Median wage
$43.95 an hour
Ottawa
Compared with Ontario
12.8% higher
$4.98 above the Ontario median of $38.97
Compared with Canada
8.9% higher
$3.60 above the Canadian median of $40.35
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Ottawa
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Ottawa and Canada Ottawa: median $43.95, from $34.51 to $56.25. Ontario (province): median $38.97, from $31.25 to $48.39, middle half $35.90 to $43.08. Canada: median $40.35, from $30.39 to $56.25, middle half $35.90 to $47.18. $30 $40 $50 $60 Ottawa: median $43.95, from $34.51 to $56.25 Ottawa $43.95 Ontario (province): median $38.97, from $31.25 to $48.39, middle half $35.90 to $43.08 Ontario (province) $38.97 Canada: median $40.35, from $30.39 to $56.25, middle half $35.90 to $47.18 Canada $40.35 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Ottawa compared with Canada
Wage Ottawa Ontario Canada
Low
$34.51
$31.25
$30.39
Lower quartile
Not stated $35.90
$35.90
Median
$43.95
$38.97
$40.35
Upper quartile
Not stated $43.08
$47.18
High
$56.25
$48.39
$56.25
Average
Not stated $40.04
$41.74
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Ottawa.
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 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $44.65, from $36.10 to $56.53. London: median $44.14, from $35.20 to $55.42. Windsor – Sarnia: median $44.14, from $35.58 to $55.90. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $44.11, from $34.98 to $56.32. Ottawa: median $43.95, from $34.51 to $56.25. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $43.92, from $31.64 to $53.43. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $43.85, from $35.44 to $56.69. Toronto: median $43.69, from $34.21 to $51.43. Northeast: median $43.08, from $27.62 to $52.82. Northwest: median $42.80, from $34.26 to $53.93. Kingston – Pembroke: median $41.44, from $33.33 to $53.21. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $44.65, from $36.10 to $56.53 Muskoka – Kawarthas $44.65 London: median $44.14, from $35.20 to $55.42 London $44.14 Windsor – Sarnia: median $44.14, from $35.58 to $55.90 Windsor – Sarnia $44.14 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $44.11, from $34.98 to $56.32 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $44.11 Ottawa: median $43.95, from $34.51 to $56.25 Ottawa $43.95 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $43.92, from $31.64 to $53.43 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $43.92 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $43.85, from $35.44 to $56.69 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $43.85 Toronto: median $43.69, from $34.21 to $51.43 Toronto $43.69 Northeast: median $43.08, from $27.62 to $52.82 Northeast $43.08 Northwest: median $42.80, from $34.26 to $53.93 Northwest $42.80 Kingston – Pembroke: median $41.44, from $33.33 to $53.21 Kingston – Pembroke $41.44 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 .