Median wage
$37.98 an hour
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
Compared with Ontario
1.2% lower
$0.48 below the Ontario median of $38.46
Compared with Canada
0.4% higher
$0.14 above the Canadian median of $37.84
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 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 $37.98, from $25.56 to $56.13. Ontario (province): median $38.46, from $24.00 to $61.54, middle half $30.00 to $48.56. Canada: median $37.84, from $24.04 to $61.54, middle half $29.79 to $48.00. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $37.98, from $25.56 to $56.13 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $37.98 Ontario (province): median $38.46, from $24.00 to $61.54, middle half $30.00 to $48.56 Ontario (province) $38.46 Canada: median $37.84, from $24.04 to $61.54, middle half $29.79 to $48.00 Canada $37.84 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula compared with Canada
Wage Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula Ontario Canada
Low
$25.56
$24.00
$24.04
Lower quartile
Not stated $30.00
$29.79
Median
$37.98
$38.46
$37.84
Upper quartile
Not stated $48.56
$48.00
High
$56.13
$61.54
$61.54
Average
Not stated $41.37
$41.18
Job outlook
Moderate (3 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 Toronto: median $38.46, from $24.00 to $61.54. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $38.20, from $25.73 to $57.99. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $37.98, from $25.56 to $56.13. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $37.70, from $25.72 to $54.27. Northeast: median $37.49, from $25.26 to $53.80. Kingston – Pembroke: median $37.02, from $25.13 to $52.26. Ottawa: median $36.61, from $24.60 to $50.98. London: median $36.31, from $24.59 to $51.43. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $36.06, from $29.23 to $61.54. Windsor – Sarnia: median $35.85, from $25.15 to $51.29. Northwest: median $35.10, from $24.04 to $45.71. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 Toronto: median $38.46, from $24.00 to $61.54 Toronto $38.46 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $38.20, from $25.73 to $57.99 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $38.20 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $37.98, from $25.56 to $56.13 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $37.98 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $37.70, from $25.72 to $54.27 Muskoka – Kawarthas $37.70 Northeast: median $37.49, from $25.26 to $53.80 Northeast $37.49 Kingston – Pembroke: median $37.02, from $25.13 to $52.26 Kingston – Pembroke $37.02 Ottawa: median $36.61, from $24.60 to $50.98 Ottawa $36.61 London: median $36.31, from $24.59 to $51.43 London $36.31 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $36.06, from $29.23 to $61.54 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $36.06 Windsor – Sarnia: median $35.85, from $25.15 to $51.29 Windsor – Sarnia $35.85 Northwest: median $35.10, from $24.04 to $45.71 Northwest $35.10 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wages from 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 .