Median wage
$35.44 an hour
Ottawa
Compared with Ontario
1.3% higher
$0.44 above the Ontario median of $35.00
Compared with Canada
1.3% higher
$0.44 above the Canadian median of $35.00
Job outlook
Good
4 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Ottawa
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Ottawa and Canada Ottawa: median $35.44, from $25.47 to $51.79. Ontario (province): median $35.00, from $21.43 to $53.85, middle half $26.00 to $44.23. Canada: median $35.00, from $22.56 to $52.20, middle half $26.78 to $42.31. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Ottawa: median $35.44, from $25.47 to $51.79 Ottawa $35.44 Ontario (province): median $35.00, from $21.43 to $53.85, middle half $26.00 to $44.23 Ontario (province) $35.00 Canada: median $35.00, from $22.56 to $52.20, middle half $26.78 to $42.31 Canada $35.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Ottawa compared with Canada
Wage Ottawa Ontario Canada
Low
$25.47
$21.43
$22.56
Lower quartile
Not stated $26.00
$26.78
Median
$35.44
$35.00
$35.00
Upper quartile
Not stated $44.23
$42.31
High
$51.79
$53.85
$52.20
Average
Not stated $36.67
$36.20
Job outlook
Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Ottawa.
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 Kingston – Pembroke: median $36.81, from $26.75 to $50.52. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $36.70, from $26.58 to $51.31. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $35.90, from $18.68 to $53.85. Northeast: median $35.56, from $22.43 to $48.28. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $35.51, from $25.31 to $51.32. Ottawa: median $35.44, from $25.47 to $51.79. Toronto: median $35.38, from $21.63 to $65.29. Northwest: median $35.00, from $21.43 to $53.85. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $34.19, from $24.04 to $49.63. Windsor – Sarnia: median $32.05, from $21.98 to $36.45. London: median $28.85, from $19.33 to $41.44. $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 Kingston – Pembroke: median $36.81, from $26.75 to $50.52 Kingston – Pembroke $36.81 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $36.70, from $26.58 to $51.31 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $36.70 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $35.90, from $18.68 to $53.85 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $35.90 Northeast: median $35.56, from $22.43 to $48.28 Northeast $35.56 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $35.51, from $25.31 to $51.32 Muskoka – Kawarthas $35.51 Ottawa: median $35.44, from $25.47 to $51.79 Ottawa $35.44 Toronto: median $35.38, from $21.63 to $65.29 Toronto $35.38 Northwest: median $35.00, from $21.43 to $53.85 Northwest $35.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $34.19, from $24.04 to $49.63 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $34.19 Windsor – Sarnia: median $32.05, from $21.98 to $36.45 Windsor – Sarnia $32.05 London: median $28.85, from $19.33 to $41.44 London $28.85 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wages from 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 .