, for the 2023-2024 period. These wages were updated on November 19, 2025. The 2024 median wage is $41.16 an hour in the Montreal region, $40.95 in Capitale-Nationale and $43.69 in the Laval region.

Québec.ca publishes similar figures for the same group: $24.00 minimum, $41.00 median and $50.00 maximum, based on the average of wages from 2023 to 2025. The profile, updated on June 19, 2026, also shows an annual salary of $97,000 in 2020.

Part-time firefighter salary

A part-time firefighter is paid by the hour. Québec.ca writes that the firefighter is paid for hours worked and for on-call periods at the fire station or in the territory. A volunteer firefighter works on call and is paid for hours worked.

The Town of L'Assomption, whose fire department employs only part-time firefighters, announces a base rate of $24.88 an hour in 2025 in its job posting of November 25, 2024. The MRC de La Matapédia pays its part-time firefighters $19.28 to $28.56 an hour depending on training level, for calls and other work. Its recruitment page, consulted on October 11, 2026, does not date these rates.

In Quebec City, appendix F of the agreement covers temporary firefighters. Their hourly rate follows the scale in article 13. An allowance of 10% for summer temporaries and 6% for annual temporaries compensates for the benefits they do not receive.

What is not published

No current scale for firefighters in Laval or Longueuil can be read in the official sources consulted on October 11, 2026. Montreal's rates after January 1, 2023, do not appear in dollars in any of these sources. None gives a net salary.

This text summarizes public documents. It is neither legal advice nor union advice.

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Frequently asked questions

What is a firefighter's salary in 2026?

At the City of Québec, the 2026 scale ranges from $52,114 for a 7th class firefighter to $101,587 for a 1st class firefighter. The Montreal agreement shows no amount for 2026. Job Bank puts the median wage of Quebec firefighters at $40.17 an hour, for the 2023-2024 period.

What is the average firefighter salary in Quebec in 2026?

No official source publishes an average salary for 2026. Job Bank gives a median wage of $40.17 an hour for Quebec, for the 2023-2024 period. Québec.ca gives $41.00 an hour, based on the average of wages from 2023 to 2025.

What is the average firefighter salary in Montreal in 2026?

The City of Montréal publishes no rate for 2026. The last scale shown in the agreement ranges from $50,808 to $88,367 as of January 1, 2023. Job Bank gives a median wage of $41.16 an hour in the Montreal region in 2024.

What is a firefighter's salary per month?

The agreements express salary per year. Here is our own calculation on the City of Québec's 2026 scale, divided into 12 months: about $4,343 a month in 7th class and $8,466 a month in 1st class. These are gross amounts.

What is a part-time firefighter's salary?

A part-time firefighter is paid by the hour, at the fire department's rate. The Town of L'Assomption announces a base rate of $24.88 an hour in 2025. The MRC de La Matapédia pays $19.28 to $28.56 an hour depending on training level.

How much is a volunteer firefighter paid in 2026?

Québec.ca writes that a volunteer firefighter works on call and is paid for hours worked. The same page states that the firefighter may be eligible for a tax credit. The hourly rate depends on the municipality, and no official source gives a single rate for 2026.

What is a firefighter's net salary?

No official source publishes a net salary. The cities' scales and the Job Bank wages are gross amounts. The net amount depends on each person's taxes and contributions.

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