Median wage
$28.85 an hour
Ontario
Compared with Canada
4.8% higher
$1.32 above the Canadian median of $27.53
Job outlook
Undetermined
2025-2027
Wages in Ontario
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Ontario and Canada Ontario: median $28.85, from $18.46 to $57.69, middle half $24.04 to $37.89. Canada: median $27.53, from $17.31 to $44.07, middle half $22.50 to $35.26. $0 $20 $40 $60 Ontario: median $28.85, from $18.46 to $57.69, middle half $24.04 to $37.89 Ontario $28.85 Canada: median $27.53, from $17.31 to $44.07, middle half $22.50 to $35.26 Canada $27.53 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 Ontario compared with Canada
Wage Ontario Canada
Low
$18.46
$17.31
Lower quartile
$24.04
$22.50
Median
$28.85
$27.53
Upper quartile
$37.89
$35.26
High
$57.69
$44.07
Average
$34.75
$31.05
Job outlook
Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Ontario.
Due to the nature of this occupation, a reliable analysis of employment opportunities based on labour supply and demand is not available. Outlook data
Education and training
TEER category 1
Usual education A university degree 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 Ontario (all regions): median $28.85, from $18.46 to $57.69. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $34.01, from $24.64 to $47.16. Windsor – Sarnia: median $33.48, from $22.72 to $44.75. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $32.79, from $24.33 to $47.50. Toronto: median $31.25, from $20.45 to $69.71. Northwest: median $30.49, from $20.56 to $43.27. Ottawa: median $28.57, from $19.23 to $38.46. Kingston – Pembroke: median $27.50, from $17.60 to $40.00. London: median $26.92, from $23.35 to $52.75. Northeast: median $26.92, from $17.60 to $38.46. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $25.35, from $17.60 to $38.46. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: not stated. $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 Ontario (all regions): median $28.85, from $18.46 to $57.69 Ontario (all regions) $28.85 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $34.01, from $24.64 to $47.16 Muskoka – Kawarthas $34.01 Windsor – Sarnia: median $33.48, from $22.72 to $44.75 Windsor – Sarnia $33.48 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $32.79, from $24.33 to $47.50 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $32.79 Toronto: median $31.25, from $20.45 to $69.71 Toronto $31.25 Northwest: median $30.49, from $20.56 to $43.27 Northwest $30.49 Ottawa: median $28.57, from $19.23 to $38.46 Ottawa $28.57 Kingston – Pembroke: median $27.50, from $17.60 to $40.00 Kingston – Pembroke $27.50 London: median $26.92, from $23.35 to $52.75 London $26.92 Northeast: median $26.92, from $17.60 to $38.46 Northeast $26.92 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $25.35, from $17.60 to $38.46 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $25.35 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: not stated Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie Not stated The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
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 .