Median wage
$22.12 an hour
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
Compared with Ontario
4.2% lower
$0.96 below the Ontario median of $23.08
Compared with Canada
7.8% lower
$1.87 below the Canadian median of $23.99
Job outlook
Moderate
3 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 $22.12, from $17.60 to $35.00, middle half $18.75 to $28.29. Ontario (province): median $23.08, from $17.60 to $35.00, middle half $19.00 to $28.85. Canada: median $23.99, from $16.55 to $34.00, middle half $19.50 to $28.50. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $22.12, from $17.60 to $35.00, middle half $18.75 to $28.29 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $22.12 Ontario (province): median $23.08, from $17.60 to $35.00, middle half $19.00 to $28.85 Ontario (province) $23.08 Canada: median $23.99, from $16.55 to $34.00, middle half $19.50 to $28.50 Canada $23.99 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
$17.60
$17.60
$16.55
Lower quartile
$18.75
$19.00
$19.50
Median
$22.12
$23.08
$23.99
Upper quartile
$28.29
$28.85
$28.50
High
$35.00
$35.00
$34.00
Average
$24.22
$25.18
$25.10
Job outlook
Moderate (3 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 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 Kingston – Pembroke: median $25.00, from $17.60 to $31.00. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $24.50, from $17.60 to $31.79. Northwest: median $23.50, from $18.00 to $31.13. London: median $23.16, from $17.60 to $35.79. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $23.08, from $17.60 to $35.00. Northeast: median $23.08, from $17.60 to $35.00. Ottawa: median $23.08, from $17.60 to $35.00. Windsor – Sarnia: median $23.08, from $17.60 to $34.25. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $23.00, from $17.90 to $32.21. Toronto: median $22.47, from $17.60 to $37.00. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $22.12, from $17.60 to $35.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 Kingston – Pembroke: median $25.00, from $17.60 to $31.00 Kingston – Pembroke $25.00 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $24.50, from $17.60 to $31.79 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $24.50 Northwest: median $23.50, from $18.00 to $31.13 Northwest $23.50 London: median $23.16, from $17.60 to $35.79 London $23.16 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $23.08, from $17.60 to $35.00 Muskoka – Kawarthas $23.08 Northeast: median $23.08, from $17.60 to $35.00 Northeast $23.08 Ottawa: median $23.08, from $17.60 to $35.00 Ottawa $23.08 Windsor – Sarnia: median $23.08, from $17.60 to $34.25 Windsor – Sarnia $23.08 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $23.00, from $17.90 to $32.21 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $23.00 Toronto: median $22.47, from $17.60 to $37.00 Toronto $22.47 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $22.12, from $17.60 to $35.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $22.12 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 Kingston – Pembroke $17.60 $25.00 $31.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $17.60 $24.50 $31.79 Moderate (3 of 5) Northwest $18.00 $23.50 $31.13 Moderate (3 of 5) London $17.60 $23.16 $35.79 Moderate (3 of 5) Muskoka – Kawarthas $17.60 $23.08 $35.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Northeast $17.60 $23.08 $35.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Ottawa $17.60 $23.08 $35.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Windsor – Sarnia $17.60 $23.08 $34.25 Moderate (3 of 5) Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $17.90 $23.00 $32.21 Moderate (3 of 5) Toronto $17.60 $22.47 $37.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $17.60 $22.12 $35.00 Moderate (3 of 5)
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 .