Median wage
$50.48 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
0.1% lower
$0.07 below the Ontario median of $50.55
Compared with Canada
1% higher
$0.48 above the Canadian median of $50.00
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
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 $50.48, from $28.04 to $62.50, middle half $42.12 to $56.09. Ontario (province): median $50.55, from $32.21 to $64.00, middle half $40.00 to $56.09. Canada: median $50.00, from $32.00 to $64.10, middle half $40.00 to $56.00. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $50.48, from $28.04 to $62.50, middle half $42.12 to $56.09 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $50.48 Ontario (province): median $50.55, from $32.21 to $64.00, middle half $40.00 to $56.09 Ontario (province) $50.55 Canada: median $50.00, from $32.00 to $64.10, middle half $40.00 to $56.00 Canada $50.00 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
$28.04
$32.21
$32.00
Lower quartile
$42.12
$40.00
$40.00
Median
$50.48
$50.55
$50.00
Upper quartile
$56.09
$56.09
$56.00
High
$62.50
$64.00
$64.10
Average
$48.59
$49.08
$48.90
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
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 Toronto: median $52.88, from $32.21 to $64.66. Northwest: median $52.00, from $29.80 to $61.00. Ottawa: median $50.96, from $35.00 to $68.00. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $50.48, from $28.04 to $62.50. Windsor – Sarnia: median $50.37, from $33.95 to $58.00. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $50.00, from $32.69 to $62.50. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $49.09, from $36.61 to $62.11. London: median $49.00, from $30.00 to $61.91. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $48.90, from $35.82 to $61.07. Kingston – Pembroke: median $48.64, from $35.72 to $60.88. Northeast: median $45.17, from $27.88 to $59.00. $20 $40 $60 $80 Toronto: median $52.88, from $32.21 to $64.66 Toronto $52.88 Northwest: median $52.00, from $29.80 to $61.00 Northwest $52.00 Ottawa: median $50.96, from $35.00 to $68.00 Ottawa $50.96 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $50.48, from $28.04 to $62.50 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $50.48 Windsor – Sarnia: median $50.37, from $33.95 to $58.00 Windsor – Sarnia $50.37 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $50.00, from $32.69 to $62.50 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $50.00 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $49.09, from $36.61 to $62.11 Muskoka – Kawarthas $49.09 London: median $49.00, from $30.00 to $61.91 London $49.00 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $48.90, from $35.82 to $61.07 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $48.90 Kingston – Pembroke: median $48.64, from $35.72 to $60.88 Kingston – Pembroke $48.64 Northeast: median $45.17, from $27.88 to $59.00 Northeast $45.17 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.
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 .