Median wage
$18.70 an hour
Toronto
Compared with Ontario
6% lower
$1.19 below the Ontario median of $19.89
Compared with Canada
6.5% lower
$1.30 below the Canadian median of $20.00
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
70
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Toronto
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Toronto and Canada Toronto: median $18.70, from $17.60 to $23.06, middle half $17.60 to $21.00. Ontario (province): median $19.89, from $17.60 to $25.00, middle half $18.00 to $22.10. Canada: median $20.00, from $16.50 to $25.40, middle half $17.75 to $22.50. $15 $17.5 $20 $22.5 $25 $27.5 Toronto: median $18.70, from $17.60 to $23.06, middle half $17.60 to $21.00 Toronto $18.70 Ontario (province): median $19.89, from $17.60 to $25.00, middle half $18.00 to $22.10 Ontario (province) $19.89 Canada: median $20.00, from $16.50 to $25.40, middle half $17.75 to $22.50 Canada $20.00 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 Toronto compared with Canada
Wage Toronto Ontario Canada
Low
$17.60
$17.60
$16.50
Lower quartile
$17.60
$18.00
$17.75
Median
$18.70
$19.89
$20.00
Upper quartile
$21.00
$22.10
$22.50
High
$23.06
$25.00
$25.40
Average
$19.24
$20.38
$20.49
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Toronto.
70 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 5
Usual education No formal education is usually required, and training is a short work demonstration.
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 Northwest: median $24.00, from $18.00 to $32.12. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $22.00, from $18.00 to $27.45. London: median $21.50, from $18.00 to $28.50. Northeast: median $20.69, from $17.60 to $28.00. Ottawa: median $20.65, from $17.60 to $25.96. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $20.50, from $17.60 to $25.72. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $20.06, from $17.60 to $25.68. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $25.00. Kingston – Pembroke: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $24.95. Windsor – Sarnia: median $19.55, from $17.60 to $25.19. Toronto: median $18.70, from $17.60 to $23.06. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Northwest: median $24.00, from $18.00 to $32.12 Northwest $24.00 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $22.00, from $18.00 to $27.45 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $22.00 London: median $21.50, from $18.00 to $28.50 London $21.50 Northeast: median $20.69, from $17.60 to $28.00 Northeast $20.69 Ottawa: median $20.65, from $17.60 to $25.96 Ottawa $20.65 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $20.50, from $17.60 to $25.72 Muskoka – Kawarthas $20.50 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $20.06, from $17.60 to $25.68 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $20.06 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $25.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $20.00 Kingston – Pembroke: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $24.95 Kingston – Pembroke $20.00 Windsor – Sarnia: median $19.55, from $17.60 to $25.19 Windsor – Sarnia $19.55 Toronto: median $18.70, from $17.60 to $23.06 Toronto $18.70 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 .