Median wage
$57.85 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
1.9% lower
$1.12 below the Ontario median of $58.97
Compared with Canada
1.2% higher
$0.71 above the Canadian median of $57.14
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
4
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 $57.85, from $41.03 to $72.12, middle half $46.15 to $62.50. Ontario (province): median $58.97, from $38.46 to $96.15, middle half $48.08 to $72.12. Canada: median $57.14, from $37.44 to $91.35, middle half $46.15 to $71.79. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $57.85, from $41.03 to $72.12, middle half $46.15 to $62.50 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $57.85 Ontario (province): median $58.97, from $38.46 to $96.15, middle half $48.08 to $72.12 Ontario (province) $58.97 Canada: median $57.14, from $37.44 to $91.35, middle half $46.15 to $71.79 Canada $57.14 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
$41.03
$38.46
$37.44
Lower quartile
$46.15
$48.08
$46.15
Median
$57.85
$58.97
$57.14
Upper quartile
$62.50
$72.12
$71.79
High
$72.12
$96.15
$91.35
Average
$57.25
$64.43
$61.41
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
4 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
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 $61.54, from $38.46 to $102.56. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $57.85, from $41.03 to $72.12. Kingston – Pembroke: median $57.69, from $54.81 to $58.97. Ottawa: median $57.69, from $34.62 to $71.79. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $56.68, from $40.61 to $81.16. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $56.45, from $39.87 to $79.93. Northwest: median $56.10, from $40.09 to $85.03. Northeast: median $55.78, from $39.84 to $81.23. London: median $55.77, from $40.00 to $76.92. Windsor – Sarnia: median $55.77, from $48.08 to $107.69. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $53.85, from $34.87 to $96.15. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 Toronto: median $61.54, from $38.46 to $102.56 Toronto $61.54 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $57.85, from $41.03 to $72.12 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $57.85 Kingston – Pembroke: median $57.69, from $54.81 to $58.97 Kingston – Pembroke $57.69 Ottawa: median $57.69, from $34.62 to $71.79 Ottawa $57.69 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $56.68, from $40.61 to $81.16 Muskoka – Kawarthas $56.68 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $56.45, from $39.87 to $79.93 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $56.45 Northwest: median $56.10, from $40.09 to $85.03 Northwest $56.10 Northeast: median $55.78, from $39.84 to $81.23 Northeast $55.78 London: median $55.77, from $40.00 to $76.92 London $55.77 Windsor – Sarnia: median $55.77, from $48.08 to $107.69 Windsor – Sarnia $55.77 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $53.85, from $34.87 to $96.15 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $53.85 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 .