Median wage
$25.00 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
8.7% higher
$2.00 above the Ontario median of $23.00
Compared with Canada
6.4% higher
$1.50 above the Canadian median of $23.50
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1
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 $25.00, from $17.60 to $35.78, middle half $20.00 to $31.00. Ontario (province): median $23.00, from $17.60 to $34.87, middle half $19.64 to $28.00. Canada: median $23.50, from $17.00 to $32.60, middle half $20.00 to $28.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $25.00, from $17.60 to $35.78, middle half $20.00 to $31.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $25.00 Ontario (province): median $23.00, from $17.60 to $34.87, middle half $19.64 to $28.00 Ontario (province) $23.00 Canada: median $23.50, from $17.00 to $32.60, middle half $20.00 to $28.00 Canada $23.50 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
$17.60
$17.60
$17.00
Lower quartile
$20.00
$19.64
$20.00
Median
$25.00
$23.00
$23.50
Upper quartile
$31.00
$28.00
$28.00
High
$35.78
$34.87
$32.60
Average
$26.45
$24.68
$24.70
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
1 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 4
Usual education A high school diploma 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 $26.92, from $22.40 to $45.64. London: median $26.00, from $17.60 to $31.78. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $25.00, from $17.60 to $35.78. Northeast: median $25.00, from $19.64 to $34.87. Northwest: median $24.91, from $19.40 to $39.79. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $24.00, from $19.07 to $32.46. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $23.63, from $19.64 to $33.97. Kingston – Pembroke: median $23.00, from $20.00 to $29.70. Toronto: median $22.29, from $17.60 to $36.06. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $22.00, from $17.60 to $31.00. Windsor – Sarnia: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $32.64. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Ottawa: median $26.92, from $22.40 to $45.64 Ottawa $26.92 London: median $26.00, from $17.60 to $31.78 London $26.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $25.00, from $17.60 to $35.78 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $25.00 Northeast: median $25.00, from $19.64 to $34.87 Northeast $25.00 Northwest: median $24.91, from $19.40 to $39.79 Northwest $24.91 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $24.00, from $19.07 to $32.46 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $24.00 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $23.63, from $19.64 to $33.97 Muskoka – Kawarthas $23.63 Kingston – Pembroke: median $23.00, from $20.00 to $29.70 Kingston – Pembroke $23.00 Toronto: median $22.29, from $17.60 to $36.06 Toronto $22.29 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $22.00, from $17.60 to $31.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $22.00 Windsor – Sarnia: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $32.64 Windsor – Sarnia $20.00 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 .