Salaries

Social and Community Service Workers Salary in Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula, Ontario

NOC 42201Wages 2023-2024Updated

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Median wage
$26.00 an hour Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
Compared with Ontario
1.9% lower $0.50 below the Ontario median of $26.50
Compared with Canada
Same as the Canadian median of $26.00
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
36 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 CanadaHamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $26.00, from $19.00 to $34.00, middle half $21.20 to $28.85. Ontario (province): median $26.50, from $19.79 to $37.23, middle half $22.35 to $31.00. Canada: median $26.00, from $19.00 to $36.06, middle half $22.00 to $30.38.$15$20$25$30$35$40Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $26.00, from $19.00 to $34.00, middle half $21.20 to $28.85Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula$26.00Ontario (province): median $26.50, from $19.79 to $37.23, middle half $22.35 to $31.00Ontario (province)$26.50Canada: median $26.00, from $19.00 to $36.06, middle half $22.00 to $30.38Canada$26.00
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
WageHamilton – Niagara PeninsulaOntarioCanada
Low $19.00 $19.79 $19.00
Lower quartile $21.20 $22.35 $22.00
Median $26.00 $26.50 $26.00
Upper quartile $28.85 $31.00 $30.38
High $34.00 $37.23 $36.06
Average $25.61 $27.54 $27.01

Job outlook

Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula.

36 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Licence needed in Ontario?

Licence required Yes. A licence, registration or certificate is required to work in this occupation in Ontario.

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 OntarioNorthwest: median $28.45, from $20.00 to $38.46. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $28.00, from $25.00 to $40.87. Northeast: median $28.00, from $20.00 to $37.28. Windsor – Sarnia: median $28.00, from $18.00 to $36.81. Kingston – Pembroke: median $27.90, from $20.70 to $35.45. Ottawa: median $27.00, from $20.00 to $37.00. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $26.56, from $20.60 to $36.00. Toronto: median $26.15, from $19.79 to $38.00. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $26.00, from $19.00 to $34.00. London: median $24.04, from $18.00 to $31.43. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $24.00, from $17.60 to $33.00.$10$20$30$40$50Northwest: median $28.45, from $20.00 to $38.46Northwest$28.45Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $28.00, from $25.00 to $40.87Muskoka – Kawarthas$28.00Northeast: median $28.00, from $20.00 to $37.28Northeast$28.00Windsor – Sarnia: median $28.00, from $18.00 to $36.81Windsor – Sarnia$28.00Kingston – Pembroke: median $27.90, from $20.70 to $35.45Kingston – Pembroke$27.90Ottawa: median $27.00, from $20.00 to $37.00Ottawa$27.00Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $26.56, from $20.60 to $36.00Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie$26.56Toronto: median $26.15, from $19.79 to $38.00Toronto$26.15Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $26.00, from $19.00 to $34.00Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula$26.00London: median $24.04, from $18.00 to $31.43London$24.04Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $24.00, from $17.60 to $33.00Stratford – Bruce Peninsula$24.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Ontario (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Northwest$20.00$28.45$38.46Moderate (3 of 5)
Muskoka – Kawarthas$25.00$28.00$40.87Moderate (3 of 5)
Northeast$20.00$28.00$37.28Moderate (3 of 5)
Windsor – Sarnia$18.00$28.00$36.81Moderate (3 of 5)
Kingston – Pembroke$20.70$27.90$35.45Moderate (3 of 5)
Ottawa$20.00$27.00$37.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie$20.60$26.56$36.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Toronto$19.79$26.15$38.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula$19.00$26.00$34.00Moderate (3 of 5)
London$18.00$24.04$31.43Moderate (3 of 5)
Stratford – Bruce Peninsula$17.60$24.00$33.00Moderate (3 of 5)

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