Median wage
$65.79 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
2.6% higher
$1.69 above the Ontario median of $64.10
Compared with Canada
11.7% higher
$6.90 above the Canadian median of $58.89
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
4
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 $65.79, from $35.71 to $101.21, middle half $50.48 to $82.14. Ontario (province): median $64.10, from $33.65 to $101.44, middle half $46.15 to $84.13. Canada: median $58.89, from $30.46 to $92.31, middle half $45.19 to $76.92. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $65.79, from $35.71 to $101.21, middle half $50.48 to $82.14 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $65.79 Ontario (province): median $64.10, from $33.65 to $101.44, middle half $46.15 to $84.13 Ontario (province) $64.10 Canada: median $58.89, from $30.46 to $92.31, middle half $45.19 to $76.92 Canada $58.89 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
$35.71
$33.65
$30.46
Lower quartile
$50.48
$46.15
$45.19
Median
$65.79
$64.10
$58.89
Upper quartile
$82.14
$84.13
$76.92
High
$101.21
$101.44
$92.31
Average
$68.53
$67.17
$61.75
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
4 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 1
Usual education A university degree 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 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $67.31, from $26.92 to $108.79. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $65.79, from $35.71 to $101.21. Toronto: median $64.42, from $37.76 to $101.21. Kingston – Pembroke: median $64.10, from $33.65 to $101.44. London: median $61.47, from $33.14 to $86.26. Northeast: median $60.25, from $36.89 to $88.29. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $60.05, from $31.17 to $84.31. Windsor – Sarnia: median $59.84, from $32.72 to $85.15. Ottawa: median $59.70, from $25.64 to $98.90. Northwest: median $59.27, from $35.04 to $83.69. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $57.84, from $30.71 to $88.43. $25 $50 $75 $100 $125 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $67.31, from $26.92 to $108.79 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $67.31 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $65.79, from $35.71 to $101.21 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $65.79 Toronto: median $64.42, from $37.76 to $101.21 Toronto $64.42 Kingston – Pembroke: median $64.10, from $33.65 to $101.44 Kingston – Pembroke $64.10 London: median $61.47, from $33.14 to $86.26 London $61.47 Northeast: median $60.25, from $36.89 to $88.29 Northeast $60.25 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $60.05, from $31.17 to $84.31 Muskoka – Kawarthas $60.05 Windsor – Sarnia: median $59.84, from $32.72 to $85.15 Windsor – Sarnia $59.84 Ottawa: median $59.70, from $25.64 to $98.90 Ottawa $59.70 Northwest: median $59.27, from $35.04 to $83.69 Northwest $59.27 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $57.84, from $30.71 to $88.43 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $57.84 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Ontario (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $26.92 $67.31 $108.79 Moderate (3 of 5) Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $35.71 $65.79 $101.21 Moderate (3 of 5) Toronto $37.76 $64.42 $101.21 Moderate (3 of 5) Kingston – Pembroke $33.65 $64.10 $101.44 Moderate (3 of 5) London $33.14 $61.47 $86.26 Moderate (3 of 5) Northeast $36.89 $60.25 $88.29 Moderate (3 of 5) Muskoka – Kawarthas $31.17 $60.05 $84.31 Moderate (3 of 5) Windsor – Sarnia $32.72 $59.84 $85.15 Moderate (3 of 5) Ottawa $25.64 $59.70 $98.90 Moderate (3 of 5) Northwest $35.04 $59.27 $83.69 Moderate (3 of 5) Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $30.71 $57.84 $88.43 Moderate (3 of 5)
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 .