Median wage
$34.13 an hour
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
Compared with Ontario
6.3% lower
$2.28 below the Ontario median of $36.41
Compared with Canada
5.4% lower
$1.93 below the Canadian median of $36.06
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
4
on Job Bank in September 2026
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 $34.13, from $23.75 to $57.09, middle half $28.85 to $41.44. Ontario (province): median $36.41, from $25.00 to $58.46, middle half $28.85 to $46.00. Canada: median $36.06, from $24.68 to $57.69, middle half $28.85 to $45.67. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $34.13, from $23.75 to $57.09, middle half $28.85 to $41.44 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $34.13 Ontario (province): median $36.41, from $25.00 to $58.46, middle half $28.85 to $46.00 Ontario (province) $36.41 Canada: median $36.06, from $24.68 to $57.69, middle half $28.85 to $45.67 Canada $36.06 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
$23.75
$25.00
$24.68
Lower quartile
$28.85
$28.85
$28.85
Median
$34.13
$36.41
$36.06
Upper quartile
$41.44
$46.00
$45.67
High
$57.09
$58.46
$57.69
Average
$38.02
$39.94
$39.43
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula.
4 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
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 Ottawa: median $40.87, from $27.00 to $58.06. Kingston – Pembroke: median $37.73, from $25.59 to $51.49. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $36.41, from $25.00 to $58.46. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $36.26, from $24.99 to $54.44. Northeast: median $36.06, from $20.00 to $40.00. Toronto: median $36.06, from $25.00 to $61.62. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $35.01, from $25.40 to $50.02. Northwest: median $34.97, from $25.18 to $49.98. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $34.13, from $23.75 to $57.09. Windsor – Sarnia: median $33.82, from $24.23 to $45.62. London: median $32.69, from $26.25 to $46.63. $20 $40 $60 $80 Ottawa: median $40.87, from $27.00 to $58.06 Ottawa $40.87 Kingston – Pembroke: median $37.73, from $25.59 to $51.49 Kingston – Pembroke $37.73 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $36.41, from $25.00 to $58.46 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $36.41 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $36.26, from $24.99 to $54.44 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $36.26 Northeast: median $36.06, from $20.00 to $40.00 Northeast $36.06 Toronto: median $36.06, from $25.00 to $61.62 Toronto $36.06 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $35.01, from $25.40 to $50.02 Muskoka – Kawarthas $35.01 Northwest: median $34.97, from $25.18 to $49.98 Northwest $34.97 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $34.13, from $23.75 to $57.09 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $34.13 Windsor – Sarnia: median $33.82, from $24.23 to $45.62 Windsor – Sarnia $33.82 London: median $32.69, from $26.25 to $46.63 London $32.69 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 $27.00 $40.87 $58.06 Moderate (3 of 5) Kingston – Pembroke $25.59 $37.73 $51.49 Moderate (3 of 5) Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $25.00 $36.41 $58.46 Moderate (3 of 5) Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $24.99 $36.26 $54.44 Moderate (3 of 5) Northeast $20.00 $36.06 $40.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Toronto $25.00 $36.06 $61.62 Moderate (3 of 5) Muskoka – Kawarthas $25.40 $35.01 $50.02 Moderate (3 of 5) Northwest $25.18 $34.97 $49.98 Moderate (3 of 5) Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $23.75 $34.13 $57.09 Moderate (3 of 5) Windsor – Sarnia $24.23 $33.82 $45.62 Limited (2 of 5) London $26.25 $32.69 $46.63 Moderate (3 of 5)
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 .