Salaries

Bus Drivers, Subway Operators and Other Transit Operators Salary in Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula, Ontario

NOC 73301Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage
$20.16 an hour Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
Compared with Ontario
10.1% lower $2.27 below the Ontario median of $22.43
Compared with Canada
19.4% lower $4.84 below the Canadian median of $25.00
Job outlook
Good 4 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 CanadaHamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $20.16, from $17.60 to $36.00, middle half $18.50 to $30.00. Ontario (province): median $22.43, from $17.60 to $38.00, middle half $19.50 to $34.00. Canada: median $25.00, from $17.18 to $37.68, middle half $20.00 to $33.32.$10$20$30$40Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $20.16, from $17.60 to $36.00, middle half $18.50 to $30.00Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula$20.16Ontario (province): median $22.43, from $17.60 to $38.00, middle half $19.50 to $34.00Ontario (province)$22.43Canada: median $25.00, from $17.18 to $37.68, middle half $20.00 to $33.32Canada$25.00
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 $17.60 $17.60 $17.18
Lower quartile $18.50 $19.50 $20.00
Median $20.16 $22.43 $25.00
Upper quartile $30.00 $34.00 $33.32
High $36.00 $38.00 $37.68
Average $23.74 $26.20 $26.66

Job outlook

Good (4 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 OntarioToronto: median $30.06, from $19.00 to $38.50. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $25.20, from $17.60 to $34.85. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $23.64, from $17.60 to $32.53. Ottawa: median $23.00, from $17.60 to $36.27. Northwest: median $21.00, from $18.00 to $29.00. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $20.70, from $17.60 to $34.57. Northeast: median $20.50, from $17.60 to $29.75. London: median $20.30, from $17.60 to $30.92. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $20.16, from $17.60 to $36.00. Kingston – Pembroke: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $30.00. Windsor – Sarnia: median $19.75, from $17.60 to $27.00.$10$20$30$40Toronto: median $30.06, from $19.00 to $38.50Toronto$30.06Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $25.20, from $17.60 to $34.85Muskoka – Kawarthas$25.20Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $23.64, from $17.60 to $32.53Stratford – Bruce Peninsula$23.64Ottawa: median $23.00, from $17.60 to $36.27Ottawa$23.00Northwest: median $21.00, from $18.00 to $29.00Northwest$21.00Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $20.70, from $17.60 to $34.57Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie$20.70Northeast: median $20.50, from $17.60 to $29.75Northeast$20.50London: median $20.30, from $17.60 to $30.92London$20.30Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $20.16, from $17.60 to $36.00Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula$20.16Kingston – Pembroke: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $30.00Kingston – Pembroke$20.00Windsor – Sarnia: median $19.75, from $17.60 to $27.00Windsor – Sarnia$19.75
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
Toronto$19.00$30.06$38.50Good (4 of 5)
Muskoka – Kawarthas$17.60$25.20$34.85Very good (5 of 5)
Stratford – Bruce Peninsula$17.60$23.64$32.53Good (4 of 5)
Ottawa$17.60$23.00$36.27Good (4 of 5)
Northwest$18.00$21.00$29.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie$17.60$20.70$34.57Good (4 of 5)
Northeast$17.60$20.50$29.75Good (4 of 5)
London$17.60$20.30$30.92Good (4 of 5)
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula$17.60$20.16$36.00Good (4 of 5)
Kingston – Pembroke$17.60$20.00$30.00Good (4 of 5)
Windsor – Sarnia$17.60$19.75$27.00Good (4 of 5)

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