Median wage
$63.19 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
4.2% lower
$2.74 below the Ontario median of $65.93
Compared with Canada
1% higher
$0.63 above the Canadian median of $62.56
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
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 $63.19, from $46.35 to $98.90, middle half $52.88 to $86.54. Ontario (province): median $65.93, from $45.00 to $98.90, middle half $52.88 to $86.54. Canada: median $62.56, from $43.27 to $98.90, middle half $48.72 to $83.08. $40 $60 $80 $100 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $63.19, from $46.35 to $98.90, middle half $52.88 to $86.54 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $63.19 Ontario (province): median $65.93, from $45.00 to $98.90, middle half $52.88 to $86.54 Ontario (province) $65.93 Canada: median $62.56, from $43.27 to $98.90, middle half $48.72 to $83.08 Canada $62.56 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
$46.35
$45.00
$43.27
Lower quartile
$52.88
$52.88
$48.72
Median
$63.19
$65.93
$62.56
Upper quartile
$86.54
$86.54
$83.08
High
$98.90
$98.90
$98.90
Average
$70.41
$70.31
$67.32
Job outlook
Moderate (3 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 Toronto: median $66.27, from $41.39 to $95.58. Kingston – Pembroke: median $65.39, from $47.42 to $94.35. Northeast: median $65.15, from $45.46 to $97.40. Ottawa: median $64.10, from $50.48 to $76.93. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $63.19, from $46.35 to $98.90. London: median $63.13, from $40.83 to $87.41. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $61.99, from $42.22 to $82.13. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $61.82, from $42.49 to $88.47. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $57.69, from $45.00 to $77.33. Windsor – Sarnia: median $57.69, from $44.58 to $90.87. Northwest: not stated. $40 $60 $80 $100 Toronto: median $66.27, from $41.39 to $95.58 Toronto $66.27 Kingston – Pembroke: median $65.39, from $47.42 to $94.35 Kingston – Pembroke $65.39 Northeast: median $65.15, from $45.46 to $97.40 Northeast $65.15 Ottawa: median $64.10, from $50.48 to $76.93 Ottawa $64.10 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $63.19, from $46.35 to $98.90 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $63.19 London: median $63.13, from $40.83 to $87.41 London $63.13 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $61.99, from $42.22 to $82.13 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $61.99 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $61.82, from $42.49 to $88.47 Muskoka – Kawarthas $61.82 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $57.69, from $45.00 to $77.33 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $57.69 Windsor – Sarnia: median $57.69, from $44.58 to $90.87 Windsor – Sarnia $57.69 Northwest: not stated Northwest Not stated 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.
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 .