Median wage
$30.00 an hour
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
Compared with Ontario
Same
as the Ontario median of $30.00
Compared with Canada
Same
as the Canadian median of $30.00
Job outlook
Good
4 of 5, 2025-2027
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 $30.00, from $19.23 to $44.41, middle half $24.04 to $38.46. Ontario (province): median $30.00, from $19.23 to $44.41, middle half $24.04 to $38.46. Canada: median $30.00, from $20.00 to $43.27, middle half $24.73 to $36.06. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $30.00, from $19.23 to $44.41, middle half $24.04 to $38.46 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $30.00 Ontario (province): median $30.00, from $19.23 to $44.41, middle half $24.04 to $38.46 Ontario (province) $30.00 Canada: median $30.00, from $20.00 to $43.27, middle half $24.73 to $36.06 Canada $30.00 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 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula compared with Canada
Wage Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula Ontario Canada
Low
$19.23
$19.23
$20.00
Lower quartile
$24.04
$24.04
$24.73
Median
$30.00
$30.00
$30.00
Upper quartile
$38.46
$38.46
$36.06
High
$44.41
$44.41
$43.27
Average
$31.63
$31.63
$31.47
Job outlook
Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula.
Education and training
TEER category 3
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 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 Ontario Toronto: median $31.25, from $20.00 to $46.96. Kingston – Pembroke: median $31.16, from $23.57 to $41.56. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $30.70, from $18.50 to $41.76. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $30.00, from $19.23 to $44.41. Northeast: median $30.00, from $25.55 to $36.80. Northwest: median $30.00, from $19.23 to $44.41. Ottawa: median $30.00, from $19.23 to $44.41. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $30.00, from $19.23 to $44.41. Windsor – Sarnia: median $30.00, from $19.23 to $44.41. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $29.95, from $23.47 to $40.87. London: median $29.18, from $20.00 to $38.46. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Toronto: median $31.25, from $20.00 to $46.96 Toronto $31.25 Kingston – Pembroke: median $31.16, from $23.57 to $41.56 Kingston – Pembroke $31.16 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $30.70, from $18.50 to $41.76 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $30.70 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $30.00, from $19.23 to $44.41 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $30.00 Northeast: median $30.00, from $25.55 to $36.80 Northeast $30.00 Northwest: median $30.00, from $19.23 to $44.41 Northwest $30.00 Ottawa: median $30.00, from $19.23 to $44.41 Ottawa $30.00 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $30.00, from $19.23 to $44.41 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $30.00 Windsor – Sarnia: median $30.00, from $19.23 to $44.41 Windsor – Sarnia $30.00 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $29.95, from $23.47 to $40.87 Muskoka – Kawarthas $29.95 London: median $29.18, from $20.00 to $38.46 London $29.18 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 Toronto $20.00 $31.25 $46.96 Moderate (3 of 5) Kingston – Pembroke $23.57 $31.16 $41.56 Moderate (3 of 5) Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $18.50 $30.70 $41.76 Moderate (3 of 5) Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $19.23 $30.00 $44.41 Good (4 of 5) Northeast $25.55 $30.00 $36.80 Moderate (3 of 5) Northwest $19.23 $30.00 $44.41 Good (4 of 5) Ottawa $19.23 $30.00 $44.41 Moderate (3 of 5) Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $19.23 $30.00 $44.41 Moderate (3 of 5) Windsor – Sarnia $19.23 $30.00 $44.41 Good (4 of 5) Muskoka – Kawarthas $23.47 $29.95 $40.87 Good (4 of 5) London $20.00 $29.18 $38.46 Good (4 of 5)
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 .