Median wage
$29.25 an hour
Ottawa
Compared with Ontario
7.8% lower
$2.48 below the Ontario median of $31.73
Compared with Canada
4.9% lower
$1.52 below the Canadian median of $30.77
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Ottawa
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Ottawa and Canada Ottawa: median $29.25, from $21.08 to $36.67. Ontario (province): median $31.73, from $22.00 to $38.46, middle half $26.44 to $33.00. Canada: median $30.77, from $22.00 to $40.06, middle half $24.00 to $34.87. $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 $45 Ottawa: median $29.25, from $21.08 to $36.67 Ottawa $29.25 Ontario (province): median $31.73, from $22.00 to $38.46, middle half $26.44 to $33.00 Ontario (province) $31.73 Canada: median $30.77, from $22.00 to $40.06, middle half $24.00 to $34.87 Canada $30.77 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Ottawa compared with Canada
Wage Ottawa Ontario Canada
Low
$21.08
$22.00
$22.00
Lower quartile
Not stated $26.44
$24.00
Median
$29.25
$31.73
$30.77
Upper quartile
Not stated $33.00
$34.87
High
$36.67
$38.46
$40.06
Average
Not stated $30.34
$31.22
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Ottawa.
Education and training
TEER category 4
Usual education A high school diploma 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 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $31.73, from $22.00 to $38.46. Kingston – Pembroke: median $31.73, from $22.00 to $38.46. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $31.73, from $22.00 to $38.46. London: median $31.73, from $22.00 to $38.46. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $31.73, from $22.00 to $38.46. Northeast: median $31.73, from $22.00 to $38.46. Toronto: median $31.73, from $22.00 to $38.46. Windsor – Sarnia: median $31.73, from $22.00 to $38.46. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $31.49, from $22.46 to $50.59. Northwest: median $30.50, from $24.62 to $41.66. Ottawa: median $29.25, from $21.08 to $36.67. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $31.73, from $22.00 to $38.46 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $31.73 Kingston – Pembroke: median $31.73, from $22.00 to $38.46 Kingston – Pembroke $31.73 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $31.73, from $22.00 to $38.46 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $31.73 London: median $31.73, from $22.00 to $38.46 London $31.73 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $31.73, from $22.00 to $38.46 Muskoka – Kawarthas $31.73 Northeast: median $31.73, from $22.00 to $38.46 Northeast $31.73 Toronto: median $31.73, from $22.00 to $38.46 Toronto $31.73 Windsor – Sarnia: median $31.73, from $22.00 to $38.46 Windsor – Sarnia $31.73 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $31.49, from $22.46 to $50.59 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $31.49 Northwest: median $30.50, from $24.62 to $41.66 Northwest $30.50 Ottawa: median $29.25, from $21.08 to $36.67 Ottawa $29.25 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 .