Median wage
$21.00 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
0.2% higher
$0.04 above the Ontario median of $20.96
Compared with Canada
1.2% higher
$0.25 above the Canadian median of $20.75
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
9
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 $21.00, from $17.60 to $27.00, middle half $18.67 to $25.00. Ontario (province): median $20.96, from $17.60 to $27.41, middle half $18.50 to $24.00. Canada: median $20.75, from $17.00 to $28.00, middle half $18.00 to $24.50. $15 $20 $25 $30 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $27.00, middle half $18.67 to $25.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $21.00 Ontario (province): median $20.96, from $17.60 to $27.41, middle half $18.50 to $24.00 Ontario (province) $20.96 Canada: median $20.75, from $17.00 to $28.00, middle half $18.00 to $24.50 Canada $20.75 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
$17.00
Lower quartile
$18.67
$18.50
$18.00
Median
$21.00
$20.96
$20.75
Upper quartile
$25.00
$24.00
$24.50
High
$27.00
$27.41
$28.00
Average
$21.78
$21.66
$21.66
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
9 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 Northwest: median $22.00, from $17.60 to $27.00. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $22.00, from $17.60 to $27.00. Toronto: median $22.00, from $17.60 to $29.93. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $27.00. Ottawa: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $26.00. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $26.50. Kingston – Pembroke: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $25.00. London: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $25.00. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $27.00. Northeast: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $25.97. Windsor – Sarnia: median $19.55, from $17.60 to $25.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 Northwest: median $22.00, from $17.60 to $27.00 Northwest $22.00 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $22.00, from $17.60 to $27.00 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $22.00 Toronto: median $22.00, from $17.60 to $29.93 Toronto $22.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $27.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $21.00 Ottawa: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $26.00 Ottawa $21.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $26.50 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $20.00 Kingston – Pembroke: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $25.00 Kingston – Pembroke $20.00 London: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $25.00 London $20.00 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $27.00 Muskoka – Kawarthas $20.00 Northeast: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $25.97 Northeast $20.00 Windsor – Sarnia: median $19.55, from $17.60 to $25.00 Windsor – Sarnia $19.55 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 .