Median wage
$41.67 an hour
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
Compared with Ontario
7.4% lower
$3.33 below the Ontario median of $45.00
Compared with Canada
7.4% lower
$3.33 below the Canadian median of $45.00
Job outlook
Limited
2 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 $41.67, from $19.50 to $80.00, middle half $31.25 to $51.10. Ontario (province): median $45.00, from $24.00 to $110.00, middle half $31.73 to $58.79. Canada: median $45.00, from $24.04 to $73.72, middle half $32.93 to $54.45. $0 $25 $50 $75 $100 $125 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $41.67, from $19.50 to $80.00, middle half $31.25 to $51.10 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $41.67 Ontario (province): median $45.00, from $24.00 to $110.00, middle half $31.73 to $58.79 Ontario (province) $45.00 Canada: median $45.00, from $24.04 to $73.72, middle half $32.93 to $54.45 Canada $45.00 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
$19.50
$24.00
$24.04
Lower quartile
$31.25
$31.73
$32.93
Median
$41.67
$45.00
$45.00
Upper quartile
$51.10
$58.79
$54.45
High
$80.00
$110.00
$73.72
Average
$46.06
$53.39
$47.73
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula.
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 Ontario Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $50.00, from $25.00 to $140.00. Ottawa: median $48.88, from $18.00 to $107.00. Northwest: median $48.00, from $33.65 to $86.00. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $47.23, from $28.72 to $70.69. Northeast: median $46.77, from $24.00 to $102.00. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $46.73, from $30.06 to $68.29. Kingston – Pembroke: median $46.63, from $29.76 to $92.46. Windsor – Sarnia: median $45.88, from $25.00 to $94.34. London: median $42.00, from $29.00 to $88.00. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $41.67, from $19.50 to $80.00. Toronto: median $41.21, from $22.00 to $110.00. $0 $50 $100 $150 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $50.00, from $25.00 to $140.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $50.00 Ottawa: median $48.88, from $18.00 to $107.00 Ottawa $48.88 Northwest: median $48.00, from $33.65 to $86.00 Northwest $48.00 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $47.23, from $28.72 to $70.69 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $47.23 Northeast: median $46.77, from $24.00 to $102.00 Northeast $46.77 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $46.73, from $30.06 to $68.29 Muskoka – Kawarthas $46.73 Kingston – Pembroke: median $46.63, from $29.76 to $92.46 Kingston – Pembroke $46.63 Windsor – Sarnia: median $45.88, from $25.00 to $94.34 Windsor – Sarnia $45.88 London: median $42.00, from $29.00 to $88.00 London $42.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $41.67, from $19.50 to $80.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $41.67 Toronto: median $41.21, from $22.00 to $110.00 Toronto $41.21 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 .