Median wage
$50.53 an hour
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
Compared with Ontario
0.6% lower
$0.32 below the Ontario median of $50.85
Compared with Canada
8.5% higher
$3.98 above the Canadian median of $46.55
Job outlook
Good
4 of 5, 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 $50.53, from $35.38 to $65.36. Ontario (province): median $50.85, from $38.00 to $61.98, middle half $46.00 to $59.71. Canada: median $46.55, from $36.26 to $60.00, middle half $38.00 to $55.00. $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $50.53, from $35.38 to $65.36 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $50.53 Ontario (province): median $50.85, from $38.00 to $61.98, middle half $46.00 to $59.71 Ontario (province) $50.85 Canada: median $46.55, from $36.26 to $60.00, middle half $38.00 to $55.00 Canada $46.55 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
$35.38
$38.00
$36.26
Lower quartile
Not stated $46.00
$38.00
Median
$50.53
$50.85
$46.55
Upper quartile
Not stated $59.71
$55.00
High
$65.36
$61.98
$60.00
Average
Not stated $51.43
$47.58
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 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 Ontario Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $55.88, from $40.48 to $76.37. Kingston – Pembroke: median $52.46, from $37.24 to $68.40. Northwest: median $52.42, from $37.76 to $67.47. Toronto: median $51.92, from $36.49 to $66.71. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $50.87, from $34.48 to $62.45. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $50.77, from $34.44 to $65.36. Northeast: median $50.74, from $37.04 to $63.53. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $50.53, from $35.38 to $65.36. Ottawa: median $49.59, from $34.73 to $61.75. London: median $48.25, from $35.63 to $60.30. Windsor – Sarnia: median $47.40, from $32.97 to $56.66. $20 $40 $60 $80 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $55.88, from $40.48 to $76.37 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $55.88 Kingston – Pembroke: median $52.46, from $37.24 to $68.40 Kingston – Pembroke $52.46 Northwest: median $52.42, from $37.76 to $67.47 Northwest $52.42 Toronto: median $51.92, from $36.49 to $66.71 Toronto $51.92 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $50.87, from $34.48 to $62.45 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $50.87 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $50.77, from $34.44 to $65.36 Muskoka – Kawarthas $50.77 Northeast: median $50.74, from $37.04 to $63.53 Northeast $50.74 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $50.53, from $35.38 to $65.36 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $50.53 Ottawa: median $49.59, from $34.73 to $61.75 Ottawa $49.59 London: median $48.25, from $35.63 to $60.30 London $48.25 Windsor – Sarnia: median $47.40, from $32.97 to $56.66 Windsor – Sarnia $47.40 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
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 .