Median wage
$21.63 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
10.9% higher
$2.13 above the Ontario median of $19.50
Compared with Canada
8.1% higher
$1.63 above the Canadian median of $20.00
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
16
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 $21.63, from $17.60 to $26.00, middle half $19.50 to $26.00. Ontario (province): median $19.50, from $17.60 to $26.00, middle half $17.60 to $22.50. Canada: median $20.00, from $16.00 to $26.00, middle half $17.25 to $23.00. $15 $17.5 $20 $22.5 $25 $27.5 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $21.63, from $17.60 to $26.00, middle half $19.50 to $26.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $21.63 Ontario (province): median $19.50, from $17.60 to $26.00, middle half $17.60 to $22.50 Ontario (province) $19.50 Canada: median $20.00, from $16.00 to $26.00, middle half $17.25 to $23.00 Canada $20.00 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
$19.50
$17.60
$17.25
Median
$21.63
$19.50
$20.00
Upper quartile
$26.00
$22.50
$23.00
High
$26.00
$26.00
$26.00
Average
$21.82
$20.47
$20.86
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
16 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 3
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 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 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $21.63, from $17.60 to $26.00. London: median $20.75, from $17.60 to $24.00. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $20.50, from $17.60 to $25.00. Northwest: median $20.15, from $17.60 to $24.00. Kingston – Pembroke: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $27.50. Windsor – Sarnia: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $25.00. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $19.50, from $17.60 to $26.00. Northeast: median $19.50, from $17.60 to $26.00. Ottawa: median $19.50, from $17.60 to $26.00. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $19.50, from $17.60 to $26.00. Toronto: median $19.50, from $17.60 to $26.00. $17.5 $20 $22.5 $25 $27.5 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $21.63, from $17.60 to $26.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $21.63 London: median $20.75, from $17.60 to $24.00 London $20.75 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $20.50, from $17.60 to $25.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $20.50 Northwest: median $20.15, from $17.60 to $24.00 Northwest $20.15 Kingston – Pembroke: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $27.50 Kingston – Pembroke $20.00 Windsor – Sarnia: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $25.00 Windsor – Sarnia $20.00 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $19.50, from $17.60 to $26.00 Muskoka – Kawarthas $19.50 Northeast: median $19.50, from $17.60 to $26.00 Northeast $19.50 Ottawa: median $19.50, from $17.60 to $26.00 Ottawa $19.50 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $19.50, from $17.60 to $26.00 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $19.50 Toronto: median $19.50, from $17.60 to $26.00 Toronto $19.50 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 $21.63 $26.00 Moderate (3 of 5) London $17.60 $20.75 $24.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $17.60 $20.50 $25.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Northwest $17.60 $20.15 $24.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Kingston – Pembroke $17.60 $20.00 $27.50 Moderate (3 of 5) Windsor – Sarnia $17.60 $20.00 $25.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Muskoka – Kawarthas $17.60 $19.50 $26.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Northeast $17.60 $19.50 $26.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Ottawa $17.60 $19.50 $26.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $17.60 $19.50 $26.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Toronto $17.60 $19.50 $26.00 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 .