Median wage
$43.27 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
13.9% higher
$5.27 above the Ontario median of $38.00
Compared with Canada
5.6% higher
$2.29 above the Canadian median of $40.98
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
2
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 $43.27, from $23.75 to $64.90, middle half $28.85 to $53.33. Ontario (province): median $38.00, from $22.00 to $55.00, middle half $26.92 to $46.15. Canada: median $40.98, from $23.56 to $61.03, middle half $29.12 to $50.96. $20 $40 $60 $80 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $43.27, from $23.75 to $64.90, middle half $28.85 to $53.33 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $43.27 Ontario (province): median $38.00, from $22.00 to $55.00, middle half $26.92 to $46.15 Ontario (province) $38.00 Canada: median $40.98, from $23.56 to $61.03, middle half $29.12 to $50.96 Canada $40.98 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
$23.75
$22.00
$23.56
Lower quartile
$28.85
$26.92
$29.12
Median
$43.27
$38.00
$40.98
Upper quartile
$53.33
$46.15
$50.96
High
$64.90
$55.00
$61.03
Average
$42.67
$38.20
$42.00
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
2 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 2
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of 2 or more years 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 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $47.62, from $31.05 to $71.45. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $43.32, from $29.42 to $64.15. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $43.27, from $23.75 to $64.90. Windsor – Sarnia: median $41.22, from $25.68 to $57.21. Ottawa: median $41.10, from $26.71 to $56.28. Northeast: median $41.03, from $33.65 to $54.38. Northwest: median $40.70, from $25.63 to $55.12. Toronto: median $40.07, from $24.30 to $54.92. London: median $39.14, from $25.38 to $51.69. Kingston – Pembroke: median $39.07, from $26.11 to $55.01. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $38.88, from $24.15 to $53.01. $20 $40 $60 $80 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $47.62, from $31.05 to $71.45 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $47.62 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $43.32, from $29.42 to $64.15 Muskoka – Kawarthas $43.32 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $43.27, from $23.75 to $64.90 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $43.27 Windsor – Sarnia: median $41.22, from $25.68 to $57.21 Windsor – Sarnia $41.22 Ottawa: median $41.10, from $26.71 to $56.28 Ottawa $41.10 Northeast: median $41.03, from $33.65 to $54.38 Northeast $41.03 Northwest: median $40.70, from $25.63 to $55.12 Northwest $40.70 Toronto: median $40.07, from $24.30 to $54.92 Toronto $40.07 London: median $39.14, from $25.38 to $51.69 London $39.14 Kingston – Pembroke: median $39.07, from $26.11 to $55.01 Kingston – Pembroke $39.07 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $38.88, from $24.15 to $53.01 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $38.88 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 .