Median wage
$27.24 an hour
Kingston – Pembroke
Compared with Ontario
3.4% lower
$0.97 below the Ontario median of $28.21
Compared with Canada
11.8% lower
$3.63 below the Canadian median of $30.87
Job outlook
Good
4 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
2
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Kingston – Pembroke
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Kingston – Pembroke and Canada Kingston – Pembroke: median $27.24, from $20.24 to $36.61. Ontario (province): median $28.21, from $18.46 to $44.38, middle half $23.00 to $37.77. Canada: median $30.87, from $19.58 to $43.27, middle half $24.04 to $36.41. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Kingston – Pembroke: median $27.24, from $20.24 to $36.61 Kingston – Pembroke $27.24 Ontario (province): median $28.21, from $18.46 to $44.38, middle half $23.00 to $37.77 Ontario (province) $28.21 Canada: median $30.87, from $19.58 to $43.27, middle half $24.04 to $36.41 Canada $30.87 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Kingston – Pembroke compared with Canada
Wage Kingston – Pembroke Ontario Canada
Low
$20.24
$18.46
$19.58
Lower quartile
Not stated $23.00
$24.04
Median
$27.24
$28.21
$30.87
Upper quartile
Not stated $37.77
$36.41
High
$36.61
$44.38
$43.27
Average
Not stated $30.49
$31.34
Job outlook
Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kingston – Pembroke.
2 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 Ottawa: median $31.25, from $22.50 to $49.04. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $29.61, from $21.68 to $42.68. Toronto: median $28.85, from $21.63 to $43.02. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $28.21, from $18.46 to $44.38. Kingston – Pembroke: median $27.24, from $20.24 to $36.61. Northeast: median $26.29, from $19.70 to $37.15. London: median $25.60, from $21.40 to $37.69. Windsor – Sarnia: median $24.56, from $19.94 to $38.18. Muskoka – Kawarthas: not stated. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: not stated. Northwest: not stated. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Ottawa: median $31.25, from $22.50 to $49.04 Ottawa $31.25 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $29.61, from $21.68 to $42.68 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $29.61 Toronto: median $28.85, from $21.63 to $43.02 Toronto $28.85 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $28.21, from $18.46 to $44.38 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $28.21 Kingston – Pembroke: median $27.24, from $20.24 to $36.61 Kingston – Pembroke $27.24 Northeast: median $26.29, from $19.70 to $37.15 Northeast $26.29 London: median $25.60, from $21.40 to $37.69 London $25.60 Windsor – Sarnia: median $24.56, from $19.94 to $38.18 Windsor – Sarnia $24.56 Muskoka – Kawarthas: not stated Muskoka – Kawarthas Not stated Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: not stated Stratford – Bruce Peninsula Not stated Northwest: not stated Northwest Not stated 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 Ottawa $22.50 $31.25 $49.04 Moderate (3 of 5) Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $21.68 $29.61 $42.68 Limited (2 of 5) Toronto $21.63 $28.85 $43.02 Limited (2 of 5) Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $18.46 $28.21 $44.38 Limited (2 of 5) Kingston – Pembroke $20.24 $27.24 $36.61 Good (4 of 5) Northeast $19.70 $26.29 $37.15 Limited (2 of 5) London $21.40 $25.60 $37.69 Moderate (3 of 5) Windsor – Sarnia $19.94 $24.56 $38.18 Moderate (3 of 5) Muskoka – Kawarthas Not stated Not stated Not stated Moderate (3 of 5) Stratford – Bruce Peninsula Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined Northwest Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined
Wages from 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 .