Median wage
$32.69 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
19% higher
$5.22 above the Ontario median of $27.47
Compared with Canada
15.2% higher
$4.32 above the Canadian median of $28.37
Job outlook
Limited
2 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 $32.69, from $21.63 to $34.62, middle half $24.04 to $33.85. Ontario (province): median $27.47, from $17.60 to $47.95, middle half $21.00 to $34.66. Canada: median $28.37, from $17.65 to $47.53, middle half $23.00 to $36.50. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $32.69, from $21.63 to $34.62, middle half $24.04 to $33.85 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $32.69 Ontario (province): median $27.47, from $17.60 to $47.95, middle half $21.00 to $34.66 Ontario (province) $27.47 Canada: median $28.37, from $17.65 to $47.53, middle half $23.00 to $36.50 Canada $28.37 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
$21.63
$17.60
$17.65
Lower quartile
$24.04
$21.00
$23.00
Median
$32.69
$27.47
$28.37
Upper quartile
$33.85
$34.66
$36.50
High
$34.62
$47.95
$47.53
Average
$30.64
$30.67
$32.08
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
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 $32.79, from $22.45 to $45.99. Kingston – Pembroke: median $32.74, from $24.44 to $44.50. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $32.69, from $21.63 to $34.62. Northwest: median $32.65, from $25.89 to $44.19. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $32.13, from $22.21 to $48.75. Northeast: median $31.92, from $21.05 to $44.59. Windsor – Sarnia: median $30.62, from $21.45 to $37.80. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $30.54, from $22.31 to $44.49. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $30.00, from $19.00 to $47.95. Toronto: median $27.47, from $17.60 to $56.41. London: median $26.44, from $17.60 to $33.65. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Ottawa: median $32.79, from $22.45 to $45.99 Ottawa $32.79 Kingston – Pembroke: median $32.74, from $24.44 to $44.50 Kingston – Pembroke $32.74 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $32.69, from $21.63 to $34.62 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $32.69 Northwest: median $32.65, from $25.89 to $44.19 Northwest $32.65 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $32.13, from $22.21 to $48.75 Muskoka – Kawarthas $32.13 Northeast: median $31.92, from $21.05 to $44.59 Northeast $31.92 Windsor – Sarnia: median $30.62, from $21.45 to $37.80 Windsor – Sarnia $30.62 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $30.54, from $22.31 to $44.49 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $30.54 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $30.00, from $19.00 to $47.95 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $30.00 Toronto: median $27.47, from $17.60 to $56.41 Toronto $27.47 London: median $26.44, from $17.60 to $33.65 London $26.44 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 .