Median wage
$22.95 an hour
Ottawa
Compared with Ontario
2.6% lower
$0.62 below the Ontario median of $23.57
Compared with Canada
6.7% lower
$1.66 below the Canadian median of $24.61
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Ottawa
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Ottawa and Canada Ottawa: median $22.95, from $19.34 to $30.46. Ontario (province): median $23.57, from $18.00 to $33.00, middle half $20.00 to $28.61. Canada: median $24.61, from $18.00 to $36.00, middle half $20.50 to $30.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 Ottawa: median $22.95, from $19.34 to $30.46 Ottawa $22.95 Ontario (province): median $23.57, from $18.00 to $33.00, middle half $20.00 to $28.61 Ontario (province) $23.57 Canada: median $24.61, from $18.00 to $36.00, middle half $20.50 to $30.00 Canada $24.61 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Ottawa compared with Canada
Wage Ottawa Ontario Canada
Low
$19.34
$18.00
$18.00
Lower quartile
Not stated $20.00
$20.50
Median
$22.95
$23.57
$24.61
Upper quartile
Not stated $28.61
$30.00
High
$30.46
$33.00
$36.00
Average
Not stated $25.02
$26.09
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Ottawa.
Education and training
TEER category 4
Usual education A high school diploma 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 Northwest: median $27.61, from $23.30 to $38.23. London: median $26.78, from $20.17 to $36.19. Northeast: median $26.29, from $19.92 to $38.02. Kingston – Pembroke: median $25.01, from $19.86 to $32.54. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $24.94, from $19.29 to $32.79. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $24.27, from $20.15 to $32.55. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $24.00, from $18.00 to $40.00. Toronto: median $24.00, from $17.60 to $27.15. Windsor – Sarnia: median $23.82, from $19.30 to $33.63. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $23.50, from $19.23 to $33.65. Ottawa: median $22.95, from $19.34 to $30.46. $10 $20 $30 $40 Northwest: median $27.61, from $23.30 to $38.23 Northwest $27.61 London: median $26.78, from $20.17 to $36.19 London $26.78 Northeast: median $26.29, from $19.92 to $38.02 Northeast $26.29 Kingston – Pembroke: median $25.01, from $19.86 to $32.54 Kingston – Pembroke $25.01 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $24.94, from $19.29 to $32.79 Muskoka – Kawarthas $24.94 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $24.27, from $20.15 to $32.55 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $24.27 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $24.00, from $18.00 to $40.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $24.00 Toronto: median $24.00, from $17.60 to $27.15 Toronto $24.00 Windsor – Sarnia: median $23.82, from $19.30 to $33.63 Windsor – Sarnia $23.82 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $23.50, from $19.23 to $33.65 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $23.50 Ottawa: median $22.95, from $19.34 to $30.46 Ottawa $22.95 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 .