Median wage
$36.06 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
6.2% lower
$2.40 below the Ontario median of $38.46
Compared with Canada
4.7% lower
$1.78 below the Canadian median of $37.84
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
2
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 $36.06, from $29.23 to $61.54, middle half $34.44 to $57.69. Ontario (province): median $38.46, from $24.00 to $61.54, middle half $30.00 to $48.56. Canada: median $37.84, from $24.04 to $61.54, middle half $29.79 to $48.00. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $36.06, from $29.23 to $61.54, middle half $34.44 to $57.69 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $36.06 Ontario (province): median $38.46, from $24.00 to $61.54, middle half $30.00 to $48.56 Ontario (province) $38.46 Canada: median $37.84, from $24.04 to $61.54, middle half $29.79 to $48.00 Canada $37.84 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
$29.23
$24.00
$24.04
Lower quartile
$34.44
$30.00
$29.79
Median
$36.06
$38.46
$37.84
Upper quartile
$57.69
$48.56
$48.00
High
$61.54
$61.54
$61.54
Average
$42.74
$41.37
$41.18
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
2 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 Toronto: median $38.46, from $24.00 to $61.54. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $38.20, from $25.73 to $57.99. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $37.98, from $25.56 to $56.13. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $37.70, from $25.72 to $54.27. Northeast: median $37.49, from $25.26 to $53.80. Kingston – Pembroke: median $37.02, from $25.13 to $52.26. Ottawa: median $36.61, from $24.60 to $50.98. London: median $36.31, from $24.59 to $51.43. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $36.06, from $29.23 to $61.54. Windsor – Sarnia: median $35.85, from $25.15 to $51.29. Northwest: median $35.10, from $24.04 to $45.71. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 Toronto: median $38.46, from $24.00 to $61.54 Toronto $38.46 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $38.20, from $25.73 to $57.99 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $38.20 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $37.98, from $25.56 to $56.13 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $37.98 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $37.70, from $25.72 to $54.27 Muskoka – Kawarthas $37.70 Northeast: median $37.49, from $25.26 to $53.80 Northeast $37.49 Kingston – Pembroke: median $37.02, from $25.13 to $52.26 Kingston – Pembroke $37.02 Ottawa: median $36.61, from $24.60 to $50.98 Ottawa $36.61 London: median $36.31, from $24.59 to $51.43 London $36.31 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $36.06, from $29.23 to $61.54 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $36.06 Windsor – Sarnia: median $35.85, from $25.15 to $51.29 Windsor – Sarnia $35.85 Northwest: median $35.10, from $24.04 to $45.71 Northwest $35.10 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 .