Median wage
$59.49 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
3.3% lower
$2.05 below the Ontario median of $61.54
Compared with Canada
0% higher
$0.01 above the Canadian median of $59.48
Job outlook
Moderate
3 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 $59.49, from $40.87 to $96.15, middle half $48.32 to $72.12. Ontario (province): median $61.54, from $40.87 to $91.35, middle half $48.46 to $72.82. Canada: median $59.48, from $38.50 to $91.76, middle half $48.08 to $72.65. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $59.49, from $40.87 to $96.15, middle half $48.32 to $72.12 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $59.49 Ontario (province): median $61.54, from $40.87 to $91.35, middle half $48.46 to $72.82 Ontario (province) $61.54 Canada: median $59.48, from $38.50 to $91.76, middle half $48.08 to $72.65 Canada $59.48 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
$40.87
$40.87
$38.50
Lower quartile
$48.32
$48.46
$48.08
Median
$59.49
$61.54
$59.48
Upper quartile
$72.12
$72.82
$72.65
High
$96.15
$91.35
$91.76
Average
$65.21
$64.34
$63.10
Job outlook
Moderate (3 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 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 Northwest: median $66.77, from $49.63 to $90.66. Ottawa: median $63.19, from $45.79 to $94.87. Toronto: median $62.37, from $41.21 to $96.15. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $59.49, from $40.87 to $96.15. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $58.51, from $40.17 to $79.88. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $57.70, from $38.52 to $82.63. London: median $56.82, from $37.74 to $83.94. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $56.75, from $39.45 to $79.42. Kingston – Pembroke: median $55.35, from $39.27 to $76.89. Windsor – Sarnia: median $52.88, from $37.35 to $75.00. Northeast: median $50.48, from $39.47 to $81.73. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Northwest: median $66.77, from $49.63 to $90.66 Northwest $66.77 Ottawa: median $63.19, from $45.79 to $94.87 Ottawa $63.19 Toronto: median $62.37, from $41.21 to $96.15 Toronto $62.37 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $59.49, from $40.87 to $96.15 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $59.49 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $58.51, from $40.17 to $79.88 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $58.51 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $57.70, from $38.52 to $82.63 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $57.70 London: median $56.82, from $37.74 to $83.94 London $56.82 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $56.75, from $39.45 to $79.42 Muskoka – Kawarthas $56.75 Kingston – Pembroke: median $55.35, from $39.27 to $76.89 Kingston – Pembroke $55.35 Windsor – Sarnia: median $52.88, from $37.35 to $75.00 Windsor – Sarnia $52.88 Northeast: median $50.48, from $39.47 to $81.73 Northeast $50.48 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 .