Median wage
$28.00 an hour
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
Compared with Ontario
3.7% higher
$1.00 above the Ontario median of $27.00
Compared with Canada
7.7% higher
$2.00 above the Canadian median of $26.00
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 $28.00, from $17.80 to $31.00, middle half $21.00 to $30.06. Ontario (province): median $27.00, from $18.92 to $30.36, middle half $22.89 to $29.99. Canada: median $26.00, from $18.56 to $30.66, middle half $22.00 to $29.79. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $28.00, from $17.80 to $31.00, middle half $21.00 to $30.06 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $28.00 Ontario (province): median $27.00, from $18.92 to $30.36, middle half $22.89 to $29.99 Ontario (province) $27.00 Canada: median $26.00, from $18.56 to $30.66, middle half $22.00 to $29.79 Canada $26.00 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
$17.80
$18.92
$18.56
Lower quartile
$21.00
$22.89
$22.00
Median
$28.00
$27.00
$26.00
Upper quartile
$30.06
$29.99
$29.79
High
$31.00
$30.36
$30.66
Average
$25.95
$25.71
$25.64
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 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 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $28.00, from $17.80 to $31.00. Windsor – Sarnia: median $27.58, from $20.13 to $32.46. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $27.48, from $21.08 to $33.88. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $27.44, from $21.10 to $33.34. Toronto: median $27.31, from $18.92 to $30.16. Ottawa: median $27.03, from $20.02 to $33.15. London: median $26.66, from $19.91 to $32.80. Kingston – Pembroke: median $26.55, from $19.44 to $31.59. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $25.92, from $19.54 to $32.11. Northwest: median $25.72, from $19.48 to $33.06. Northeast: not stated. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $28.00, from $17.80 to $31.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $28.00 Windsor – Sarnia: median $27.58, from $20.13 to $32.46 Windsor – Sarnia $27.58 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $27.48, from $21.08 to $33.88 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $27.48 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $27.44, from $21.10 to $33.34 Muskoka – Kawarthas $27.44 Toronto: median $27.31, from $18.92 to $30.16 Toronto $27.31 Ottawa: median $27.03, from $20.02 to $33.15 Ottawa $27.03 London: median $26.66, from $19.91 to $32.80 London $26.66 Kingston – Pembroke: median $26.55, from $19.44 to $31.59 Kingston – Pembroke $26.55 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $25.92, from $19.54 to $32.11 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $25.92 Northwest: median $25.72, from $19.48 to $33.06 Northwest $25.72 Northeast: not stated Northeast Not stated 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 .