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Audiologist salary in Ontario: Job Bank reports one figure for the whole group of audiologists and speech-language pathologists, not for audiologist alone. For that group the median pay is $46.70 an hour (reference period 2023-2024). The group's three-year outlook in Ontario is good. The job usually needs a university degree.
Source: Job Bank wages (updated 19 November 2025) and job prospects (updated 10 December 2025), NOC 31112. Pay varies by region and experience.
The work
A Tuesday
Not a good day or a bad one. The ordinary version, which is what you would actually be living.
Honestly
The second list is the useful one. Nearly every careers page leaves it out, which is why nearly every careers page reads like an advert.
The route in
Do an undergraduate degree that covers the prerequisites
Complete a master's degree in audiology
Register with the College
Check whether hearing aid dispensing has its own licence
Where this comes from: Job Bank — Audiologists and speech-language pathologists requirements in Ontario · University of Ottawa — Master of Health Sciences, Audiology
The money
Job Bank's own figures, quoted rather than summarised, with the period they describe — so you can tell how old they are and go and check them.
Ontario, NOC 31112. Reference period 2023-2024, last updated by Job Bank on 19 November 2025. Wages vary a lot by region inside Ontario and by how long you have been doing it — the low figure is roughly where you start, not what the job is worth.
Where it is heading
Job Bank publishes a three-year outlook for every job in every province. It is the closest thing to an honest forecast, and it moves, so read it as a weather report rather than a verdict.
Good4 out of 5 stars
What that rating means: how many openings Job Bank expects in Ontario for this kind of work against how many people are likely to be looking — not whether it is a good job. A “limited” rating means more competition for each opening; it does not close the door, and it can change before you are ready to walk through it.
Source: Job Bank — Audiologists and speech-language pathologists job prospects in Ontario (NOC 31112). Outlook updated by Job Bank on 10 December 2025; read by us on 5 October 2026.
Before you leave school
Test it
Reading about a job tells you almost nothing. This is designed to be done alone, this week, for free.
Run a listening test on a quiet evening and read the Ottawa page
About 60 minutesWhat it tells you. A yes is finding the sound exercise absorbing, the audiogram understandable and the prerequisites reasonable. That is a reason to plan undergraduate courses and ask a counsellor about the Ottawa and other programmes. A no is feeling flat about the precision and repetition; the speech-language pathologist and occupational therapist pages are close neighbours with different daily work.
Better than any article
Most people say yes to a teenager who asks good questions. These are the ones that get real answers rather than encouragement.
Could you own one of these?
Yes, it can be done. Job Bank's workforce figures for the combined group show a share of self-employed people, so private clinics exist. A clinic needs registration first, then equipment, space, bookings and billing. Ask a private-practice audiologist what the first year cost and what it asked of them.
Quick answers
Job Bank reports one figure for the whole group of audiologists and speech-language pathologists, not for an audiologist alone. For that group the median pay is $46.70 an hour (reference period 2023-2024, updated 19 November 2025). The range Job Bank publishes runs from $29.00 to $59.35 an hour. Pay varies by region, employer and experience.
Job Bank rates the employment outlook for this work in Ontario as good for 2025-2027 (updated 10 December 2025). Employment growth will lead to several new positions. Not many positions will become available due to retirements. There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation. A lower rating means more competition for each opening, not that no one is hiring.
Job Bank says this work usually needs a university degree. The usual route in Ontario, in order: Do an undergraduate degree that covers the prerequisites; Complete a master's degree in audiology; Register with the College.
Job Bank counts about 7,100 people working in this job in Ontario. 93% of them are women, compared with 48% across all jobs. That describes who does the work today, not who can.
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