Median wage
$49.04 an hour
Northwest
Compared with Ontario
2% higher
$0.96 above the Ontario median of $48.08
Compared with Canada
11.6% higher
$5.08 above the Canadian median of $43.96
Job outlook
Very good
5 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Northwest
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Northwest and Canada Northwest: median $49.04, from $34.87 to $61.00, middle half $39.90 to $55.29. Ontario (province): median $48.08, from $30.00 to $75.38, middle half $36.06 to $62.09. Canada: median $43.96, from $27.00 to $71.43, middle half $33.27 to $57.44. $20 $40 $60 $80 Northwest: median $49.04, from $34.87 to $61.00, middle half $39.90 to $55.29 Northwest $49.04 Ontario (province): median $48.08, from $30.00 to $75.38, middle half $36.06 to $62.09 Ontario (province) $48.08 Canada: median $43.96, from $27.00 to $71.43, middle half $33.27 to $57.44 Canada $43.96 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 Northwest compared with Canada
Wage Northwest Ontario Canada
Low
$34.87
$30.00
$27.00
Lower quartile
$39.90
$36.06
$33.27
Median
$49.04
$48.08
$43.96
Upper quartile
$55.29
$62.09
$57.44
High
$61.00
$75.38
$71.43
Average
$50.75
$50.80
$47.27
Job outlook
Very good (5 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Northwest.
Education and training
TEER category 0
Usual education Management experience in a related field 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 Ottawa: median $51.04, from $35.87 to $71.57. Kingston – Pembroke: median $50.48, from $32.42 to $64.10. Northwest: median $49.04, from $34.87 to $61.00. Northeast: median $48.08, from $30.00 to $75.38. Toronto: median $48.08, from $30.29 to $82.42. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $47.91, from $33.51 to $66.07. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $45.87, from $32.38 to $62.50. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $45.76, from $32.27 to $64.47. Windsor – Sarnia: median $45.62, from $32.62 to $62.80. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $44.23, from $30.15 to $71.43. London: median $38.46, from $31.73 to $72.57. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Ottawa: median $51.04, from $35.87 to $71.57 Ottawa $51.04 Kingston – Pembroke: median $50.48, from $32.42 to $64.10 Kingston – Pembroke $50.48 Northwest: median $49.04, from $34.87 to $61.00 Northwest $49.04 Northeast: median $48.08, from $30.00 to $75.38 Northeast $48.08 Toronto: median $48.08, from $30.29 to $82.42 Toronto $48.08 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $47.91, from $33.51 to $66.07 Muskoka – Kawarthas $47.91 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $45.87, from $32.38 to $62.50 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $45.87 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $45.76, from $32.27 to $64.47 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $45.76 Windsor – Sarnia: median $45.62, from $32.62 to $62.80 Windsor – Sarnia $45.62 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $44.23, from $30.15 to $71.43 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $44.23 London: median $38.46, from $31.73 to $72.57 London $38.46 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 .