Median wage
$20.00 an hour
Kingston – Pembroke
Compared with Ontario
2.4% lower
$0.50 below the Ontario median of $20.50
Compared with Canada
4.8% lower
$1.00 below the Canadian median of $21.00
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
5
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Kingston – Pembroke
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Kingston – Pembroke and Canada Kingston – Pembroke: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $30.00, middle half $19.25 to $26.00. Ontario (province): median $20.50, from $17.60 to $28.00, middle half $18.00 to $25.00. Canada: median $21.00, from $16.25 to $29.00, middle half $18.00 to $25.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 Kingston – Pembroke: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $30.00, middle half $19.25 to $26.00 Kingston – Pembroke $20.00 Ontario (province): median $20.50, from $17.60 to $28.00, middle half $18.00 to $25.00 Ontario (province) $20.50 Canada: median $21.00, from $16.25 to $29.00, middle half $18.00 to $25.00 Canada $21.00 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 Kingston – Pembroke compared with Canada
Wage Kingston – Pembroke Ontario Canada
Low
$17.60
$17.60
$16.25
Lower quartile
$19.25
$18.00
$18.00
Median
$20.00
$20.50
$21.00
Upper quartile
$26.00
$25.00
$25.00
High
$30.00
$28.00
$29.00
Average
$22.24
$21.82
$22.20
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kingston – Pembroke.
5 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 4
Usual education A high school diploma 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 Northeast: median $21.75, from $17.60 to $27.00. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $28.00. Northwest: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $33.31. Windsor – Sarnia: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $27.00. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $20.67, from $17.60 to $28.00. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $20.50, from $17.60 to $28.00. Kingston – Pembroke: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $30.00. London: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $27.12. Ottawa: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $28.62. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $26.00. Toronto: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $28.57. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Northeast: median $21.75, from $17.60 to $27.00 Northeast $21.75 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $28.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $21.00 Northwest: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $33.31 Northwest $21.00 Windsor – Sarnia: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $27.00 Windsor – Sarnia $21.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $20.67, from $17.60 to $28.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $20.67 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $20.50, from $17.60 to $28.00 Muskoka – Kawarthas $20.50 Kingston – Pembroke: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $30.00 Kingston – Pembroke $20.00 London: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $27.12 London $20.00 Ottawa: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $28.62 Ottawa $20.00 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $26.00 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $20.00 Toronto: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $28.57 Toronto $20.00 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 .