Median wage
$44.26 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
2.1% lower
$0.93 below the Ontario median of $45.19
Compared with Canada
2.1% lower
$0.94 below the Canadian median of $45.20
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
4
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 $44.26, from $31.00 to $60.10, middle half $34.97 to $48.08. Ontario (province): median $45.19, from $25.96 to $70.33, middle half $31.25 to $57.69. Canada: median $45.20, from $25.96 to $70.67, middle half $33.65 to $57.69. $20 $40 $60 $80 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $44.26, from $31.00 to $60.10, middle half $34.97 to $48.08 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $44.26 Ontario (province): median $45.19, from $25.96 to $70.33, middle half $31.25 to $57.69 Ontario (province) $45.19 Canada: median $45.20, from $25.96 to $70.67, middle half $33.65 to $57.69 Canada $45.20 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
$31.00
$25.96
$25.96
Lower quartile
$34.97
$31.25
$33.65
Median
$44.26
$45.19
$45.20
Upper quartile
$48.08
$57.69
$57.69
High
$60.10
$70.33
$70.67
Average
$44.51
$46.48
$47.17
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
4 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 0
Usual education Management experience in a related field 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 Northeast: median $48.40, from $32.38 to $71.07. Windsor – Sarnia: median $47.89, from $31.16 to $74.06. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $47.60, from $32.23 to $74.87. Northwest: median $47.37, from $32.59 to $70.89. Ottawa: median $46.63, from $28.00 to $71.79. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $46.51, from $30.92 to $70.06. London: median $45.87, from $31.27 to $72.38. Toronto: median $45.19, from $25.96 to $70.33. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $44.26, from $31.00 to $60.10. Kingston – Pembroke: median $42.00, from $38.46 to $47.17. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $40.00, from $25.35 to $67.31. $20 $40 $60 $80 Northeast: median $48.40, from $32.38 to $71.07 Northeast $48.40 Windsor – Sarnia: median $47.89, from $31.16 to $74.06 Windsor – Sarnia $47.89 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $47.60, from $32.23 to $74.87 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $47.60 Northwest: median $47.37, from $32.59 to $70.89 Northwest $47.37 Ottawa: median $46.63, from $28.00 to $71.79 Ottawa $46.63 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $46.51, from $30.92 to $70.06 Muskoka – Kawarthas $46.51 London: median $45.87, from $31.27 to $72.38 London $45.87 Toronto: median $45.19, from $25.96 to $70.33 Toronto $45.19 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $44.26, from $31.00 to $60.10 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $44.26 Kingston – Pembroke: median $42.00, from $38.46 to $47.17 Kingston – Pembroke $42.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $40.00, from $25.35 to $67.31 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $40.00 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 .