Median wage
$53.91 an hour
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
Compared with Ontario
1.4% higher
$0.77 above the Ontario median of $53.14
Compared with Canada
12.1% higher
$5.83 above the Canadian median of $48.08
Job outlook
Undetermined
2025-2027
Wages in Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 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 $53.91, from $37.52 to $83.41. Ontario (province): median $53.14, from $35.78 to $79.86. Canada: median $48.08, from $33.17 to $66.35, middle half $45.00 to $61.06. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $53.91, from $37.52 to $83.41 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $53.91 Ontario (province): median $53.14, from $35.78 to $79.86 Ontario (province) $53.14 Canada: median $48.08, from $33.17 to $66.35, middle half $45.00 to $61.06 Canada $48.08 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula compared with Canada
Wage Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula Ontario Canada
Low
$37.52
$35.78
$33.17
Lower quartile
Not stated Not stated $45.00
Median
$53.91
$53.14
$48.08
Upper quartile
Not stated Not stated $61.06
High
$83.41
$79.86
$66.35
Average
Not stated Not stated $50.02
Job outlook
Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula.
Licence needed in Ontario?
This occupation group is not licensed as a whole in Ontario, but some roles in it are:
Professional engineer (a role in this group)
Licence required in Ontario
Education and training
TEER category 1
Usual education A university degree 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 $57.40, from $39.71 to $83.18. Northeast: median $56.37, from $38.13 to $87.00. Windsor – Sarnia: median $55.55, from $38.70 to $82.23. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $53.91, from $37.52 to $83.41. Toronto: median $53.30, from $37.22 to $75.86. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $49.85, from $32.69 to $70.51. Kingston – Pembroke: not stated. Muskoka – Kawarthas: not stated. London: not stated. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: not stated. Northwest: not stated. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Ottawa: median $57.40, from $39.71 to $83.18 Ottawa $57.40 Northeast: median $56.37, from $38.13 to $87.00 Northeast $56.37 Windsor – Sarnia: median $55.55, from $38.70 to $82.23 Windsor – Sarnia $55.55 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $53.91, from $37.52 to $83.41 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $53.91 Toronto: median $53.30, from $37.22 to $75.86 Toronto $53.30 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $49.85, from $32.69 to $70.51 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $49.85 Kingston – Pembroke: not stated Kingston – Pembroke Not stated Muskoka – Kawarthas: not stated Muskoka – Kawarthas Not stated London: not stated London Not stated Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: not stated Stratford – Bruce Peninsula Not stated Northwest: not stated Northwest Not stated The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Ontario (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Ottawa $39.71 $57.40 $83.18 Undetermined Northeast $38.13 $56.37 $87.00 Undetermined Windsor – Sarnia $38.70 $55.55 $82.23 Undetermined Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $37.52 $53.91 $83.41 Undetermined Toronto $37.22 $53.30 $75.86 Moderate (3 of 5) Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $32.69 $49.85 $70.51 Undetermined Kingston – Pembroke Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Muskoka – Kawarthas Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined London Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Stratford – Bruce Peninsula Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Northwest Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined
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 .