Median wage
$62.50 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
10.8% higher
$6.09 above the Ontario median of $56.41
Compared with Canada
8.3% higher
$4.81 above the Canadian median of $57.69
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
5
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 $62.50, from $46.88 to $81.73, middle half $50.48 to $75.27. Ontario (province): median $56.41, from $39.90 to $87.91, middle half $48.08 to $71.79. Canada: median $57.69, from $37.94 to $87.18, middle half $48.08 to $70.60. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $62.50, from $46.88 to $81.73, middle half $50.48 to $75.27 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $62.50 Ontario (province): median $56.41, from $39.90 to $87.91, middle half $48.08 to $71.79 Ontario (province) $56.41 Canada: median $57.69, from $37.94 to $87.18, middle half $48.08 to $70.60 Canada $57.69 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
$46.88
$39.90
$37.94
Lower quartile
$50.48
$48.08
$48.08
Median
$62.50
$56.41
$57.69
Upper quartile
$75.27
$71.79
$70.60
High
$81.73
$87.91
$87.18
Average
$62.69
$61.94
$61.21
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
5 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 Northwest: median $65.10, from $47.33 to $82.05. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $62.50, from $46.88 to $81.73. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $58.77, from $41.00 to $85.33. Toronto: median $57.69, from $38.46 to $93.75. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $57.29, from $40.79 to $82.41. Windsor – Sarnia: median $56.80, from $40.33 to $83.25. London: median $56.41, from $42.79 to $120.19. Kingston – Pembroke: median $55.81, from $40.19 to $77.62. Ottawa: median $55.38, from $42.12 to $73.08. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $54.33, from $22.00 to $79.33. Northeast: median $51.70, from $38.85 to $79.33. $0 $25 $50 $75 $100 $125 Northwest: median $65.10, from $47.33 to $82.05 Northwest $65.10 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $62.50, from $46.88 to $81.73 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $62.50 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $58.77, from $41.00 to $85.33 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $58.77 Toronto: median $57.69, from $38.46 to $93.75 Toronto $57.69 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $57.29, from $40.79 to $82.41 Muskoka – Kawarthas $57.29 Windsor – Sarnia: median $56.80, from $40.33 to $83.25 Windsor – Sarnia $56.80 London: median $56.41, from $42.79 to $120.19 London $56.41 Kingston – Pembroke: median $55.81, from $40.19 to $77.62 Kingston – Pembroke $55.81 Ottawa: median $55.38, from $42.12 to $73.08 Ottawa $55.38 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $54.33, from $22.00 to $79.33 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $54.33 Northeast: median $51.70, from $38.85 to $79.33 Northeast $51.70 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 .