Salaries

Specialized Livestock Workers and Farm Machinery Operators Salary in Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie, Ontario

NOC 84120Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage
$21.00 an hour Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
0.7% lower $0.15 below the Ontario median of $21.15
Compared with Canada
4.5% lower $1.00 below the Canadian median of $22.00
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 CanadaKitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $50.48, middle half $17.60 to $25.00. Ontario (province): median $21.15, from $17.60 to $32.50, middle half $17.60 to $25.50. Canada: median $22.00, from $15.00 to $32.00, middle half $18.00 to $27.00.$10$20$30$40$50$60Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $50.48, middle half $17.60 to $25.00Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie$21.00Ontario (province): median $21.15, from $17.60 to $32.50, middle half $17.60 to $25.50Ontario (province)$21.15Canada: median $22.00, from $15.00 to $32.00, middle half $18.00 to $27.00Canada$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
WageKitchener – Waterloo – BarrieOntarioCanada
Low $17.60 $17.60 $15.00
Lower quartile $17.60 $17.60 $18.00
Median $21.00 $21.15 $22.00
Upper quartile $25.00 $25.50 $27.00
High $50.48 $32.50 $32.00
Average $24.91 $22.78 $23.60

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
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 OntarioNorthwest: median $23.50, from $17.60 to $36.95. London: median $23.08, from $17.60 to $33.00. Windsor – Sarnia: median $22.83, from $17.60 to $34.12. Northeast: median $22.61, from $17.60 to $32.84. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $50.48. Kingston – Pembroke: median $20.76, from $17.60 to $31.04. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $20.76, from $17.60 to $28.89. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $20.51, from $17.60 to $32.50. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $20.51, from $17.60 to $30.00. Ottawa: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $41.79. Toronto: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $28.85.$10$20$30$40$50$60Northwest: median $23.50, from $17.60 to $36.95Northwest$23.50London: median $23.08, from $17.60 to $33.00London$23.08Windsor – Sarnia: median $22.83, from $17.60 to $34.12Windsor – Sarnia$22.83Northeast: median $22.61, from $17.60 to $32.84Northeast$22.61Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $50.48Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie$21.00Kingston – Pembroke: median $20.76, from $17.60 to $31.04Kingston – Pembroke$20.76Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $20.76, from $17.60 to $28.89Muskoka – Kawarthas$20.76Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $20.51, from $17.60 to $32.50Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula$20.51Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $20.51, from $17.60 to $30.00Stratford – Bruce Peninsula$20.51Ottawa: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $41.79Ottawa$20.00Toronto: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $28.85Toronto$20.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Ontario (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Northwest$17.60$23.50$36.95Undetermined
London$17.60$23.08$33.00Good (4 of 5)
Windsor – Sarnia$17.60$22.83$34.12Good (4 of 5)
Northeast$17.60$22.61$32.84Moderate (3 of 5)
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie$17.60$21.00$50.48Moderate (3 of 5)
Kingston – Pembroke$17.60$20.76$31.04Moderate (3 of 5)
Muskoka – Kawarthas$17.60$20.76$28.89Moderate (3 of 5)
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula$17.60$20.51$32.50Good (4 of 5)
Stratford – Bruce Peninsula$17.60$20.51$30.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Ottawa$17.60$20.00$41.79Good (4 of 5)
Toronto$17.60$20.00$28.85Good (4 of 5)

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