Median wage
$35.10 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
0.7% higher
$0.23 above the Ontario median of $34.87
Compared with Canada
5.3% higher
$1.77 above the Canadian median of $33.33
Job outlook
Very limited
1 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 $35.10, from $24.04 to $51.28, middle half $30.00 to $43.96. Ontario (province): median $34.87, from $20.00 to $52.73, middle half $26.44 to $43.59. Canada: median $33.33, from $22.00 to $52.73, middle half $26.92 to $42.31. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $35.10, from $24.04 to $51.28, middle half $30.00 to $43.96 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $35.10 Ontario (province): median $34.87, from $20.00 to $52.73, middle half $26.44 to $43.59 Ontario (province) $34.87 Canada: median $33.33, from $22.00 to $52.73, middle half $26.92 to $42.31 Canada $33.33 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
$24.04
$20.00
$22.00
Lower quartile
$30.00
$26.44
$26.92
Median
$35.10
$34.87
$33.33
Upper quartile
$43.96
$43.59
$42.31
High
$51.28
$52.73
$52.73
Average
$36.77
$36.83
$36.33
Job outlook
Very limited (1 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 $35.90, from $17.60 to $65.01. Kingston – Pembroke: median $35.62, from $23.39 to $52.83. Northwest: median $35.44, from $25.39 to $51.29. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $35.10, from $24.04 to $51.28. Toronto: median $34.87, from $20.00 to $52.73. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $34.08, from $22.49 to $48.34. London: median $33.33, from $21.00 to $48.56. Northeast: median $32.77, from $21.71 to $47.77. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $31.76, from $21.26 to $47.80. Windsor – Sarnia: median $31.06, from $21.40 to $48.14. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $31.03, from $19.00 to $71.43. $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 Ottawa: median $35.90, from $17.60 to $65.01 Ottawa $35.90 Kingston – Pembroke: median $35.62, from $23.39 to $52.83 Kingston – Pembroke $35.62 Northwest: median $35.44, from $25.39 to $51.29 Northwest $35.44 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $35.10, from $24.04 to $51.28 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $35.10 Toronto: median $34.87, from $20.00 to $52.73 Toronto $34.87 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $34.08, from $22.49 to $48.34 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $34.08 London: median $33.33, from $21.00 to $48.56 London $33.33 Northeast: median $32.77, from $21.71 to $47.77 Northeast $32.77 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $31.76, from $21.26 to $47.80 Muskoka – Kawarthas $31.76 Windsor – Sarnia: median $31.06, from $21.40 to $48.14 Windsor – Sarnia $31.06 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $31.03, from $19.00 to $71.43 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $31.03 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 .