Median wage
$23.08 an hour
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
Compared with Ontario
4.9% higher
$1.08 above the Ontario median of $22.00
Compared with Canada
0.1% lower
$0.02 below the Canadian median of $23.10
Job outlook
Undetermined
2025-2027
Wages in Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula and Canada Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $23.08, from $17.60 to $38.46, middle half $19.00 to $34.29. Ontario (province): median $22.00, from $17.60 to $37.95, middle half $19.00 to $28.00. Canada: median $23.10, from $17.00 to $36.41, middle half $20.00 to $30.00. $10 $20 $30 $40 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $23.08, from $17.60 to $38.46, middle half $19.00 to $34.29 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $23.08 Ontario (province): median $22.00, from $17.60 to $37.95, middle half $19.00 to $28.00 Ontario (province) $22.00 Canada: median $23.10, from $17.00 to $36.41, middle half $20.00 to $30.00 Canada $23.10 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median and the box is the middle half (lower to upper quartile).
Wages in Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula compared with Canada
Wage Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula Ontario Canada
Low
$17.60
$17.60
$17.00
Lower quartile
$19.00
$19.00
$20.00
Median
$23.08
$22.00
$23.10
Upper quartile
$34.29
$28.00
$30.00
High
$38.46
$37.95
$36.41
Average
$25.87
$24.76
$25.62
Job outlook
Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula.
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 Windsor – Sarnia: median $25.49, from $19.39 to $37.03. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $25.00, from $17.60 to $35.00. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $24.78, from $17.60 to $38.15. Kingston – Pembroke: median $24.51, from $20.28 to $35.26. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $23.08, from $17.60 to $38.46. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $23.03, from $17.75 to $37.90. London: median $22.93, from $17.72 to $30.98. Toronto: median $22.22, from $17.60 to $38.46. Northeast: median $22.14, from $18.75 to $38.20. Northwest: median $22.08, from $17.60 to $31.60. Ottawa: median $22.00, from $17.60 to $37.95. $10 $20 $30 $40 Windsor – Sarnia: median $25.49, from $19.39 to $37.03 Windsor – Sarnia $25.49 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $25.00, from $17.60 to $35.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $25.00 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $24.78, from $17.60 to $38.15 Muskoka – Kawarthas $24.78 Kingston – Pembroke: median $24.51, from $20.28 to $35.26 Kingston – Pembroke $24.51 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $23.08, from $17.60 to $38.46 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $23.08 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $23.03, from $17.75 to $37.90 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $23.03 London: median $22.93, from $17.72 to $30.98 London $22.93 Toronto: median $22.22, from $17.60 to $38.46 Toronto $22.22 Northeast: median $22.14, from $18.75 to $38.20 Northeast $22.14 Northwest: median $22.08, from $17.60 to $31.60 Northwest $22.08 Ottawa: median $22.00, from $17.60 to $37.95 Ottawa $22.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wages from 2023-2024 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 .