Median wage
$37.91 an hour
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
Compared with Ontario
9.5% higher
$3.29 above the Ontario median of $34.62
Compared with Canada
9.5% higher
$3.29 above the Canadian median of $34.62
Job outlook
Moderate
3 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 $37.91, from $23.32 to $48.08, middle half $37.26 to $42.86. Ontario (province): median $34.62, from $20.00 to $48.72, middle half $27.00 to $39.56. Canada: median $34.62, from $20.00 to $50.00, middle half $26.00 to $41.50. $20 $30 $40 $50 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $37.91, from $23.32 to $48.08, middle half $37.26 to $42.86 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $37.91 Ontario (province): median $34.62, from $20.00 to $48.72, middle half $27.00 to $39.56 Ontario (province) $34.62 Canada: median $34.62, from $20.00 to $50.00, middle half $26.00 to $41.50 Canada $34.62 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
$23.32
$20.00
$20.00
Lower quartile
$37.26
$27.00
$26.00
Median
$37.91
$34.62
$34.62
Upper quartile
$42.86
$39.56
$41.50
High
$48.08
$48.72
$50.00
Average
$37.78
$35.22
$35.07
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 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 Ottawa: median $38.02, from $27.96 to $63.68. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $37.91, from $23.32 to $48.08. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $35.96, from $25.36 to $51.64. Toronto: median $34.81, from $23.12 to $52.48. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $34.55, from $27.18 to $51.50. Kingston – Pembroke: median $34.10, from $24.58 to $50.08. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $33.40, from $24.39 to $52.69. Windsor – Sarnia: median $32.22, from $23.65 to $47.49. London: median $31.14, from $25.07 to $47.53. Northeast: not stated. Northwest: not stated. $20 $40 $60 $80 Ottawa: median $38.02, from $27.96 to $63.68 Ottawa $38.02 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $37.91, from $23.32 to $48.08 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $37.91 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $35.96, from $25.36 to $51.64 Muskoka – Kawarthas $35.96 Toronto: median $34.81, from $23.12 to $52.48 Toronto $34.81 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $34.55, from $27.18 to $51.50 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $34.55 Kingston – Pembroke: median $34.10, from $24.58 to $50.08 Kingston – Pembroke $34.10 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $33.40, from $24.39 to $52.69 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $33.40 Windsor – Sarnia: median $32.22, from $23.65 to $47.49 Windsor – Sarnia $32.22 London: median $31.14, from $25.07 to $47.53 London $31.14 Northeast: not stated Northeast Not stated Northwest: not stated Northwest 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 .