Salaries

Chemical Engineers Salary in Ontario

NOC 21320Wages 2023-2024Updated

Some roles need a licence in Ontario Which roles

Median wage
$51.28 an hour Ontario
Compared with Canada
1.2% lower $0.64 below the Canadian median of $51.92
Job outlook
Limited 2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
2 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Ontario

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Ontario and CanadaOntario: median $51.28, from $28.85 to $72.12, middle half $40.00 to $62.50. Canada: median $51.92, from $27.45 to $76.92, middle half $37.50 to $63.94.$20$40$60$80Ontario: median $51.28, from $28.85 to $72.12, middle half $40.00 to $62.50Ontario$51.28Canada: median $51.92, from $27.45 to $76.92, middle half $37.50 to $63.94Canada$51.92
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median and the box is the middle half (lower to upper quartile).
Wages in Ontario compared with Canada
WageOntarioCanada
Low $28.85 $27.45
Lower quartile $40.00 $37.50
Median $51.28 $51.92
Upper quartile $62.50 $63.94
High $72.12 $76.92
Average $50.16 $52.17

Job outlook

Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Ontario.

The employment outlook is limited for chemical engineers in Ontario for the 2025-2027 period, with fewer positions becoming available due to retirements and a small number of unemployed workers. Outlook data

2 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Licence needed in Ontario?

This occupation group is not licensed as a whole in Ontario, but some roles in it are:

Professional engineer (a role in this group)
Licence required in Ontario

Education and training

TEER category
1
Usual education
A university degree is usually required.

By region in Ontario

Job Bank’s economic regions, highest median first. A region links to its own page where its figures differ from the province’s.

Wage range by economic region in OntarioOntario (all regions): median $51.28, from $28.85 to $72.12. Windsor – Sarnia: median $54.00, from $43.00 to $78.20. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $53.19, from $37.65 to $84.54. Northeast: median $48.86, from $33.35 to $78.54. Kingston – Pembroke: median $48.36, from $33.83 to $72.64. London: median $47.90, from $31.99 to $73.91. Ottawa: median $47.53, from $33.54 to $72.96. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $47.01, from $32.19 to $70.71. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $46.61, from $31.91 to $72.81. Toronto: median $43.59, from $25.64 to $64.42. Muskoka – Kawarthas: not stated. Northwest: not stated.$20$40$60$80$100Ontario (all regions): median $51.28, from $28.85 to $72.12Ontario (all regions)$51.28Windsor – Sarnia: median $54.00, from $43.00 to $78.20Windsor – Sarnia$54.00Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $53.19, from $37.65 to $84.54Stratford – Bruce Peninsula$53.19Northeast: median $48.86, from $33.35 to $78.54Northeast$48.86Kingston – Pembroke: median $48.36, from $33.83 to $72.64Kingston – Pembroke$48.36London: median $47.90, from $31.99 to $73.91London$47.90Ottawa: median $47.53, from $33.54 to $72.96Ottawa$47.53Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $47.01, from $32.19 to $70.71Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie$47.01Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $46.61, from $31.91 to $72.81Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula$46.61Toronto: median $43.59, from $25.64 to $64.42Toronto$43.59Muskoka – Kawarthas: not statedMuskoka – KawarthasNot statedNorthwest: not statedNorthwestNot stated
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Ontario (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Ontario (all regions)$28.85$51.28$72.12Limited (2 of 5)
Windsor – Sarnia$43.00$54.00$78.20Moderate (3 of 5)
Stratford – Bruce Peninsula$37.65$53.19$84.54Undetermined
Northeast$33.35$48.86$78.54Limited (2 of 5)
Kingston – Pembroke$33.83$48.36$72.64Limited (2 of 5)
London$31.99$47.90$73.91Undetermined
Ottawa$33.54$47.53$72.96Limited (2 of 5)
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie$32.19$47.01$70.71Limited (2 of 5)
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula$31.91$46.61$72.81Limited (2 of 5)
Toronto$25.64$43.59$64.42Moderate (3 of 5)
Muskoka – KawarthasNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
NorthwestNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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