As the cost of living continues to rise, having a well-paying job can ease your financial stress. Moreover, if you are looking for a new professional challenge with better salary, know that certain sectors are likely to experience significant salary increases in 2025. Find out if your job is concerned or if it’s time to rethink your career choice!
The total compensation consulting firm Normandin Beaudry recently unveiled its survey on salary increases in 2025 for Quebec, but also the entire country with the areas of activity which foresee the highest increases. In total, 750 organizations across Canada participated.
This analysis also made it possible to make an observation: the average salary increases planned in the country have gradually declined over the last two years, with an increase of 3.4% planned for 2025, excluding salary freezes. Same thing for Quebec, in terms of non-unionized jobs. This forecast also matches that presented by the Order of approved human resources advisors, which established the increase in salaries in La Belle Province at 3.3% for this year.
These two studies also highlight the sectors which are likely to be the most prosperous on the money.
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What you need to know:
Here are the areas of activity in Canada that have planned increases higher than the national average of 3.4%, according to Normandin Beaudry:
- High technologies: 4.3%
- Telecommunications, data processing, data hosting and related services: 3.9%
- Professional, scientific and technical services: 3.7%
- Construction : 3,6 %
- IT design, security, IT services and AI: 3.6%
- IT consulting service: 3.5%
- Energy, mining and metals: 3.5%
- Foundations, community assistance and health care: 3.5%
And here are the sectors where the increases are likely to be the greatest in Quebec, according to the Order of Certified Human Resources Advisors:
- Professional, scientific and technical services: 3.8%
- Finance and insurance: 3.5%
- Energy, mining, oil and gas: 3.5%
- Health care and social assistance: 3.4%
- Other service sectors (including construction): 3.4%
You can consult the survey on Normandin Beaudry’s salary increases here as well as the 2025 salary forecasts from the Order of Chartered Human Resources Advisors here.
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