Median wage
$46.80 an hour
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
Compared with Ontario
10.7% lower
$5.60 below the Ontario median of $52.40
Compared with Canada
7.5% lower
$3.82 below the Canadian median of $50.62
Job outlook
Undetermined
2025-2027
Wages in Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 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 $46.80, from $32.36 to $59.38. Ontario (province): median $52.40, from $27.80 to $75.96, middle half $35.00 to $64.90. Canada: median $50.62, from $30.00 to $74.79, middle half $37.77 to $60.34. $20 $40 $60 $80 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $46.80, from $32.36 to $59.38 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $46.80 Ontario (province): median $52.40, from $27.80 to $75.96, middle half $35.00 to $64.90 Ontario (province) $52.40 Canada: median $50.62, from $30.00 to $74.79, middle half $37.77 to $60.34 Canada $50.62 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula compared with Canada
Wage Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula Ontario Canada
Low
$32.36
$27.80
$30.00
Lower quartile
Not stated $35.00
$37.77
Median
$46.80
$52.40
$50.62
Upper quartile
Not stated $64.90
$60.34
High
$59.38
$75.96
$74.79
Average
Not stated $52.50
$51.70
Job outlook
Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula.
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 Ontario Northwest: median $59.41, from $39.97 to $86.49. Northeast: median $57.00, from $30.25 to $78.67. Windsor – Sarnia: median $49.77, from $30.71 to $62.97. Toronto: median $48.93, from $31.32 to $65.45. Kingston – Pembroke: median $48.37, from $32.13 to $63.74. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $47.64, from $31.33 to $62.39. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $47.44, from $30.30 to $60.25. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $46.80, from $32.36 to $59.38. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $46.14, from $29.49 to $58.94. Ottawa: median $45.99, from $30.15 to $56.44. London: median $44.45, from $30.69 to $56.20. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Northwest: median $59.41, from $39.97 to $86.49 Northwest $59.41 Northeast: median $57.00, from $30.25 to $78.67 Northeast $57.00 Windsor – Sarnia: median $49.77, from $30.71 to $62.97 Windsor – Sarnia $49.77 Toronto: median $48.93, from $31.32 to $65.45 Toronto $48.93 Kingston – Pembroke: median $48.37, from $32.13 to $63.74 Kingston – Pembroke $48.37 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $47.64, from $31.33 to $62.39 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $47.64 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $47.44, from $30.30 to $60.25 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $47.44 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $46.80, from $32.36 to $59.38 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $46.80 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $46.14, from $29.49 to $58.94 Muskoka – Kawarthas $46.14 Ottawa: median $45.99, from $30.15 to $56.44 Ottawa $45.99 London: median $44.45, from $30.69 to $56.20 London $44.45 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 .