Median wage
$32.72 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
0.8% lower
$0.28 below the Ontario median of $33.00
Compared with Canada
4% higher
$1.25 above the Canadian median of $31.47
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 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 $32.72, from $20.91 to $48.92. Ontario (province): median $33.00, from $20.00 to $51.28, middle half $25.00 to $42.05. Canada: median $31.47, from $20.50 to $49.00, middle half $25.00 to $39.90. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $32.72, from $20.91 to $48.92 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $32.72 Ontario (province): median $33.00, from $20.00 to $51.28, middle half $25.00 to $42.05 Ontario (province) $33.00 Canada: median $31.47, from $20.50 to $49.00, middle half $25.00 to $39.90 Canada $31.47 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie compared with Canada
Wage Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie Ontario Canada
Low
$20.91
$20.00
$20.50
Lower quartile
Not stated $25.00
$25.00
Median
$32.72
$33.00
$31.47
Upper quartile
Not stated $42.05
$39.90
High
$48.92
$51.28
$49.00
Average
Not stated $34.99
$33.71
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
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 $34.50, from $21.63 to $52.20. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $34.12, from $19.74 to $49.57. Northwest: median $33.46, from $21.00 to $48.08. Ottawa: median $33.33, from $20.50 to $51.72. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $33.04, from $22.00 to $47.98. Kingston – Pembroke: median $33.00, from $20.00 to $51.28. London: median $33.00, from $22.00 to $43.00. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $32.72, from $20.91 to $48.92. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $30.88, from $19.70 to $43.79. Northeast: median $30.12, from $19.20 to $46.53. Windsor – Sarnia: median $29.05, from $20.06 to $43.77. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Toronto: median $34.50, from $21.63 to $52.20 Toronto $34.50 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $34.12, from $19.74 to $49.57 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $34.12 Northwest: median $33.46, from $21.00 to $48.08 Northwest $33.46 Ottawa: median $33.33, from $20.50 to $51.72 Ottawa $33.33 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $33.04, from $22.00 to $47.98 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $33.04 Kingston – Pembroke: median $33.00, from $20.00 to $51.28 Kingston – Pembroke $33.00 London: median $33.00, from $22.00 to $43.00 London $33.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $32.72, from $20.91 to $48.92 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $32.72 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $30.88, from $19.70 to $43.79 Muskoka – Kawarthas $30.88 Northeast: median $30.12, from $19.20 to $46.53 Northeast $30.12 Windsor – Sarnia: median $29.05, from $20.06 to $43.77 Windsor – Sarnia $29.05 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wages from 2024 data, Job Bank 2025 release. Job outlooks for 2025-2027.
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 .