Median wage
$26.44 an hour
Kingston – Pembroke
Compared with Ontario
3.9% higher
$1.00 above the Ontario median of $25.44
Compared with Canada
5.8% higher
$1.44 above the Canadian median of $25.00
Job outlook
Good
4 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
3
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Kingston – Pembroke
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Kingston – Pembroke and Canada Kingston – Pembroke: median $26.44, from $20.00 to $31.80, middle half $25.00 to $28.75. Ontario (province): median $25.44, from $17.60 to $40.11, middle half $20.00 to $32.00. Canada: median $25.00, from $17.50 to $41.00, middle half $20.00 to $32.00. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Kingston – Pembroke: median $26.44, from $20.00 to $31.80, middle half $25.00 to $28.75 Kingston – Pembroke $26.44 Ontario (province): median $25.44, from $17.60 to $40.11, middle half $20.00 to $32.00 Ontario (province) $25.44 Canada: median $25.00, from $17.50 to $41.00, middle half $20.00 to $32.00 Canada $25.00 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 Kingston – Pembroke compared with Canada
Wage Kingston – Pembroke Ontario Canada
Low
$20.00
$17.60
$17.50
Lower quartile
$25.00
$20.00
$20.00
Median
$26.44
$25.44
$25.00
Upper quartile
$28.75
$32.00
$32.00
High
$31.80
$40.11
$41.00
Average
$26.67
$27.42
$27.20
Job outlook
Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kingston – Pembroke.
3 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
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 Windsor – Sarnia: median $27.01, from $19.34 to $44.42. Kingston – Pembroke: median $26.44, from $20.00 to $31.80. Northwest: median $26.23, from $18.31 to $37.95. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $25.99, from $19.38 to $34.79. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $25.44, from $17.60 to $40.11. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $25.44, from $17.60 to $40.11. Toronto: median $25.44, from $17.60 to $40.11. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $25.00, from $19.33 to $40.11. London: median $25.00, from $18.50 to $38.46. Ottawa: median $25.00, from $18.75 to $36.00. Northeast: not stated. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Windsor – Sarnia: median $27.01, from $19.34 to $44.42 Windsor – Sarnia $27.01 Kingston – Pembroke: median $26.44, from $20.00 to $31.80 Kingston – Pembroke $26.44 Northwest: median $26.23, from $18.31 to $37.95 Northwest $26.23 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $25.99, from $19.38 to $34.79 Muskoka – Kawarthas $25.99 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $25.44, from $17.60 to $40.11 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $25.44 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $25.44, from $17.60 to $40.11 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $25.44 Toronto: median $25.44, from $17.60 to $40.11 Toronto $25.44 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $25.00, from $19.33 to $40.11 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $25.00 London: median $25.00, from $18.50 to $38.46 London $25.00 Ottawa: median $25.00, from $18.75 to $36.00 Ottawa $25.00 Northeast: not stated Northeast 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. 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 .