Median wage
$31.79 an hour
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
Compared with Ontario
Same
as the Ontario median of $31.79
Compared with Canada
0.3% lower
$0.09 below the Canadian median of $31.88
Job outlook
Good
4 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
2
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 Canada Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $31.79, from $20.00 to $56.41, middle half $25.00 to $43.27. Ontario (province): median $31.79, from $20.00 to $56.41, middle half $25.00 to $43.27. Canada: median $31.88, from $21.00 to $53.85, middle half $25.00 to $42.51. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $31.79, from $20.00 to $56.41, middle half $25.00 to $43.27 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $31.79 Ontario (province): median $31.79, from $20.00 to $56.41, middle half $25.00 to $43.27 Ontario (province) $31.79 Canada: median $31.88, from $21.00 to $53.85, middle half $25.00 to $42.51 Canada $31.88 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
$20.00
$20.00
$21.00
Lower quartile
$25.00
$25.00
$25.00
Median
$31.79
$31.79
$31.88
Upper quartile
$43.27
$43.27
$42.51
High
$56.41
$56.41
$53.85
Average
$35.45
$35.45
$34.97
Job outlook
Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula.
2 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 Ontario Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $31.79, from $20.00 to $56.41. Ottawa: median $30.69, from $22.61 to $45.04. Toronto: median $30.67, from $20.00 to $57.69. Windsor – Sarnia: median $30.53, from $22.32 to $43.55. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $30.39, from $21.96 to $40.08. Northwest: median $30.23, from $21.43 to $58.95. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $29.50, from $21.96 to $40.40. London: median $28.85, from $23.50 to $48.08. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $28.79, from $21.05 to $45.73. Northeast: median $28.35, from $20.86 to $42.28. Kingston – Pembroke: median $27.88, from $22.54 to $39.88. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $31.79, from $20.00 to $56.41 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $31.79 Ottawa: median $30.69, from $22.61 to $45.04 Ottawa $30.69 Toronto: median $30.67, from $20.00 to $57.69 Toronto $30.67 Windsor – Sarnia: median $30.53, from $22.32 to $43.55 Windsor – Sarnia $30.53 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $30.39, from $21.96 to $40.08 Muskoka – Kawarthas $30.39 Northwest: median $30.23, from $21.43 to $58.95 Northwest $30.23 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $29.50, from $21.96 to $40.40 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $29.50 London: median $28.85, from $23.50 to $48.08 London $28.85 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $28.79, from $21.05 to $45.73 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $28.79 Northeast: median $28.35, from $20.86 to $42.28 Northeast $28.35 Kingston – Pembroke: median $27.88, from $22.54 to $39.88 Kingston – Pembroke $27.88 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. Job postings counted for September 2026.
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 .