Median wage
$62.08 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
2.2% lower
$1.38 below the Ontario median of $63.46
Compared with Canada
1.8% higher
$1.08 above the Canadian median of $61.00
Job outlook
Good
4 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 $62.08, from $40.72 to $95.88. Ontario (province): median $63.46, from $45.00 to $98.90, middle half $52.88 to $78.67. Canada: median $61.00, from $40.38 to $93.75, middle half $49.04 to $75.90. $40 $60 $80 $100 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $62.08, from $40.72 to $95.88 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $62.08 Ontario (province): median $63.46, from $45.00 to $98.90, middle half $52.88 to $78.67 Ontario (province) $63.46 Canada: median $61.00, from $40.38 to $93.75, middle half $49.04 to $75.90 Canada $61.00 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
$40.72
$45.00
$40.38
Lower quartile
Not stated $52.88
$49.04
Median
$62.08
$63.46
$61.00
Upper quartile
Not stated $78.67
$75.90
High
$95.88
$98.90
$93.75
Average
Not stated $67.76
$64.21
Job outlook
Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
Education and training
TEER category 0
Usual education Management experience in a related field 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 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $76.02, from $51.12 to $120.45. Windsor – Sarnia: median $68.43, from $46.30 to $103.49. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $67.26, from $45.18 to $104.23. London: median $66.88, from $45.31 to $99.24. Northeast: median $66.24, from $44.99 to $98.16. Kingston – Pembroke: median $65.68, from $43.59 to $102.26. Ottawa: median $65.00, from $43.31 to $97.23. Toronto: median $63.46, from $45.00 to $98.90. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $62.50, from $48.00 to $78.57. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $62.08, from $40.72 to $95.88. Northwest: median $56.62, from $39.42 to $98.00. $25 $50 $75 $100 $125 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $76.02, from $51.12 to $120.45 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $76.02 Windsor – Sarnia: median $68.43, from $46.30 to $103.49 Windsor – Sarnia $68.43 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $67.26, from $45.18 to $104.23 Muskoka – Kawarthas $67.26 London: median $66.88, from $45.31 to $99.24 London $66.88 Northeast: median $66.24, from $44.99 to $98.16 Northeast $66.24 Kingston – Pembroke: median $65.68, from $43.59 to $102.26 Kingston – Pembroke $65.68 Ottawa: median $65.00, from $43.31 to $97.23 Ottawa $65.00 Toronto: median $63.46, from $45.00 to $98.90 Toronto $63.46 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $62.50, from $48.00 to $78.57 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $62.50 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $62.08, from $40.72 to $95.88 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $62.08 Northwest: median $56.62, from $39.42 to $98.00 Northwest $56.62 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 .