Median wage
$35.59 an hour
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
Compared with Ontario
8.7% lower
$3.41 below the Ontario median of $39.00
Compared with Canada
1.5% lower
$0.56 below the Canadian median of $36.15
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 $35.59, from $31.14 to $63.22, middle half $33.17 to $43.66. Ontario (province): median $39.00, from $29.43 to $48.08, middle half $33.17 to $42.74. Canada: median $36.15, from $28.85 to $46.15, middle half $32.18 to $40.87. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $35.59, from $31.14 to $63.22, middle half $33.17 to $43.66 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $35.59 Ontario (province): median $39.00, from $29.43 to $48.08, middle half $33.17 to $42.74 Ontario (province) $39.00 Canada: median $36.15, from $28.85 to $46.15, middle half $32.18 to $40.87 Canada $36.15 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
$31.14
$29.43
$28.85
Lower quartile
$33.17
$33.17
$32.18
Median
$35.59
$39.00
$36.15
Upper quartile
$43.66
$42.74
$40.87
High
$63.22
$48.08
$46.15
Average
$41.31
$38.10
$37.28
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 3
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 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 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $42.99, from $35.15 to $54.79. Kingston – Pembroke: median $42.05, from $24.57 to $51.79. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $40.18, from $31.22 to $48.58. Windsor – Sarnia: median $39.95, from $30.26 to $47.01. Toronto: median $39.54, from $32.00 to $65.38. Ottawa: median $39.37, from $34.00 to $44.00. Northeast: median $39.26, from $30.76 to $45.91. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $38.21, from $29.43 to $49.04. London: median $37.00, from $31.00 to $40.00. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $35.59, from $31.14 to $63.22. Northwest: median $35.00, from $29.41 to $40.00. $20 $40 $60 $80 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $42.99, from $35.15 to $54.79 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $42.99 Kingston – Pembroke: median $42.05, from $24.57 to $51.79 Kingston – Pembroke $42.05 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $40.18, from $31.22 to $48.58 Muskoka – Kawarthas $40.18 Windsor – Sarnia: median $39.95, from $30.26 to $47.01 Windsor – Sarnia $39.95 Toronto: median $39.54, from $32.00 to $65.38 Toronto $39.54 Ottawa: median $39.37, from $34.00 to $44.00 Ottawa $39.37 Northeast: median $39.26, from $30.76 to $45.91 Northeast $39.26 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $38.21, from $29.43 to $49.04 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $38.21 London: median $37.00, from $31.00 to $40.00 London $37.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $35.59, from $31.14 to $63.22 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $35.59 Northwest: median $35.00, from $29.41 to $40.00 Northwest $35.00 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 .