Median wage
$48.00 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
6.4% higher
$2.87 above the Ontario median of $45.13
Compared with Canada
6.4% higher
$2.87 above the Canadian median of $45.13
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie and Canada Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $48.00, from $33.46 to $63.22, middle half $43.27 to $54.95. Ontario (province): median $45.13, from $33.33 to $62.50, middle half $38.22 to $53.85. Canada: median $45.13, from $30.67 to $62.50, middle half $37.78 to $54.00. $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $48.00, from $33.46 to $63.22, middle half $43.27 to $54.95 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $48.00 Ontario (province): median $45.13, from $33.33 to $62.50, middle half $38.22 to $53.85 Ontario (province) $45.13 Canada: median $45.13, from $30.67 to $62.50, middle half $37.78 to $54.00 Canada $45.13 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 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie compared with Canada
Wage Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie Ontario Canada
Low
$33.46
$33.33
$30.67
Lower quartile
$43.27
$38.22
$37.78
Median
$48.00
$45.13
$45.13
Upper quartile
$54.95
$53.85
$54.00
High
$63.22
$62.50
$62.50
Average
$48.28
$46.85
$46.61
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
Education and training
TEER category 1
Usual education A university degree 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 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $48.00, from $33.46 to $63.22. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $46.93, from $32.73 to $67.62. Kingston – Pembroke: median $46.59, from $33.40 to $65.00. Northeast: median $45.51, from $32.13 to $65.66. Ottawa: median $45.13, from $30.77 to $61.54. Toronto: median $45.13, from $33.33 to $62.50. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $44.98, from $31.78 to $58.15. Windsor – Sarnia: median $44.74, from $32.32 to $70.86. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $43.34, from $30.10 to $64.91. London: median $41.42, from $32.00 to $65.00. Northwest: not stated. $20 $40 $60 $80 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $48.00, from $33.46 to $63.22 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $48.00 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $46.93, from $32.73 to $67.62 Muskoka – Kawarthas $46.93 Kingston – Pembroke: median $46.59, from $33.40 to $65.00 Kingston – Pembroke $46.59 Northeast: median $45.51, from $32.13 to $65.66 Northeast $45.51 Ottawa: median $45.13, from $30.77 to $61.54 Ottawa $45.13 Toronto: median $45.13, from $33.33 to $62.50 Toronto $45.13 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $44.98, from $31.78 to $58.15 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $44.98 Windsor – Sarnia: median $44.74, from $32.32 to $70.86 Windsor – Sarnia $44.74 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $43.34, from $30.10 to $64.91 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $43.34 London: median $41.42, from $32.00 to $65.00 London $41.42 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 .