Median wage
$19.50 an hour
Kingston – Pembroke
Compared with Ontario
10.1% higher
$1.79 above the Ontario median of $17.71
Compared with Canada
8.3% higher
$1.50 above the Canadian median of $18.00
Job outlook
Good
4 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
41
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 $19.50, from $17.60 to $25.00, middle half $18.00 to $22.00. Ontario (province): median $17.71, from $17.60 to $22.50, middle half $17.60 to $20.00. Canada: median $18.00, from $16.00 to $25.00, middle half $17.00 to $21.00. $15 $17.5 $20 $22.5 $25 Kingston – Pembroke: median $19.50, from $17.60 to $25.00, middle half $18.00 to $22.00 Kingston – Pembroke $19.50 Ontario (province): median $17.71, from $17.60 to $22.50, middle half $17.60 to $20.00 Ontario (province) $17.71 Canada: median $18.00, from $16.00 to $25.00, middle half $17.00 to $21.00 Canada $18.00 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
$17.60
$17.60
$16.00
Lower quartile
$18.00
$17.60
$17.00
Median
$19.50
$17.71
$18.00
Upper quartile
$22.00
$20.00
$21.00
High
$25.00
$22.50
$25.00
Average
$20.07
$18.67
$19.71
Job outlook
Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kingston – Pembroke.
41 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 5
Usual education No formal education is usually required, and training is a short work demonstration.
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 $20.00, from $17.60 to $26.50. Kingston – Pembroke: median $19.50, from $17.60 to $25.00. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $18.00, from $17.60 to $24.00. London: median $18.00, from $17.60 to $22.56. Toronto: median $18.00, from $17.60 to $21.63. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $17.60, from $17.60 to $20.00. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $17.60, from $17.60 to $22.00. Windsor – Sarnia: median $17.60, from $17.60 to $22.00. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: not stated. Northeast: not stated. Northwest: not stated. $17.5 $20 $22.5 $25 $27.5 Ottawa: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $26.50 Ottawa $20.00 Kingston – Pembroke: median $19.50, from $17.60 to $25.00 Kingston – Pembroke $19.50 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $18.00, from $17.60 to $24.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $18.00 London: median $18.00, from $17.60 to $22.56 London $18.00 Toronto: median $18.00, from $17.60 to $21.63 Toronto $18.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $17.60, from $17.60 to $20.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $17.60 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $17.60, from $17.60 to $22.00 Muskoka – Kawarthas $17.60 Windsor – Sarnia: median $17.60, from $17.60 to $22.00 Windsor – Sarnia $17.60 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: not stated Stratford – Bruce Peninsula Not stated Northeast: not stated Northeast 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 $17.60 $20.00 $26.50 Good (4 of 5) Kingston – Pembroke $17.60 $19.50 $25.00 Good (4 of 5) Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $17.60 $18.00 $24.00 Good (4 of 5) London $17.60 $18.00 $22.56 Good (4 of 5) Toronto $17.60 $18.00 $21.63 Good (4 of 5) Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $17.60 $17.60 $20.00 Good (4 of 5) Muskoka – Kawarthas $17.60 $17.60 $22.00 Good (4 of 5) Windsor – Sarnia $17.60 $17.60 $22.00 Good (4 of 5) Stratford – Bruce Peninsula Not stated Not stated Not stated Good (4 of 5) Northeast Not stated Not stated Not stated Good (4 of 5) Northwest Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined
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 .