Salaries

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians Salary in Ottawa, Ontario

NOC 22301Wages 2024Updated

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Median wage
$36.82 an hour Ottawa
Compared with Ontario
3.1% lower $1.18 below the Ontario median of $38.00
Compared with Canada
5.2% higher $1.82 above the Canadian median of $35.00
Job outlook
Very limited 1 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
5 on Job Bank in September 2026

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 CanadaOttawa: median $36.82, from $24.57 to $54.15. Ontario (province): median $38.00, from $23.00 to $52.88, middle half $30.00 to $46.15. Canada: median $35.00, from $23.08 to $51.28, middle half $28.85 to $44.23.$20$30$40$50$60Ottawa: median $36.82, from $24.57 to $54.15Ottawa$36.82Ontario (province): median $38.00, from $23.00 to $52.88, middle half $30.00 to $46.15Ontario (province)$38.00Canada: median $35.00, from $23.08 to $51.28, middle half $28.85 to $44.23Canada$35.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Ottawa compared with Canada
WageOttawaOntarioCanada
Low $24.57 $23.00 $23.08
Lower quartile Not stated $30.00 $28.85
Median $36.82 $38.00 $35.00
Upper quartile Not stated $46.15 $44.23
High $54.15 $52.88 $51.28
Average Not stated $38.68 $37.22

Job outlook

Very limited (1 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Ottawa.

5 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Licence needed in Ontario?

Voluntary certification Not required. Certification is available in Ontario, but you can work in this occupation without it.

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 OntarioNortheast: median $40.36, from $26.80 to $56.14. Kingston – Pembroke: median $40.10, from $28.34 to $54.82. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $39.49, from $26.34 to $57.67. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $38.99, from $24.82 to $59.05. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $38.82, from $25.11 to $53.44. Windsor – Sarnia: median $38.19, from $25.69 to $55.37. Toronto: median $38.00, from $23.00 to $52.88. Northwest: median $37.60, from $25.43 to $52.93. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $37.50, from $24.04 to $63.19. Ottawa: median $36.82, from $24.57 to $54.15. London: median $36.55, from $22.50 to $43.27.$20$40$60$80Northeast: median $40.36, from $26.80 to $56.14Northeast$40.36Kingston – Pembroke: median $40.10, from $28.34 to $54.82Kingston – Pembroke$40.10Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $39.49, from $26.34 to $57.67Muskoka – Kawarthas$39.49Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $38.99, from $24.82 to $59.05Stratford – Bruce Peninsula$38.99Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $38.82, from $25.11 to $53.44Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula$38.82Windsor – Sarnia: median $38.19, from $25.69 to $55.37Windsor – Sarnia$38.19Toronto: median $38.00, from $23.00 to $52.88Toronto$38.00Northwest: median $37.60, from $25.43 to $52.93Northwest$37.60Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $37.50, from $24.04 to $63.19Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie$37.50Ottawa: median $36.82, from $24.57 to $54.15Ottawa$36.82London: median $36.55, from $22.50 to $43.27London$36.55
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Ontario (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Northeast$26.80$40.36$56.14Limited (2 of 5)
Kingston – Pembroke$28.34$40.10$54.82Very limited (1 of 5)
Muskoka – Kawarthas$26.34$39.49$57.67Limited (2 of 5)
Stratford – Bruce Peninsula$24.82$38.99$59.05Limited (2 of 5)
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula$25.11$38.82$53.44Limited (2 of 5)
Windsor – Sarnia$25.69$38.19$55.37Very limited (1 of 5)
Toronto$23.00$38.00$52.88Limited (2 of 5)
Northwest$25.43$37.60$52.93Undetermined
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie$24.04$37.50$63.19Very limited (1 of 5)
Ottawa$24.57$36.82$54.15Very limited (1 of 5)
London$22.50$36.55$43.27Limited (2 of 5)

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