Median wage
$22.26 an hour
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
Compared with Ontario
1.2% higher
$0.26 above the Ontario median of $22.00
Compared with Canada
1.2% higher
$0.26 above the Canadian median of $22.00
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 $22.26, from $19.00 to $27.47. Ontario (province): median $22.00, from $17.60 to $31.01, middle half $18.63 to $22.22. Canada: median $22.00, from $18.26 to $31.48, middle half $20.35 to $26.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $22.26, from $19.00 to $27.47 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $22.26 Ontario (province): median $22.00, from $17.60 to $31.01, middle half $18.63 to $22.22 Ontario (province) $22.00 Canada: median $22.00, from $18.26 to $31.48, middle half $20.35 to $26.00 Canada $22.00 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
$19.00
$17.60
$18.26
Lower quartile
Not stated $18.63
$20.35
Median
$22.26
$22.00
$22.00
Upper quartile
Not stated $22.22
$26.00
High
$27.47
$31.01
$31.48
Average
Not stated $21.76
$23.35
Job outlook
Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula.
Education and training
TEER category 4
Usual education A high school diploma 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 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $22.86, from $19.26 to $29.56. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $22.26, from $19.00 to $27.47. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $22.00, from $17.60 to $31.01. Toronto: median $22.00, from $17.60 to $31.01. Ottawa: not stated. Kingston – Pembroke: not stated. Muskoka – Kawarthas: not stated. London: not stated. Windsor – Sarnia: not stated. Northeast: not stated. Northwest: not stated. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $22.86, from $19.26 to $29.56 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $22.86 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $22.26, from $19.00 to $27.47 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $22.26 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $22.00, from $17.60 to $31.01 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $22.00 Toronto: median $22.00, from $17.60 to $31.01 Toronto $22.00 Ottawa: not stated Ottawa Not stated Kingston – Pembroke: not stated Kingston – Pembroke Not stated Muskoka – Kawarthas: not stated Muskoka – Kawarthas Not stated London: not stated London Not stated Windsor – Sarnia: not stated Windsor – Sarnia Not stated Northeast: not stated Northeast Not stated Northwest: not stated Northwest Not stated 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 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $19.26 $22.86 $29.56 Undetermined Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $19.00 $22.26 $27.47 Undetermined Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $17.60 $22.00 $31.01 Moderate (3 of 5) Toronto $17.60 $22.00 $31.01 Limited (2 of 5) Ottawa Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Kingston – Pembroke Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Muskoka – Kawarthas Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined London Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Windsor – Sarnia Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Northeast Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Northwest Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined
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 .