Median wage
$47.03 an hour
Ottawa
Compared with Ontario
0.7% lower
$0.35 below the Ontario median of $47.38
Compared with Canada
1.9% higher
$0.88 above the Canadian median of $46.15
Job outlook
Moderate
3 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 $47.03, from $32.88 to $69.79. Ontario (province): median $47.38, from $27.56 to $76.00, middle half $35.90 to $57.69. Canada: median $46.15, from $28.21 to $65.00, middle half $37.91 to $55.00. $20 $40 $60 $80 Ottawa: median $47.03, from $32.88 to $69.79 Ottawa $47.03 Ontario (province): median $47.38, from $27.56 to $76.00, middle half $35.90 to $57.69 Ontario (province) $47.38 Canada: median $46.15, from $28.21 to $65.00, middle half $37.91 to $55.00 Canada $46.15 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
$32.88
$27.56
$28.21
Lower quartile
Not stated $35.90
$37.91
Median
$47.03
$47.38
$46.15
Upper quartile
Not stated $57.69
$55.00
High
$69.79
$76.00
$65.00
Average
Not stated $49.05
$47.34
Job outlook
Moderate (3 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 Toronto: median $47.38, from $26.00 to $77.00. Northeast: median $47.35, from $32.56 to $69.42. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $47.17, from $32.11 to $70.00. Ottawa: median $47.03, from $32.88 to $69.79. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $46.18, from $31.44 to $65.66. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $45.79, from $33.04 to $67.67. Windsor – Sarnia: median $45.70, from $31.90 to $68.32. Northwest: median $45.54, from $31.47 to $63.97. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $44.96, from $31.13 to $64.73. Kingston – Pembroke: median $44.17, from $29.77 to $64.99. London: median $43.81, from $30.40 to $64.97. $20 $40 $60 $80 Toronto: median $47.38, from $26.00 to $77.00 Toronto $47.38 Northeast: median $47.35, from $32.56 to $69.42 Northeast $47.35 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $47.17, from $32.11 to $70.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $47.17 Ottawa: median $47.03, from $32.88 to $69.79 Ottawa $47.03 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $46.18, from $31.44 to $65.66 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $46.18 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $45.79, from $33.04 to $67.67 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $45.79 Windsor – Sarnia: median $45.70, from $31.90 to $68.32 Windsor – Sarnia $45.70 Northwest: median $45.54, from $31.47 to $63.97 Northwest $45.54 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $44.96, from $31.13 to $64.73 Muskoka – Kawarthas $44.96 Kingston – Pembroke: median $44.17, from $29.77 to $64.99 Kingston – Pembroke $44.17 London: median $43.81, from $30.40 to $64.97 London $43.81 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 .