Median wage
$22.61 an hour
Northeast
Compared with Ontario
6.9% higher
$1.46 above the Ontario median of $21.15
Compared with Canada
2.8% higher
$0.61 above the Canadian median of $22.00
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Northeast
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Northeast and Canada Northeast: median $22.61, from $17.60 to $32.84. Ontario (province): median $21.15, from $17.60 to $32.50, middle half $17.60 to $25.50. Canada: median $22.00, from $15.00 to $32.00, middle half $18.00 to $27.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Northeast: median $22.61, from $17.60 to $32.84 Northeast $22.61 Ontario (province): median $21.15, from $17.60 to $32.50, middle half $17.60 to $25.50 Ontario (province) $21.15 Canada: median $22.00, from $15.00 to $32.00, middle half $18.00 to $27.00 Canada $22.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Northeast compared with Canada
Wage Northeast Ontario Canada
Low
$17.60
$17.60
$15.00
Lower quartile
Not stated $17.60
$18.00
Median
$22.61
$21.15
$22.00
Upper quartile
Not stated $25.50
$27.00
High
$32.84
$32.50
$32.00
Average
Not stated $22.78
$23.60
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Northeast.
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 Northwest: median $23.50, from $17.60 to $36.95. London: median $23.08, from $17.60 to $33.00. Windsor – Sarnia: median $22.83, from $17.60 to $34.12. Northeast: median $22.61, from $17.60 to $32.84. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $50.48. Kingston – Pembroke: median $20.76, from $17.60 to $31.04. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $20.76, from $17.60 to $28.89. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $20.51, from $17.60 to $32.50. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $20.51, from $17.60 to $30.00. Ottawa: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $41.79. Toronto: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $28.85. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Northwest: median $23.50, from $17.60 to $36.95 Northwest $23.50 London: median $23.08, from $17.60 to $33.00 London $23.08 Windsor – Sarnia: median $22.83, from $17.60 to $34.12 Windsor – Sarnia $22.83 Northeast: median $22.61, from $17.60 to $32.84 Northeast $22.61 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $50.48 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $21.00 Kingston – Pembroke: median $20.76, from $17.60 to $31.04 Kingston – Pembroke $20.76 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $20.76, from $17.60 to $28.89 Muskoka – Kawarthas $20.76 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $20.51, from $17.60 to $32.50 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $20.51 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $20.51, from $17.60 to $30.00 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $20.51 Ottawa: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $41.79 Ottawa $20.00 Toronto: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $28.85 Toronto $20.00 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 .