Salaries

Metallurgical and Materials Engineers Salary in Ontario

NOC 21322Wages 2024Updated

Some roles need a licence in Ontario Which roles

Median wage
$53.14 an hour Ontario
Compared with Canada
10.5% higher $5.06 above the Canadian median of $48.08
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Ontario

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Ontario and CanadaOntario: median $53.14, from $35.78 to $79.86. Canada: median $48.08, from $33.17 to $66.35, middle half $45.00 to $61.06.$20$40$60$80Ontario: median $53.14, from $35.78 to $79.86Ontario$53.14Canada: median $48.08, from $33.17 to $66.35, middle half $45.00 to $61.06Canada$48.08
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Ontario compared with Canada
WageOntarioCanada
Low $35.78 $33.17
Lower quartile Not stated $45.00
Median $53.14 $48.08
Upper quartile Not stated $61.06
High $79.86 $66.35
Average Not stated $50.02

Job outlook

Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Ontario.

Demand for engineering consulting services and complex materials is expected to support employment, but prospects may be constrained by weak business conditions in manufacturing due to economic uncertainty. Outlook data

1 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Licence needed in Ontario?

This occupation group is not licensed as a whole in Ontario, but some roles in it are:

Professional engineer (a role in this group)
Licence required in Ontario

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 OntarioOntario (all regions): median $53.14, from $35.78 to $79.86. Ottawa: median $57.40, from $39.71 to $83.18. Northeast: median $56.37, from $38.13 to $87.00. Windsor – Sarnia: median $55.55, from $38.70 to $82.23. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $53.91, from $37.52 to $83.41. Toronto: median $53.30, from $37.22 to $75.86. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $49.85, from $32.69 to $70.51. Kingston – Pembroke: not stated. Muskoka – Kawarthas: not stated. London: not stated. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: not stated. Northwest: not stated.$20$40$60$80$100Ontario (all regions): median $53.14, from $35.78 to $79.86Ontario (all regions)$53.14Ottawa: median $57.40, from $39.71 to $83.18Ottawa$57.40Northeast: median $56.37, from $38.13 to $87.00Northeast$56.37Windsor – Sarnia: median $55.55, from $38.70 to $82.23Windsor – Sarnia$55.55Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $53.91, from $37.52 to $83.41Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula$53.91Toronto: median $53.30, from $37.22 to $75.86Toronto$53.30Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $49.85, from $32.69 to $70.51Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie$49.85Kingston – Pembroke: not statedKingston – PembrokeNot statedMuskoka – Kawarthas: not statedMuskoka – KawarthasNot statedLondon: not statedLondonNot statedStratford – Bruce Peninsula: not statedStratford – Bruce PeninsulaNot statedNorthwest: not statedNorthwestNot stated
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Ontario (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Ontario (all regions)$35.78$53.14$79.86Moderate (3 of 5)
Ottawa$39.71$57.40$83.18Undetermined
Northeast$38.13$56.37$87.00Undetermined
Windsor – Sarnia$38.70$55.55$82.23Undetermined
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula$37.52$53.91$83.41Undetermined
Toronto$37.22$53.30$75.86Moderate (3 of 5)
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie$32.69$49.85$70.51Undetermined
Kingston – PembrokeNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Muskoka – KawarthasNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
LondonNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Stratford – Bruce PeninsulaNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
NorthwestNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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