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Financial analyst salary in Ontario: the median pay is $43.27 an hour, according to Job Bank (reference period 2023-2024). Its three-year outlook in Ontario is limited. The job usually needs a university degree.
Source: Job Bank wages (updated 19 November 2025) and job prospects (updated 10 December 2025), NOC 11101. 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
Get a degree in a numbers-heavy field
Get a first job, often through co-op or an internship
Work toward the CFA charter
Where this comes from: Job Bank — Financial analyst requirements in Ontario · CFA Institute — CFA charter requirements · Ontario Universities' INFO — program search
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 11101. 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.
Limited2 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 — Financial and investment analysts job prospects in Ontario (NOC 11101). 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.
Read one company's results and write one page about them
About 120 minutesWhat it tells you. A yes is finding the numbers pulled you in, and enjoying cutting your page to the point. That is a reason to plan maths and business courses and look at co-op degrees. A no is finding the spreadsheet dull or the writing laborious; the accountant, bookkeeper and financial advisor pages are close neighbours with more contact with people.
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?
Not directly at first. Job Bank's figures show a small share of self-employed people in this group, and most analysts work inside a firm or a company. Independent research and consulting exist, but they come after years of experience and a track record.
Quick answers
The median pay for a financial analyst in Ontario is $43.27 an hour, according to Job Bank (reference period 2023-2024, updated 19 November 2025). The range Job Bank publishes runs from $28.21 to $72.36 an hour. Pay varies by region, employer and experience.
Job Bank rates the employment outlook for this work in Ontario as limited for 2025-2027 (updated 10 December 2025). Employment growth will lead to a few 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: Get a degree in a numbers-heavy field; Get a first job, often through co-op or an internship; Work toward the CFA charter.
Job Bank counts about 46,000 people working in this job in Ontario. 44% of them are women, compared with 48% across all jobs. That describes who does the work today, not who can.
Where people come from
In the 2021 Census, this job is one of the 12 most common for graduates of these programs. Each page shows what else they do, and which of those jobs have openings.
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