Median wage
$25.82 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
3.3% higher
$0.82 above the Ontario median of $25.00
Compared with Canada
3.3% higher
$0.82 above the Canadian median of $25.00
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
6
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 $25.82, from $19.00 to $36.00, middle half $21.63 to $29.70. Ontario (province): median $25.00, from $18.12 to $37.00, middle half $21.38 to $30.00. Canada: median $25.00, from $18.46 to $35.71, middle half $21.60 to $29.81. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $25.82, from $19.00 to $36.00, middle half $21.63 to $29.70 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $25.82 Ontario (province): median $25.00, from $18.12 to $37.00, middle half $21.38 to $30.00 Ontario (province) $25.00 Canada: median $25.00, from $18.46 to $35.71, middle half $21.60 to $29.81 Canada $25.00 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
$19.00
$18.12
$18.46
Lower quartile
$21.63
$21.38
$21.60
Median
$25.82
$25.00
$25.00
Upper quartile
$29.70
$30.00
$29.81
High
$36.00
$37.00
$35.71
Average
$26.75
$27.00
$26.66
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
6 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 Ontario Northeast: median $27.50, from $20.00 to $37.37. Kingston – Pembroke: median $26.66, from $18.64 to $35.47. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $25.82, from $19.00 to $36.00. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $25.72, from $20.05 to $36.83. Toronto: median $25.64, from $18.46 to $38.46. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $25.00, from $18.12 to $37.00. Northwest: median $25.00, from $18.12 to $37.00. Ottawa: median $25.00, from $17.95 to $35.90. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $25.00, from $18.12 to $37.00. Windsor – Sarnia: median $25.00, from $17.60 to $33.42. London: median $22.00, from $18.00 to $28.33. $10 $20 $30 $40 Northeast: median $27.50, from $20.00 to $37.37 Northeast $27.50 Kingston – Pembroke: median $26.66, from $18.64 to $35.47 Kingston – Pembroke $26.66 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $25.82, from $19.00 to $36.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $25.82 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $25.72, from $20.05 to $36.83 Muskoka – Kawarthas $25.72 Toronto: median $25.64, from $18.46 to $38.46 Toronto $25.64 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $25.00, from $18.12 to $37.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $25.00 Northwest: median $25.00, from $18.12 to $37.00 Northwest $25.00 Ottawa: median $25.00, from $17.95 to $35.90 Ottawa $25.00 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $25.00, from $18.12 to $37.00 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $25.00 Windsor – Sarnia: median $25.00, from $17.60 to $33.42 Windsor – Sarnia $25.00 London: median $22.00, from $18.00 to $28.33 London $22.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Ontario (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Northeast $20.00 $27.50 $37.37 Moderate (3 of 5) Kingston – Pembroke $18.64 $26.66 $35.47 Moderate (3 of 5) Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $19.00 $25.82 $36.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Muskoka – Kawarthas $20.05 $25.72 $36.83 Good (4 of 5) Toronto $18.46 $25.64 $38.46 Moderate (3 of 5) Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $18.12 $25.00 $37.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Northwest $18.12 $25.00 $37.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Ottawa $17.95 $25.00 $35.90 Moderate (3 of 5) Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $18.12 $25.00 $37.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Windsor – Sarnia $17.60 $25.00 $33.42 Moderate (3 of 5) London $18.00 $22.00 $28.33 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 .