Median wage
$33.35 an hour
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
Compared with Ontario
7.2% lower
$2.58 below the Ontario median of $35.93
Compared with Canada
3.7% lower
$1.27 below the Canadian median of $34.62
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
4
on Job Bank in September 2026
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 $33.35, from $22.44 to $47.42, middle half $25.00 to $40.55. Ontario (province): median $35.93, from $26.14 to $50.00, middle half $31.25 to $42.31. Canada: median $34.62, from $25.85 to $49.00, middle half $29.93 to $40.21. $20 $30 $40 $50 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $33.35, from $22.44 to $47.42, middle half $25.00 to $40.55 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $33.35 Ontario (province): median $35.93, from $26.14 to $50.00, middle half $31.25 to $42.31 Ontario (province) $35.93 Canada: median $34.62, from $25.85 to $49.00, middle half $29.93 to $40.21 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
$22.44
$26.14
$25.85
Lower quartile
$25.00
$31.25
$29.93
Median
$33.35
$35.93
$34.62
Upper quartile
$40.55
$42.31
$40.21
High
$47.42
$50.00
$49.00
Average
$32.83
$37.44
$36.49
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula.
4 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
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 Northeast: median $38.00, from $30.77 to $38.46. Ottawa: median $36.41, from $30.77 to $50.55. Toronto: median $36.06, from $27.69 to $50.96. Kingston – Pembroke: median $35.73, from $26.15 to $46.92. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $35.64, from $25.62 to $49.46. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $34.87, from $21.63 to $47.00. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $34.79, from $26.20 to $47.57. London: median $34.78, from $24.04 to $62.50. Windsor – Sarnia: median $33.95, from $24.87 to $49.70. Northwest: median $33.65, from $24.00 to $40.11. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $33.35, from $22.44 to $47.42. $20 $40 $60 $80 Northeast: median $38.00, from $30.77 to $38.46 Northeast $38.00 Ottawa: median $36.41, from $30.77 to $50.55 Ottawa $36.41 Toronto: median $36.06, from $27.69 to $50.96 Toronto $36.06 Kingston – Pembroke: median $35.73, from $26.15 to $46.92 Kingston – Pembroke $35.73 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $35.64, from $25.62 to $49.46 Muskoka – Kawarthas $35.64 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $34.87, from $21.63 to $47.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $34.87 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $34.79, from $26.20 to $47.57 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $34.79 London: median $34.78, from $24.04 to $62.50 London $34.78 Windsor – Sarnia: median $33.95, from $24.87 to $49.70 Windsor – Sarnia $33.95 Northwest: median $33.65, from $24.00 to $40.11 Northwest $33.65 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $33.35, from $22.44 to $47.42 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $33.35 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. Job postings counted for September 2026.
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 .