Median wage
$31.20 an hour
Ottawa
Compared with Ontario
4% higher
$1.20 above the Ontario median of $30.00
Compared with Canada
11.4% higher
$3.20 above the Canadian median of $28.00
Job outlook
Moderate
3 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 $31.20, from $24.37 to $42.50. Ontario (province): median $30.00, from $23.08 to $44.50, middle half $24.67 to $35.00. Canada: median $28.00, from $20.00 to $36.56, middle half $23.00 to $32.00. $20 $30 $40 $50 Ottawa: median $31.20, from $24.37 to $42.50 Ottawa $31.20 Ontario (province): median $30.00, from $23.08 to $44.50, middle half $24.67 to $35.00 Ontario (province) $30.00 Canada: median $28.00, from $20.00 to $36.56, middle half $23.00 to $32.00 Canada $28.00 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
$24.37
$23.08
$20.00
Lower quartile
Not stated $24.67
$23.00
Median
$31.20
$30.00
$28.00
Upper quartile
Not stated $35.00
$32.00
High
$42.50
$44.50
$36.56
Average
Not stated $31.35
$28.13
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Ottawa.
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 $31.88, from $23.96 to $44.58. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $31.66, from $24.92 to $44.70. Ottawa: median $31.20, from $24.37 to $42.50. Kingston – Pembroke: median $31.06, from $25.62 to $42.54. Northeast: median $31.02, from $24.17 to $41.68. London: median $30.34, from $23.88 to $40.83. Windsor – Sarnia: median $30.34, from $24.37 to $40.10. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $30.00, from $23.08 to $44.50. Northwest: median $29.72, from $24.19 to $40.38. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $29.12, from $23.50 to $32.00. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $27.53, from $22.61 to $34.72. $20 $30 $40 $50 Toronto: median $31.88, from $23.96 to $44.58 Toronto $31.88 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $31.66, from $24.92 to $44.70 Muskoka – Kawarthas $31.66 Ottawa: median $31.20, from $24.37 to $42.50 Ottawa $31.20 Kingston – Pembroke: median $31.06, from $25.62 to $42.54 Kingston – Pembroke $31.06 Northeast: median $31.02, from $24.17 to $41.68 Northeast $31.02 London: median $30.34, from $23.88 to $40.83 London $30.34 Windsor – Sarnia: median $30.34, from $24.37 to $40.10 Windsor – Sarnia $30.34 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $30.00, from $23.08 to $44.50 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $30.00 Northwest: median $29.72, from $24.19 to $40.38 Northwest $29.72 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $29.12, from $23.50 to $32.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $29.12 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $27.53, from $22.61 to $34.72 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $27.53 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 .