Median wage
$27.00 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
5.3% lower
$1.50 below the Ontario median of $28.50
Compared with Canada
3.6% lower
$1.02 below the Canadian median of $28.02
Job outlook
Very good
5 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
11
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 $27.00, from $19.00 to $43.27, middle half $22.73 to $34.00. Ontario (province): median $28.50, from $19.23 to $46.15, middle half $23.08 to $36.54. Canada: median $28.02, from $19.55 to $45.07, middle half $23.08 to $35.71. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $27.00, from $19.00 to $43.27, middle half $22.73 to $34.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $27.00 Ontario (province): median $28.50, from $19.23 to $46.15, middle half $23.08 to $36.54 Ontario (province) $28.50 Canada: median $28.02, from $19.55 to $45.07, middle half $23.08 to $35.71 Canada $28.02 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
$19.23
$19.55
Lower quartile
$22.73
$23.08
$23.08
Median
$27.00
$28.50
$28.02
Upper quartile
$34.00
$36.54
$35.71
High
$43.27
$46.15
$45.07
Average
$29.74
$31.53
$31.05
Job outlook
Very good (5 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
11 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
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 Ottawa: median $32.93, from $21.54 to $50.98. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $29.65, from $20.00 to $43.00. Toronto: median $29.22, from $18.00 to $47.36. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $29.09, from $20.50 to $47.33. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $27.00, from $19.00 to $43.27. Northeast: median $27.00, from $18.46 to $45.67. Kingston – Pembroke: median $26.66, from $22.00 to $80.77. Northwest: median $25.53, from $19.00 to $36.53. London: median $25.00, from $20.00 to $34.62. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $25.00, from $20.00 to $87.02. Windsor – Sarnia: median $25.00, from $17.60 to $42.79. $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Ottawa: median $32.93, from $21.54 to $50.98 Ottawa $32.93 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $29.65, from $20.00 to $43.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $29.65 Toronto: median $29.22, from $18.00 to $47.36 Toronto $29.22 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $29.09, from $20.50 to $47.33 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $29.09 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $27.00, from $19.00 to $43.27 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $27.00 Northeast: median $27.00, from $18.46 to $45.67 Northeast $27.00 Kingston – Pembroke: median $26.66, from $22.00 to $80.77 Kingston – Pembroke $26.66 Northwest: median $25.53, from $19.00 to $36.53 Northwest $25.53 London: median $25.00, from $20.00 to $34.62 London $25.00 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $25.00, from $20.00 to $87.02 Muskoka – Kawarthas $25.00 Windsor – Sarnia: median $25.00, from $17.60 to $42.79 Windsor – Sarnia $25.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
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 .