Median wage
$45.84 an hour
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
Compared with Ontario
5.9% higher
$2.57 above the Ontario median of $43.27
Compared with Canada
7.3% higher
$3.10 above the Canadian median of $42.74
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
20
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 $45.84, from $24.98 to $86.54, middle half $32.69 to $69.23. Ontario (province): median $43.27, from $21.25 to $81.73, middle half $29.81 to $60.38. Canada: median $42.74, from $21.63 to $80.77, middle half $28.85 to $59.38. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $45.84, from $24.98 to $86.54, middle half $32.69 to $69.23 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $45.84 Ontario (province): median $43.27, from $21.25 to $81.73, middle half $29.81 to $60.38 Ontario (province) $43.27 Canada: median $42.74, from $21.63 to $80.77, middle half $28.85 to $59.38 Canada $42.74 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
$24.98
$21.25
$21.63
Lower quartile
$32.69
$29.81
$28.85
Median
$45.84
$43.27
$42.74
Upper quartile
$69.23
$60.38
$59.38
High
$86.54
$81.73
$80.77
Average
$53.37
$48.57
$47.87
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula.
20 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
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 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $45.84, from $24.98 to $86.54. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $44.47, from $20.00 to $84.13. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $44.23, from $29.00 to $57.69. Windsor – Sarnia: median $44.00, from $19.11 to $72.12. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $43.27, from $21.25 to $81.73. Ottawa: median $43.27, from $21.25 to $81.73. Toronto: median $43.27, from $22.00 to $80.13. Northwest: median $38.46, from $20.75 to $71.43. London: median $37.69, from $20.00 to $71.63. Northeast: median $34.86, from $19.67 to $56.25. Kingston – Pembroke: not stated. $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $45.84, from $24.98 to $86.54 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $45.84 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $44.47, from $20.00 to $84.13 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $44.47 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $44.23, from $29.00 to $57.69 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $44.23 Windsor – Sarnia: median $44.00, from $19.11 to $72.12 Windsor – Sarnia $44.00 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $43.27, from $21.25 to $81.73 Muskoka – Kawarthas $43.27 Ottawa: median $43.27, from $21.25 to $81.73 Ottawa $43.27 Toronto: median $43.27, from $22.00 to $80.13 Toronto $43.27 Northwest: median $38.46, from $20.75 to $71.43 Northwest $38.46 London: median $37.69, from $20.00 to $71.63 London $37.69 Northeast: median $34.86, from $19.67 to $56.25 Northeast $34.86 Kingston – Pembroke: not stated Kingston – Pembroke Not stated 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 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $24.98 $45.84 $86.54 Moderate (3 of 5) Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $20.00 $44.47 $84.13 Moderate (3 of 5) Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $29.00 $44.23 $57.69 Moderate (3 of 5) Windsor – Sarnia $19.11 $44.00 $72.12 Moderate (3 of 5) Muskoka – Kawarthas $21.25 $43.27 $81.73 Moderate (3 of 5) Ottawa $21.25 $43.27 $81.73 Moderate (3 of 5) Toronto $22.00 $43.27 $80.13 Moderate (3 of 5) Northwest $20.75 $38.46 $71.43 Moderate (3 of 5) London $20.00 $37.69 $71.63 Moderate (3 of 5) Northeast $19.67 $34.86 $56.25 Moderate (3 of 5) Kingston – Pembroke Not stated Not stated Not stated 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 .