Median wage
$40.09 an hour
Ottawa
Compared with Ontario
6.9% higher
$2.59 above the Ontario median of $37.50
Compared with Canada
9.4% higher
$3.46 above the Canadian median of $36.63
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 $40.09, from $29.16 to $73.14. Ontario (province): median $37.50, from $25.00 to $60.10, middle half $32.05 to $48.08. Canada: median $36.63, from $22.00 to $76.92, middle half $28.85 to $53.85. $20 $40 $60 $80 Ottawa: median $40.09, from $29.16 to $73.14 Ottawa $40.09 Ontario (province): median $37.50, from $25.00 to $60.10, middle half $32.05 to $48.08 Ontario (province) $37.50 Canada: median $36.63, from $22.00 to $76.92, middle half $28.85 to $53.85 Canada $36.63 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
$29.16
$25.00
$22.00
Lower quartile
Not stated $32.05
$28.85
Median
$40.09
$37.50
$36.63
Upper quartile
Not stated $48.08
$53.85
High
$73.14
$60.10
$76.92
Average
Not stated $44.61
$43.83
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Ottawa.
Education and training
TEER category 0
Usual education Management experience in a related field 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 $40.09, from $29.16 to $73.14. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $39.27, from $31.08 to $70.00. Windsor – Sarnia: median $38.89, from $28.82 to $67.89. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $38.68, from $29.21 to $70.81. Northeast: median $38.28, from $28.81 to $69.89. Northwest: median $37.94, from $26.33 to $76.80. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $37.50, from $25.00 to $60.10. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $37.50, from $25.00 to $60.10. London: median $37.50, from $25.00 to $60.10. Kingston – Pembroke: median $37.35, from $28.71 to $67.00. Toronto: median $36.06, from $25.00 to $83.03. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Ottawa: median $40.09, from $29.16 to $73.14 Ottawa $40.09 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $39.27, from $31.08 to $70.00 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $39.27 Windsor – Sarnia: median $38.89, from $28.82 to $67.89 Windsor – Sarnia $38.89 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $38.68, from $29.21 to $70.81 Muskoka – Kawarthas $38.68 Northeast: median $38.28, from $28.81 to $69.89 Northeast $38.28 Northwest: median $37.94, from $26.33 to $76.80 Northwest $37.94 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $37.50, from $25.00 to $60.10 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $37.50 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $37.50, from $25.00 to $60.10 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $37.50 London: median $37.50, from $25.00 to $60.10 London $37.50 Kingston – Pembroke: median $37.35, from $28.71 to $67.00 Kingston – Pembroke $37.35 Toronto: median $36.06, from $25.00 to $83.03 Toronto $36.06 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 $29.16 $40.09 $73.14 Limited (2 of 5) Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $31.08 $39.27 $70.00 Undetermined Windsor – Sarnia $28.82 $38.89 $67.89 Undetermined Muskoka – Kawarthas $29.21 $38.68 $70.81 Undetermined Northeast $28.81 $38.28 $69.89 Undetermined Northwest $26.33 $37.94 $76.80 Undetermined Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $25.00 $37.50 $60.10 Limited (2 of 5) Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $25.00 $37.50 $60.10 Limited (2 of 5) London $25.00 $37.50 $60.10 Limited (2 of 5) Kingston – Pembroke $28.71 $37.35 $67.00 Undetermined Toronto $25.00 $36.06 $83.03 Limited (2 of 5)
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 .