Median wage
$28.00 an hour
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
Compared with Ontario
4.7% higher
$1.25 above the Ontario median of $26.75
Compared with Canada
Same
as the Canadian median of $28.00
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
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 Canada Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $28.00, from $18.11 to $34.09, middle half $21.00 to $28.85. Ontario (province): median $26.75, from $19.35 to $43.18, middle half $23.00 to $36.06. Canada: median $28.00, from $20.00 to $41.76, middle half $23.00 to $36.00. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $28.00, from $18.11 to $34.09, middle half $21.00 to $28.85 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $28.00 Ontario (province): median $26.75, from $19.35 to $43.18, middle half $23.00 to $36.06 Ontario (province) $26.75 Canada: median $28.00, from $20.00 to $41.76, middle half $23.00 to $36.00 Canada $28.00 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
Wage Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula Ontario Canada
Low
$18.11
$19.35
$20.00
Lower quartile
$21.00
$23.00
$23.00
Median
$28.00
$26.75
$28.00
Upper quartile
$28.85
$36.06
$36.00
High
$34.09
$43.18
$41.76
Average
$26.40
$30.05
$30.14
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) 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 Northeast: median $33.50, from $17.60 to $43.18. Northwest: median $31.29, from $20.63 to $43.39. Windsor – Sarnia: median $30.78, from $21.85 to $41.66. Ottawa: median $30.63, from $21.30 to $44.14. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $29.91, from $20.94 to $39.89. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $29.34, from $21.43 to $41.39. Kingston – Pembroke: median $28.65, from $20.90 to $40.15. Toronto: median $28.07, from $19.52 to $44.21. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $28.00, from $18.11 to $34.09. London: median $27.94, from $19.84 to $42.87. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $26.00, from $20.00 to $42.31. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Northeast: median $33.50, from $17.60 to $43.18 Northeast $33.50 Northwest: median $31.29, from $20.63 to $43.39 Northwest $31.29 Windsor – Sarnia: median $30.78, from $21.85 to $41.66 Windsor – Sarnia $30.78 Ottawa: median $30.63, from $21.30 to $44.14 Ottawa $30.63 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $29.91, from $20.94 to $39.89 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $29.91 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $29.34, from $21.43 to $41.39 Muskoka – Kawarthas $29.34 Kingston – Pembroke: median $28.65, from $20.90 to $40.15 Kingston – Pembroke $28.65 Toronto: median $28.07, from $19.52 to $44.21 Toronto $28.07 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $28.00, from $18.11 to $34.09 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $28.00 London: median $27.94, from $19.84 to $42.87 London $27.94 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $26.00, from $20.00 to $42.31 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $26.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wages from 2023-2024 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 .