Median wage
$55.00 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
4.7% lower
$2.69 below the Ontario median of $57.69
Compared with Canada
2% lower
$1.11 below the Canadian median of $56.11
Job outlook
Limited
2 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 $55.00, from $40.76 to $69.71, middle half $48.45 to $64.10. Ontario (province): median $57.69, from $41.03 to $83.08, middle half $48.08 to $64.90. Canada: median $56.11, from $39.34 to $86.54, middle half $46.54 to $69.71. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $55.00, from $40.76 to $69.71, middle half $48.45 to $64.10 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $55.00 Ontario (province): median $57.69, from $41.03 to $83.08, middle half $48.08 to $64.90 Ontario (province) $57.69 Canada: median $56.11, from $39.34 to $86.54, middle half $46.54 to $69.71 Canada $56.11 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
$40.76
$41.03
$39.34
Lower quartile
$48.45
$48.08
$46.54
Median
$55.00
$57.69
$56.11
Upper quartile
$64.10
$64.90
$69.71
High
$69.71
$83.08
$86.54
Average
$57.39
$59.21
$60.48
Job outlook
Limited (2 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 0
Usual education Management experience in a related field 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 $60.10, from $42.86 to $83.08. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $58.50, from $41.19 to $82.70. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $58.27, from $41.33 to $83.34. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $57.79, from $40.75 to $82.59. Windsor – Sarnia: median $57.52, from $39.90 to $78.96. Kingston – Pembroke: median $57.22, from $40.93 to $81.78. London: median $57.15, from $40.10 to $82.06. Northwest: median $56.57, from $39.50 to $77.03. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $55.00, from $40.76 to $69.71. Northeast: median $54.82, from $38.39 to $80.33. Ottawa: median $52.88, from $24.88 to $85.71. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Toronto: median $60.10, from $42.86 to $83.08 Toronto $60.10 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $58.50, from $41.19 to $82.70 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $58.50 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $58.27, from $41.33 to $83.34 Muskoka – Kawarthas $58.27 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $57.79, from $40.75 to $82.59 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $57.79 Windsor – Sarnia: median $57.52, from $39.90 to $78.96 Windsor – Sarnia $57.52 Kingston – Pembroke: median $57.22, from $40.93 to $81.78 Kingston – Pembroke $57.22 London: median $57.15, from $40.10 to $82.06 London $57.15 Northwest: median $56.57, from $39.50 to $77.03 Northwest $56.57 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $55.00, from $40.76 to $69.71 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $55.00 Northeast: median $54.82, from $38.39 to $80.33 Northeast $54.82 Ottawa: median $52.88, from $24.88 to $85.71 Ottawa $52.88 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 .