Median wage
$37.95 an hour
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
Compared with Ontario
5.7% higher
$2.05 above the Ontario median of $35.90
Compared with Canada
8.8% higher
$3.08 above the Canadian median of $34.87
Job outlook
Moderate
3 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 $37.95, from $26.00 to $55.00, middle half $32.00 to $43.20. Ontario (province): median $35.90, from $26.58 to $55.38, middle half $31.28 to $45.13. Canada: median $34.87, from $27.00 to $51.65, middle half $30.77 to $41.03. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $37.95, from $26.00 to $55.00, middle half $32.00 to $43.20 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $37.95 Ontario (province): median $35.90, from $26.58 to $55.38, middle half $31.28 to $45.13 Ontario (province) $35.90 Canada: median $34.87, from $27.00 to $51.65, middle half $30.77 to $41.03 Canada $34.87 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
$26.00
$26.58
$27.00
Lower quartile
$32.00
$31.28
$30.77
Median
$37.95
$35.90
$34.87
Upper quartile
$43.20
$45.13
$41.03
High
$55.00
$55.38
$51.65
Average
$37.87
$38.96
$37.26
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) 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 $40.00, from $27.85 to $54.87. Ottawa: median $38.67, from $20.40 to $60.00. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $37.95, from $26.00 to $55.00. Toronto: median $35.90, from $29.68 to $57.95. Windsor – Sarnia: median $35.90, from $33.00 to $47.82. London: median $35.38, from $25.00 to $52.82. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $35.23, from $26.98 to $49.97. Kingston – Pembroke: median $34.87, from $27.40 to $44.33. Northeast: median $34.00, from $28.00 to $44.10. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $33.96, from $26.21 to $46.96. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $33.33, from $26.25 to $44.10. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Northwest: median $40.00, from $27.85 to $54.87 Northwest $40.00 Ottawa: median $38.67, from $20.40 to $60.00 Ottawa $38.67 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $37.95, from $26.00 to $55.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $37.95 Toronto: median $35.90, from $29.68 to $57.95 Toronto $35.90 Windsor – Sarnia: median $35.90, from $33.00 to $47.82 Windsor – Sarnia $35.90 London: median $35.38, from $25.00 to $52.82 London $35.38 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $35.23, from $26.98 to $49.97 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $35.23 Kingston – Pembroke: median $34.87, from $27.40 to $44.33 Kingston – Pembroke $34.87 Northeast: median $34.00, from $28.00 to $44.10 Northeast $34.00 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $33.96, from $26.21 to $46.96 Muskoka – Kawarthas $33.96 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $33.33, from $26.25 to $44.10 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $33.33 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 Northwest $27.85 $40.00 $54.87 Limited (2 of 5) Ottawa $20.40 $38.67 $60.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $26.00 $37.95 $55.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Toronto $29.68 $35.90 $57.95 Moderate (3 of 5) Windsor – Sarnia $33.00 $35.90 $47.82 Moderate (3 of 5) London $25.00 $35.38 $52.82 Moderate (3 of 5) Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $26.98 $35.23 $49.97 Undetermined Kingston – Pembroke $27.40 $34.87 $44.33 Moderate (3 of 5) Northeast $28.00 $34.00 $44.10 Moderate (3 of 5) Muskoka – Kawarthas $26.21 $33.96 $46.96 Undetermined Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $26.25 $33.33 $44.10 Moderate (3 of 5)
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 .