Median wage
$33.07 an hour
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
Compared with Ontario
9.8% higher
$2.94 above the Ontario median of $30.13
Compared with Canada
5.8% higher
$1.82 above the Canadian median of $31.25
Job outlook
Very good
5 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1
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 $33.07, from $20.00 to $43.27, middle half $24.04 to $41.54. Ontario (province): median $30.13, from $17.63 to $56.41, middle half $22.00 to $40.00. Canada: median $31.25, from $18.46 to $56.41, middle half $23.08 to $40.87. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $33.07, from $20.00 to $43.27, middle half $24.04 to $41.54 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $33.07 Ontario (province): median $30.13, from $17.63 to $56.41, middle half $22.00 to $40.00 Ontario (province) $30.13 Canada: median $31.25, from $18.46 to $56.41, middle half $23.08 to $40.87 Canada $31.25 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
$20.00
$17.63
$18.46
Lower quartile
$24.04
$22.00
$23.08
Median
$33.07
$30.13
$31.25
Upper quartile
$41.54
$40.00
$40.87
High
$43.27
$56.41
$56.41
Average
$32.96
$34.18
$35.02
Job outlook
Very good (5 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula.
1 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 Ottawa: median $35.00, from $17.60 to $46.15. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $33.07, from $20.00 to $43.27. London: median $32.50, from $17.60 to $81.73. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $30.22, from $17.60 to $44.19. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $29.42, from $20.07 to $41.81. Northeast: median $28.72, from $19.23 to $65.13. Toronto: median $28.72, from $17.63 to $69.93. Northwest: median $28.43, from $20.82 to $43.44. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $27.90, from $21.49 to $40.97. Kingston – Pembroke: median $27.22, from $20.35 to $40.90. Windsor – Sarnia: median $26.74, from $17.84 to $39.65. $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Ottawa: median $35.00, from $17.60 to $46.15 Ottawa $35.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $33.07, from $20.00 to $43.27 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $33.07 London: median $32.50, from $17.60 to $81.73 London $32.50 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $30.22, from $17.60 to $44.19 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $30.22 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $29.42, from $20.07 to $41.81 Muskoka – Kawarthas $29.42 Northeast: median $28.72, from $19.23 to $65.13 Northeast $28.72 Toronto: median $28.72, from $17.63 to $69.93 Toronto $28.72 Northwest: median $28.43, from $20.82 to $43.44 Northwest $28.43 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $27.90, from $21.49 to $40.97 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $27.90 Kingston – Pembroke: median $27.22, from $20.35 to $40.90 Kingston – Pembroke $27.22 Windsor – Sarnia: median $26.74, from $17.84 to $39.65 Windsor – Sarnia $26.74 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. 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 .