Median wage
$52.45 an hour
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
Compared with Ontario
2.9% lower
$1.59 below the Ontario median of $54.04
Compared with Canada
0.8% lower
$0.43 below the Canadian median of $52.88
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
3
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 $52.45, from $19.78 to $65.00, middle half $42.31 to $60.44. Ontario (province): median $54.04, from $31.91 to $80.75, middle half $40.87 to $69.06. Canada: median $52.88, from $31.25 to $79.93, middle half $40.66 to $67.09. $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $52.45, from $19.78 to $65.00, middle half $42.31 to $60.44 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $52.45 Ontario (province): median $54.04, from $31.91 to $80.75, middle half $40.87 to $69.06 Ontario (province) $54.04 Canada: median $52.88, from $31.25 to $79.93, middle half $40.66 to $67.09 Canada $52.88 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
$19.78
$31.91
$31.25
Lower quartile
$42.31
$40.87
$40.66
Median
$52.45
$54.04
$52.88
Upper quartile
$60.44
$69.06
$67.09
High
$65.00
$80.75
$79.93
Average
$49.25
$56.71
$54.95
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula.
3 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
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 Toronto: median $54.19, from $33.65 to $82.11. Northeast: median $52.88, from $39.82 to $83.65. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $52.45, from $19.78 to $65.00. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $51.28, from $38.46 to $86.00. Windsor – Sarnia: median $50.55, from $32.35 to $81.79. Kingston – Pembroke: median $50.41, from $33.25 to $72.96. Ottawa: median $50.15, from $32.52 to $77.88. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $50.04, from $33.73 to $73.33. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $49.84, from $34.28 to $76.60. London: median $49.61, from $32.84 to $73.56. Northwest: median $47.15, from $31.20 to $69.21. $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Toronto: median $54.19, from $33.65 to $82.11 Toronto $54.19 Northeast: median $52.88, from $39.82 to $83.65 Northeast $52.88 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $52.45, from $19.78 to $65.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $52.45 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $51.28, from $38.46 to $86.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $51.28 Windsor – Sarnia: median $50.55, from $32.35 to $81.79 Windsor – Sarnia $50.55 Kingston – Pembroke: median $50.41, from $33.25 to $72.96 Kingston – Pembroke $50.41 Ottawa: median $50.15, from $32.52 to $77.88 Ottawa $50.15 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $50.04, from $33.73 to $73.33 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $50.04 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $49.84, from $34.28 to $76.60 Muskoka – Kawarthas $49.84 London: median $49.61, from $32.84 to $73.56 London $49.61 Northwest: median $47.15, from $31.20 to $69.21 Northwest $47.15 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 .