Median wage
$28.85 an hour
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
Compared with Ontario
3% lower
$0.89 below the Ontario median of $29.74
Compared with Canada
2.2% lower
$0.64 below the Canadian median of $29.49
Job outlook
Very limited
1 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
2
on Job Bank in September 2026
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 $28.85, from $23.22 to $42.79, middle half $25.48 to $34.97. Ontario (province): median $29.74, from $20.19 to $41.83, middle half $25.64 to $36.06. Canada: median $29.49, from $21.63 to $44.79, middle half $25.00 to $37.02. $20 $30 $40 $50 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $28.85, from $23.22 to $42.79, middle half $25.48 to $34.97 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $28.85 Ontario (province): median $29.74, from $20.19 to $41.83, middle half $25.64 to $36.06 Ontario (province) $29.74 Canada: median $29.49, from $21.63 to $44.79, middle half $25.00 to $37.02 Canada $29.49 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
$23.22
$20.19
$21.63
Lower quartile
$25.48
$25.64
$25.00
Median
$28.85
$29.74
$29.49
Upper quartile
$34.97
$36.06
$37.02
High
$42.79
$41.83
$44.79
Average
$30.21
$31.21
$32.22
Job outlook
Very limited (1 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula.
2 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 3
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 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 Northeast: median $32.00, from $26.44 to $46.15. Northwest: median $30.94, from $22.61 to $41.11. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $30.00, from $20.19 to $41.03. Toronto: median $29.76, from $20.00 to $40.87. London: median $29.74, from $20.19 to $41.83. Ottawa: median $29.74, from $20.19 to $41.83. Windsor – Sarnia: median $29.74, from $20.19 to $41.83. Kingston – Pembroke: median $29.61, from $22.60 to $41.78. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $29.00, from $22.63 to $39.62. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $28.86, from $22.48 to $40.57. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $28.85, from $23.22 to $42.79. $20 $30 $40 $50 Northeast: median $32.00, from $26.44 to $46.15 Northeast $32.00 Northwest: median $30.94, from $22.61 to $41.11 Northwest $30.94 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $30.00, from $20.19 to $41.03 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $30.00 Toronto: median $29.76, from $20.00 to $40.87 Toronto $29.76 London: median $29.74, from $20.19 to $41.83 London $29.74 Ottawa: median $29.74, from $20.19 to $41.83 Ottawa $29.74 Windsor – Sarnia: median $29.74, from $20.19 to $41.83 Windsor – Sarnia $29.74 Kingston – Pembroke: median $29.61, from $22.60 to $41.78 Kingston – Pembroke $29.61 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $29.00, from $22.63 to $39.62 Muskoka – Kawarthas $29.00 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $28.86, from $22.48 to $40.57 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $28.86 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $28.85, from $23.22 to $42.79 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $28.85 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Ontario (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Northeast $26.44 $32.00 $46.15 Limited (2 of 5) Northwest $22.61 $30.94 $41.11 Undetermined Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $20.19 $30.00 $41.03 Very limited (1 of 5) Toronto $20.00 $29.76 $40.87 Very limited (1 of 5) London $20.19 $29.74 $41.83 Very limited (1 of 5) Ottawa $20.19 $29.74 $41.83 Limited (2 of 5) Windsor – Sarnia $20.19 $29.74 $41.83 Very limited (1 of 5) Kingston – Pembroke $22.60 $29.61 $41.78 Limited (2 of 5) Muskoka – Kawarthas $22.63 $29.00 $39.62 Moderate (3 of 5) Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $22.48 $28.86 $40.57 Limited (2 of 5) Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $23.22 $28.85 $42.79 Very limited (1 of 5)
Wages from 2023-2024 data, Job Bank 2025 release. Job outlooks for 2025-2027. Job postings counted for September 2026.
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 .