Median wage
$23.00 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
4.5% higher
$1.00 above the Ontario median of $22.00
Compared with Canada
8.1% higher
$1.73 above the Canadian median of $21.27
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
3
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 $23.00, from $17.60 to $28.00, middle half $18.50 to $25.00. Ontario (province): median $22.00, from $17.60 to $28.00, middle half $18.00 to $25.65. Canada: median $21.27, from $16.00 to $28.72, middle half $18.00 to $25.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $23.00, from $17.60 to $28.00, middle half $18.50 to $25.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $23.00 Ontario (province): median $22.00, from $17.60 to $28.00, middle half $18.00 to $25.65 Ontario (province) $22.00 Canada: median $21.27, from $16.00 to $28.72, middle half $18.00 to $25.00 Canada $21.27 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
$16.00
Lower quartile
$18.50
$18.00
$18.00
Median
$23.00
$22.00
$21.27
Upper quartile
$25.00
$25.65
$25.00
High
$28.00
$28.00
$28.72
Average
$22.73
$22.34
$22.24
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
3 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 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $23.00, from $17.60 to $28.00. London: median $23.00, from $17.60 to $28.98. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $23.00, from $21.00 to $26.86. Northwest: median $23.00, from $17.92 to $31.25. Windsor – Sarnia: median $23.00, from $17.60 to $28.00. Toronto: median $22.77, from $17.60 to $29.00. Kingston – Pembroke: median $22.00, from $17.60 to $26.92. Northeast: median $22.00, from $17.60 to $28.00. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $22.00, from $17.60 to $30.00. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $27.00. Ottawa: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $25.15. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $23.00, from $17.60 to $28.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $23.00 London: median $23.00, from $17.60 to $28.98 London $23.00 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $23.00, from $21.00 to $26.86 Muskoka – Kawarthas $23.00 Northwest: median $23.00, from $17.92 to $31.25 Northwest $23.00 Windsor – Sarnia: median $23.00, from $17.60 to $28.00 Windsor – Sarnia $23.00 Toronto: median $22.77, from $17.60 to $29.00 Toronto $22.77 Kingston – Pembroke: median $22.00, from $17.60 to $26.92 Kingston – Pembroke $22.00 Northeast: median $22.00, from $17.60 to $28.00 Northeast $22.00 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $22.00, from $17.60 to $30.00 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $22.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $27.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $20.00 Ottawa: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $25.15 Ottawa $20.00 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 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $17.60 $23.00 $28.00 Moderate (3 of 5) London $17.60 $23.00 $28.98 Moderate (3 of 5) Muskoka – Kawarthas $21.00 $23.00 $26.86 Moderate (3 of 5) Northwest $17.92 $23.00 $31.25 Limited (2 of 5) Windsor – Sarnia $17.60 $23.00 $28.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Toronto $17.60 $22.77 $29.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Kingston – Pembroke $17.60 $22.00 $26.92 Moderate (3 of 5) Northeast $17.60 $22.00 $28.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $17.60 $22.00 $30.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $17.60 $20.00 $27.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Ottawa $17.60 $20.00 $25.15 Moderate (3 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 .