Median wage
$45.00 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
6.4% lower
$3.08 below the Ontario median of $48.08
Compared with Canada
7.3% lower
$3.56 below the Canadian median of $48.56
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
3
on Job Bank in September 2026
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 $45.00, from $32.50 to $72.08, middle half $38.97 to $58.97. Ontario (province): median $48.08, from $30.50 to $72.12, middle half $37.00 to $60.10. Canada: median $48.56, from $32.00 to $72.12, middle half $38.46 to $59.89. $20 $40 $60 $80 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $45.00, from $32.50 to $72.08, middle half $38.97 to $58.97 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $45.00 Ontario (province): median $48.08, from $30.50 to $72.12, middle half $37.00 to $60.10 Ontario (province) $48.08 Canada: median $48.56, from $32.00 to $72.12, middle half $38.46 to $59.89 Canada $48.56 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
$32.50
$30.50
$32.00
Lower quartile
$38.97
$37.00
$38.46
Median
$45.00
$48.08
$48.56
Upper quartile
$58.97
$60.10
$59.89
High
$72.08
$72.12
$72.12
Average
$49.77
$50.34
$50.95
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
3 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Licence needed in Ontario?
This occupation group is not licensed as a whole in Ontario, but some roles in it are:
Professional engineer (a role in this group)
Licence required in Ontario
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 Toronto: median $51.28, from $27.00 to $72.12. Windsor – Sarnia: median $51.28, from $36.05 to $84.00. Kingston – Pembroke: median $48.69, from $32.64 to $72.28. Northeast: median $48.66, from $33.11 to $72.07. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $48.65, from $32.76 to $78.31. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $48.52, from $30.51 to $70.90. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $48.08, from $30.50 to $72.12. Ottawa: median $47.69, from $30.05 to $60.10. London: median $47.29, from $31.16 to $77.26. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $45.00, from $32.50 to $72.08. Northwest: median $43.27, from $30.00 to $67.47. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Toronto: median $51.28, from $27.00 to $72.12 Toronto $51.28 Windsor – Sarnia: median $51.28, from $36.05 to $84.00 Windsor – Sarnia $51.28 Kingston – Pembroke: median $48.69, from $32.64 to $72.28 Kingston – Pembroke $48.69 Northeast: median $48.66, from $33.11 to $72.07 Northeast $48.66 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $48.65, from $32.76 to $78.31 Muskoka – Kawarthas $48.65 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $48.52, from $30.51 to $70.90 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $48.52 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $48.08, from $30.50 to $72.12 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $48.08 Ottawa: median $47.69, from $30.05 to $60.10 Ottawa $47.69 London: median $47.29, from $31.16 to $77.26 London $47.29 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $45.00, from $32.50 to $72.08 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $45.00 Northwest: median $43.27, from $30.00 to $67.47 Northwest $43.27 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Ontario (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Toronto $27.00 $51.28 $72.12 Moderate (3 of 5) Windsor – Sarnia $36.05 $51.28 $84.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Kingston – Pembroke $32.64 $48.69 $72.28 Moderate (3 of 5) Northeast $33.11 $48.66 $72.07 Moderate (3 of 5) Muskoka – Kawarthas $32.76 $48.65 $78.31 Good (4 of 5) Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $30.51 $48.52 $70.90 Moderate (3 of 5) Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $30.50 $48.08 $72.12 Moderate (3 of 5) Ottawa $30.05 $47.69 $60.10 Moderate (3 of 5) London $31.16 $47.29 $77.26 Moderate (3 of 5) Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $32.50 $45.00 $72.08 Moderate (3 of 5) Northwest $30.00 $43.27 $67.47 Moderate (3 of 5)
Wages from 2023-2024 data, Job Bank 2025 release. Job outlooks for 2025-2027. Job postings counted for September 2026.
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 .