Median wage
$22.60 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
2.7% higher
$0.60 above the Ontario median of $22.00
Compared with Canada
10.2% higher
$2.10 above the Canadian median of $20.50
Job outlook
Good
4 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
12
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 $22.60, from $18.00 to $28.00, middle half $20.00 to $24.62. Ontario (province): median $22.00, from $17.60 to $28.00, middle half $20.00 to $24.90. Canada: median $20.50, from $16.00 to $27.00, middle half $17.85 to $24.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $22.60, from $18.00 to $28.00, middle half $20.00 to $24.62 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $22.60 Ontario (province): median $22.00, from $17.60 to $28.00, middle half $20.00 to $24.90 Ontario (province) $22.00 Canada: median $20.50, from $16.00 to $27.00, middle half $17.85 to $24.00 Canada $20.50 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
$18.00
$17.60
$16.00
Lower quartile
$20.00
$20.00
$17.85
Median
$22.60
$22.00
$20.50
Upper quartile
$24.62
$24.90
$24.00
High
$28.00
$28.00
$27.00
Average
$23.03
$22.69
$21.34
Job outlook
Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
12 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 Northwest: median $25.85, from $22.00 to $30.00. Windsor – Sarnia: median $23.40, from $17.60 to $27.10. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $23.31, from $18.88 to $30.01. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $23.07, from $18.85 to $29.01. Northeast: median $23.00, from $18.95 to $27.10. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $22.60, from $18.00 to $28.00. Ottawa: median $22.50, from $18.50 to $27.00. Kingston – Pembroke: median $22.25, from $17.60 to $50.00. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $22.00, from $19.00 to $28.00. London: median $22.00, from $17.60 to $27.88. Toronto: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $27.00. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Northwest: median $25.85, from $22.00 to $30.00 Northwest $25.85 Windsor – Sarnia: median $23.40, from $17.60 to $27.10 Windsor – Sarnia $23.40 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $23.31, from $18.88 to $30.01 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $23.31 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $23.07, from $18.85 to $29.01 Muskoka – Kawarthas $23.07 Northeast: median $23.00, from $18.95 to $27.10 Northeast $23.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $22.60, from $18.00 to $28.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $22.60 Ottawa: median $22.50, from $18.50 to $27.00 Ottawa $22.50 Kingston – Pembroke: median $22.25, from $17.60 to $50.00 Kingston – Pembroke $22.25 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $22.00, from $19.00 to $28.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $22.00 London: median $22.00, from $17.60 to $27.88 London $22.00 Toronto: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $27.00 Toronto $21.00 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 Northwest $22.00 $25.85 $30.00 Good (4 of 5) Windsor – Sarnia $17.60 $23.40 $27.10 Moderate (3 of 5) Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $18.88 $23.31 $30.01 Good (4 of 5) Muskoka – Kawarthas $18.85 $23.07 $29.01 Very good (5 of 5) Northeast $18.95 $23.00 $27.10 Moderate (3 of 5) Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $18.00 $22.60 $28.00 Good (4 of 5) Ottawa $18.50 $22.50 $27.00 Good (4 of 5) Kingston – Pembroke $17.60 $22.25 $50.00 Very good (5 of 5) Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $19.00 $22.00 $28.00 Good (4 of 5) London $17.60 $22.00 $27.88 Good (4 of 5) Toronto $17.60 $21.00 $27.00 Good (4 of 5)
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 .