Median wage
$28.44 an hour
Northwest
Compared with Ontario
14% lower
$4.62 below the Ontario median of $33.06
Compared with Canada
12.5% lower
$4.05 below the Canadian median of $32.49
Job outlook
Undetermined
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 $28.44, from $21.35 to $40.44. Ontario (province): median $33.06, from $22.00 to $42.39, middle half $26.00 to $38.33. Canada: median $32.49, from $21.89 to $42.35, middle half $25.07 to $38.00. $20 $30 $40 $50 Northwest: median $28.44, from $21.35 to $40.44 Northwest $28.44 Ontario (province): median $33.06, from $22.00 to $42.39, middle half $26.00 to $38.33 Ontario (province) $33.06 Canada: median $32.49, from $21.89 to $42.35, middle half $25.07 to $38.00 Canada $32.49 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
$21.35
$22.00
$21.89
Lower quartile
Not stated $26.00
$25.07
Median
$28.44
$33.06
$32.49
Upper quartile
Not stated $38.33
$38.00
High
$40.44
$42.39
$42.35
Average
Not stated $32.53
$32.00
Job outlook
Undetermined 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 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $36.40, from $24.00 to $42.00. London: median $34.86, from $22.00 to $42.35. Windsor – Sarnia: median $33.73, from $25.24 to $40.95. Toronto: median $29.00, from $21.00 to $38.00. Northwest: median $28.44, from $21.35 to $40.44. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $28.24, from $20.69 to $42.43. Ottawa: median $28.11, from $20.72 to $33.09. Northeast: median $27.91, from $20.85 to $37.92. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $26.74, from $19.98 to $37.39. Kingston – Pembroke: median $25.73, from $19.81 to $33.24. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $25.11, from $19.11 to $33.32. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $36.40, from $24.00 to $42.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $36.40 London: median $34.86, from $22.00 to $42.35 London $34.86 Windsor – Sarnia: median $33.73, from $25.24 to $40.95 Windsor – Sarnia $33.73 Toronto: median $29.00, from $21.00 to $38.00 Toronto $29.00 Northwest: median $28.44, from $21.35 to $40.44 Northwest $28.44 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $28.24, from $20.69 to $42.43 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $28.24 Ottawa: median $28.11, from $20.72 to $33.09 Ottawa $28.11 Northeast: median $27.91, from $20.85 to $37.92 Northeast $27.91 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $26.74, from $19.98 to $37.39 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $26.74 Kingston – Pembroke: median $25.73, from $19.81 to $33.24 Kingston – Pembroke $25.73 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $25.11, from $19.11 to $33.32 Muskoka – Kawarthas $25.11 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 .