Median wage
$19.23 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
1.2% higher
$0.23 above the Ontario median of $19.00
Compared with Canada
1.2% higher
$0.23 above the Canadian median of $19.00
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
70
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 $19.23, from $17.60 to $24.43, middle half $17.60 to $22.00. Ontario (province): median $19.00, from $17.60 to $27.00, middle half $17.60 to $23.00. Canada: median $19.00, from $15.75 to $27.69, middle half $17.00 to $22.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $19.23, from $17.60 to $24.43, middle half $17.60 to $22.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $19.23 Ontario (province): median $19.00, from $17.60 to $27.00, middle half $17.60 to $23.00 Ontario (province) $19.00 Canada: median $19.00, from $15.75 to $27.69, middle half $17.00 to $22.00 Canada $19.00 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
$17.60
$17.60
$15.75
Lower quartile
$17.60
$17.60
$17.00
Median
$19.23
$19.00
$19.00
Upper quartile
$22.00
$23.00
$22.00
High
$24.43
$27.00
$27.69
Average
$19.91
$20.63
$20.59
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
70 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 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $19.23, from $17.60 to $24.43. London: median $19.00, from $17.60 to $28.41. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $19.00, from $17.60 to $27.00. Toronto: median $19.00, from $17.60 to $27.00. Ottawa: median $18.75, from $17.60 to $31.19. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $18.55, from $17.60 to $29.76. Kingston – Pembroke: median $18.50, from $17.60 to $29.70. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $18.00, from $17.60 to $42.83. Northeast: median $18.00, from $17.60 to $23.50. Northwest: median $18.00, from $17.60 to $24.00. Windsor – Sarnia: median $18.00, from $17.60 to $27.00. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $19.23, from $17.60 to $24.43 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $19.23 London: median $19.00, from $17.60 to $28.41 London $19.00 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $19.00, from $17.60 to $27.00 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $19.00 Toronto: median $19.00, from $17.60 to $27.00 Toronto $19.00 Ottawa: median $18.75, from $17.60 to $31.19 Ottawa $18.75 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $18.55, from $17.60 to $29.76 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $18.55 Kingston – Pembroke: median $18.50, from $17.60 to $29.70 Kingston – Pembroke $18.50 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $18.00, from $17.60 to $42.83 Muskoka – Kawarthas $18.00 Northeast: median $18.00, from $17.60 to $23.50 Northeast $18.00 Northwest: median $18.00, from $17.60 to $24.00 Northwest $18.00 Windsor – Sarnia: median $18.00, from $17.60 to $27.00 Windsor – Sarnia $18.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Ontario (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $17.60 $19.23 $24.43 Moderate (3 of 5) London $17.60 $19.00 $28.41 Limited (2 of 5) Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $17.60 $19.00 $27.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Toronto $17.60 $19.00 $27.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Ottawa $17.60 $18.75 $31.19 Moderate (3 of 5) Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $17.60 $18.55 $29.76 Limited (2 of 5) Kingston – Pembroke $17.60 $18.50 $29.70 Limited (2 of 5) Muskoka – Kawarthas $17.60 $18.00 $42.83 Limited (2 of 5) Northeast $17.60 $18.00 $23.50 Limited (2 of 5) Northwest $17.60 $18.00 $24.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Windsor – Sarnia $17.60 $18.00 $27.00 Moderate (3 of 5)
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 .