Median wage
$34.50 an hour
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula
Compared with Ontario
1.4% lower
$0.50 below the Ontario median of $35.00
Compared with Canada
4.2% lower
$1.50 below the Canadian median of $36.00
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
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 $34.50, from $30.25 to $43.50, middle half $33.00 to $40.00. Ontario (province): median $35.00, from $25.00 to $45.00, middle half $30.25 to $40.00. Canada: median $36.00, from $25.00 to $56.25, middle half $30.25 to $44.47. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $34.50, from $30.25 to $43.50, middle half $33.00 to $40.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $34.50 Ontario (province): median $35.00, from $25.00 to $45.00, middle half $30.25 to $40.00 Ontario (province) $35.00 Canada: median $36.00, from $25.00 to $56.25, middle half $30.25 to $44.47 Canada $36.00 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
$30.25
$25.00
$25.00
Lower quartile
$33.00
$30.25
$30.25
Median
$34.50
$35.00
$36.00
Upper quartile
$40.00
$40.00
$44.47
High
$43.50
$45.00
$56.25
Average
$36.19
$35.20
$38.99
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula.
Education and training
TEER category 2
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of 2 or more years 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 Northeast: median $41.52, from $34.62 to $55.29. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $37.58, from $30.47 to $50.68. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $37.37, from $27.86 to $50.00. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $35.75, from $26.99 to $48.99. Toronto: median $35.58, from $30.77 to $43.00. London: median $35.27, from $27.11 to $46.33. Windsor – Sarnia: median $35.26, from $25.96 to $45.22. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $34.50, from $30.25 to $43.50. Ottawa: median $33.64, from $27.66 to $45.25. Kingston – Pembroke: median $32.81, from $25.19 to $43.82. Northwest: not stated. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Northeast: median $41.52, from $34.62 to $55.29 Northeast $41.52 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $37.58, from $30.47 to $50.68 Muskoka – Kawarthas $37.58 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $37.37, from $27.86 to $50.00 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $37.37 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $35.75, from $26.99 to $48.99 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $35.75 Toronto: median $35.58, from $30.77 to $43.00 Toronto $35.58 London: median $35.27, from $27.11 to $46.33 London $35.27 Windsor – Sarnia: median $35.26, from $25.96 to $45.22 Windsor – Sarnia $35.26 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $34.50, from $30.25 to $43.50 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $34.50 Ottawa: median $33.64, from $27.66 to $45.25 Ottawa $33.64 Kingston – Pembroke: median $32.81, from $25.19 to $43.82 Kingston – Pembroke $32.81 Northwest: not stated Northwest 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 .