Median wage
$27.32 an hour
Northwest
Compared with Ontario
1.8% higher
$0.48 above the Ontario median of $26.84
Compared with Canada
5.1% higher
$1.32 above the Canadian median of $26.00
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Northwest
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Northwest and Canada Northwest: median $27.32, from $23.47 to $64.88. Ontario (province): median $26.84, from $21.63 to $38.08, middle half $23.00 to $32.00. Canada: median $26.00, from $20.00 to $37.99, middle half $22.00 to $30.33. $20 $40 $60 $80 Northwest: median $27.32, from $23.47 to $64.88 Northwest $27.32 Ontario (province): median $26.84, from $21.63 to $38.08, middle half $23.00 to $32.00 Ontario (province) $26.84 Canada: median $26.00, from $20.00 to $37.99, middle half $22.00 to $30.33 Canada $26.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Northwest compared with Canada
Wage Northwest Ontario Canada
Low
$23.47
$21.63
$20.00
Lower quartile
Not stated $23.00
$22.00
Median
$27.32
$26.84
$26.00
Upper quartile
Not stated $32.00
$30.33
High
$64.88
$38.08
$37.99
Average
Not stated $28.63
$27.28
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Northwest.
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 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $28.05, from $22.00 to $38.08. Windsor – Sarnia: median $28.00, from $23.06 to $43.49. Northwest: median $27.32, from $23.47 to $64.88. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $27.15, from $20.00 to $43.00. Kingston – Pembroke: median $26.50, from $21.47 to $34.05. London: median $25.96, from $21.00 to $39.10. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $25.95, from $22.06 to $33.20. Northeast: median $25.71, from $21.27 to $34.55. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $25.44, from $21.09 to $34.56. Ottawa: median $24.09, from $19.49 to $28.87. Toronto: median $23.00, from $21.00 to $30.05. $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $28.05, from $22.00 to $38.08 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $28.05 Windsor – Sarnia: median $28.00, from $23.06 to $43.49 Windsor – Sarnia $28.00 Northwest: median $27.32, from $23.47 to $64.88 Northwest $27.32 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $27.15, from $20.00 to $43.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $27.15 Kingston – Pembroke: median $26.50, from $21.47 to $34.05 Kingston – Pembroke $26.50 London: median $25.96, from $21.00 to $39.10 London $25.96 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $25.95, from $22.06 to $33.20 Muskoka – Kawarthas $25.95 Northeast: median $25.71, from $21.27 to $34.55 Northeast $25.71 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $25.44, from $21.09 to $34.56 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $25.44 Ottawa: median $24.09, from $19.49 to $28.87 Ottawa $24.09 Toronto: median $23.00, from $21.00 to $30.05 Toronto $23.00 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 .