Median wage
$19.36 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
10% lower
$2.14 below the Ontario median of $21.50
Compared with Canada
12% lower
$2.64 below the Canadian median of $22.00
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
9
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 $19.36, from $17.60 to $33.08, middle half $18.00 to $26.92. Ontario (province): median $21.50, from $17.60 to $38.46, middle half $18.05 to $28.37. Canada: median $22.00, from $16.55 to $36.06, middle half $18.27 to $28.37. $10 $20 $30 $40 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $19.36, from $17.60 to $33.08, middle half $18.00 to $26.92 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $19.36 Ontario (province): median $21.50, from $17.60 to $38.46, middle half $18.05 to $28.37 Ontario (province) $21.50 Canada: median $22.00, from $16.55 to $36.06, middle half $18.27 to $28.37 Canada $22.00 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
$16.55
Lower quartile
$18.00
$18.05
$18.27
Median
$19.36
$21.50
$22.00
Upper quartile
$26.92
$28.37
$28.37
High
$33.08
$38.46
$36.06
Average
$23.77
$24.89
$24.67
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
9 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 Toronto: median $23.00, from $17.60 to $42.31. Northwest: median $21.90, from $17.60 to $37.18. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $39.38. London: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $33.65. Northeast: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $30.00. Ottawa: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $34.93. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $21.00, from $18.00 to $33.65. Windsor – Sarnia: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $36.00. Kingston – Pembroke: median $20.10, from $17.60 to $28.85. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $38.46. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $19.36, from $17.60 to $33.08. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Toronto: median $23.00, from $17.60 to $42.31 Toronto $23.00 Northwest: median $21.90, from $17.60 to $37.18 Northwest $21.90 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $39.38 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $21.00 London: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $33.65 London $21.00 Northeast: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $30.00 Northeast $21.00 Ottawa: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $34.93 Ottawa $21.00 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $21.00, from $18.00 to $33.65 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $21.00 Windsor – Sarnia: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $36.00 Windsor – Sarnia $21.00 Kingston – Pembroke: median $20.10, from $17.60 to $28.85 Kingston – Pembroke $20.10 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $38.46 Muskoka – Kawarthas $20.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $19.36, from $17.60 to $33.08 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $19.36 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 .