Median wage
$18.50 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
2.6% lower
$0.50 below the Ontario median of $19.00
Compared with Canada
2.6% lower
$0.50 below the Canadian median of $19.00
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
5
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 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 $18.50, from $17.60 to $29.23. Ontario (province): median $19.00, from $17.60 to $27.16, middle half $17.60 to $24.12. Canada: median $19.00, from $15.50 to $26.50, middle half $16.75 to $23.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $18.50, from $17.60 to $29.23 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $18.50 Ontario (province): median $19.00, from $17.60 to $27.16, middle half $17.60 to $24.12 Ontario (province) $19.00 Canada: median $19.00, from $15.50 to $26.50, middle half $16.75 to $23.00 Canada $19.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie compared with Canada
Wage Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie Ontario Canada
Low
$17.60
$17.60
$15.50
Lower quartile
Not stated $17.60
$16.75
Median
$18.50
$19.00
$19.00
Upper quartile
Not stated $24.12
$23.00
High
$29.23
$27.16
$26.50
Average
Not stated $20.56
$20.38
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
5 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 4
Usual education A high school diploma 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 $21.00, from $17.60 to $30.00. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $19.40, from $17.60 to $28.31. Kingston – Pembroke: median $19.22, from $17.60 to $27.52. London: median $19.17, from $17.60 to $27.69. Northwest: median $19.00, from $17.60 to $27.16. Ottawa: median $19.00, from $17.60 to $27.16. Northeast: median $18.70, from $17.60 to $31.47. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $18.50, from $17.60 to $29.23. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $17.60, from $17.60 to $24.82. Muskoka – Kawarthas: not stated. Windsor – Sarnia: not stated. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Toronto: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $30.00 Toronto $21.00 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $19.40, from $17.60 to $28.31 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $19.40 Kingston – Pembroke: median $19.22, from $17.60 to $27.52 Kingston – Pembroke $19.22 London: median $19.17, from $17.60 to $27.69 London $19.17 Northwest: median $19.00, from $17.60 to $27.16 Northwest $19.00 Ottawa: median $19.00, from $17.60 to $27.16 Ottawa $19.00 Northeast: median $18.70, from $17.60 to $31.47 Northeast $18.70 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $18.50, from $17.60 to $29.23 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $18.50 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $17.60, from $17.60 to $24.82 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $17.60 Muskoka – Kawarthas: not stated Muskoka – Kawarthas Not stated Windsor – Sarnia: not stated Windsor – Sarnia Not stated 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 Toronto $17.60 $21.00 $30.00 Good (4 of 5) Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $17.60 $19.40 $28.31 Good (4 of 5) Kingston – Pembroke $17.60 $19.22 $27.52 Moderate (3 of 5) London $17.60 $19.17 $27.69 Good (4 of 5) Northwest $17.60 $19.00 $27.16 Very good (5 of 5) Ottawa $17.60 $19.00 $27.16 Good (4 of 5) Northeast $17.60 $18.70 $31.47 Good (4 of 5) Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $17.60 $18.50 $29.23 Moderate (3 of 5) Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $17.60 $17.60 $24.82 Good (4 of 5) Muskoka – Kawarthas Not stated Not stated Not stated Very good (5 of 5) Windsor – Sarnia Not stated Not stated Not stated Good (4 of 5)
Wages from 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 .