Median wage
$25.00 an hour
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
Compared with Ontario
1.7% lower
$0.44 below the Ontario median of $25.44
Compared with Canada
Same
as the Canadian median of $25.00
Job outlook
Very good
5 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula and Canada Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $25.00, from $19.33 to $40.11, middle half $21.05 to $29.00. Ontario (province): median $25.44, from $17.60 to $40.11, middle half $20.00 to $32.00. Canada: median $25.00, from $17.50 to $41.00, middle half $20.00 to $32.00. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $25.00, from $19.33 to $40.11, middle half $21.05 to $29.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $25.00 Ontario (province): median $25.44, from $17.60 to $40.11, middle half $20.00 to $32.00 Ontario (province) $25.44 Canada: median $25.00, from $17.50 to $41.00, middle half $20.00 to $32.00 Canada $25.00 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 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula compared with Canada
Wage Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula Ontario Canada
Low
$19.33
$17.60
$17.50
Lower quartile
$21.05
$20.00
$20.00
Median
$25.00
$25.44
$25.00
Upper quartile
$29.00
$32.00
$32.00
High
$40.11
$40.11
$41.00
Average
$27.43
$27.42
$27.20
Job outlook
Very good (5 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula.
Education and training
TEER category 2
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of 2 or more years 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 Ontario Windsor – Sarnia: median $27.01, from $19.34 to $44.42. Kingston – Pembroke: median $26.44, from $20.00 to $31.80. Northwest: median $26.23, from $18.31 to $37.95. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $25.99, from $19.38 to $34.79. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $25.44, from $17.60 to $40.11. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $25.44, from $17.60 to $40.11. Toronto: median $25.44, from $17.60 to $40.11. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $25.00, from $19.33 to $40.11. London: median $25.00, from $18.50 to $38.46. Ottawa: median $25.00, from $18.75 to $36.00. Northeast: not stated. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Windsor – Sarnia: median $27.01, from $19.34 to $44.42 Windsor – Sarnia $27.01 Kingston – Pembroke: median $26.44, from $20.00 to $31.80 Kingston – Pembroke $26.44 Northwest: median $26.23, from $18.31 to $37.95 Northwest $26.23 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $25.99, from $19.38 to $34.79 Muskoka – Kawarthas $25.99 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $25.44, from $17.60 to $40.11 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $25.44 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $25.44, from $17.60 to $40.11 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $25.44 Toronto: median $25.44, from $17.60 to $40.11 Toronto $25.44 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $25.00, from $19.33 to $40.11 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $25.00 London: median $25.00, from $18.50 to $38.46 London $25.00 Ottawa: median $25.00, from $18.75 to $36.00 Ottawa $25.00 Northeast: not stated Northeast Not stated The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wages from 2023-2024 data, Job Bank 2025 release. Job outlooks for 2025-2027.
Occupation titles, codes and TEER categories come from the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada .