Median wage
$28.37 an hour
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
Compared with Ontario
1.2% lower
$0.35 below the Ontario median of $28.72
Compared with Canada
5.1% higher
$1.37 above the Canadian median of $27.00
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 $28.37, from $17.60 to $48.08, middle half $19.00 to $40.00. Ontario (province): median $28.72, from $17.60 to $47.64, middle half $19.23 to $41.54. Canada: median $27.00, from $15.53 to $47.00, middle half $20.00 to $37.00. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $28.37, from $17.60 to $48.08, middle half $19.00 to $40.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $28.37 Ontario (province): median $28.72, from $17.60 to $47.64, middle half $19.23 to $41.54 Ontario (province) $28.72 Canada: median $27.00, from $15.53 to $47.00, middle half $20.00 to $37.00 Canada $27.00 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
$15.53
Lower quartile
$19.00
$19.23
$20.00
Median
$28.37
$28.72
$27.00
Upper quartile
$40.00
$41.54
$37.00
High
$48.08
$47.64
$47.00
Average
$31.23
$30.87
$29.64
Job outlook
Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula.
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 Ontario Northeast: median $32.50, from $17.60 to $48.08. Kingston – Pembroke: median $32.03, from $17.60 to $44.00. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $30.22, from $17.60 to $49.52. London: median $29.67, from $17.60 to $48.35. Ottawa: median $29.46, from $17.60 to $46.45. Northwest: median $28.57, from $17.60 to $53.30. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $28.37, from $17.60 to $48.08. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $27.72, from $18.91 to $44.48. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $26.05, from $18.02 to $44.33. Toronto: median $26.00, from $17.60 to $47.64. Windsor – Sarnia: median $24.26, from $17.60 to $45.87. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Northeast: median $32.50, from $17.60 to $48.08 Northeast $32.50 Kingston – Pembroke: median $32.03, from $17.60 to $44.00 Kingston – Pembroke $32.03 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $30.22, from $17.60 to $49.52 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $30.22 London: median $29.67, from $17.60 to $48.35 London $29.67 Ottawa: median $29.46, from $17.60 to $46.45 Ottawa $29.46 Northwest: median $28.57, from $17.60 to $53.30 Northwest $28.57 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $28.37, from $17.60 to $48.08 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $28.37 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $27.72, from $18.91 to $44.48 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $27.72 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $26.05, from $18.02 to $44.33 Muskoka – Kawarthas $26.05 Toronto: median $26.00, from $17.60 to $47.64 Toronto $26.00 Windsor – Sarnia: median $24.26, from $17.60 to $45.87 Windsor – Sarnia $24.26 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 .