Median wage
$27.47 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
4.5% lower
$1.30 below the Ontario median of $28.77
Compared with Canada
4.8% lower
$1.38 below the Canadian median of $28.85
Job outlook
Undetermined
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 $27.47, from $24.04 to $36.66, middle half $25.00 to $31.00. Ontario (province): median $28.77, from $23.00 to $33.65, middle half $25.23 to $30.00. Canada: median $28.85, from $23.00 to $33.65, middle half $25.98 to $30.36. $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $27.47, from $24.04 to $36.66, middle half $25.00 to $31.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $27.47 Ontario (province): median $28.77, from $23.00 to $33.65, middle half $25.23 to $30.00 Ontario (province) $28.77 Canada: median $28.85, from $23.00 to $33.65, middle half $25.98 to $30.36 Canada $28.85 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
$23.00
$23.00
Lower quartile
$25.00
$25.23
$25.98
Median
$27.47
$28.77
$28.85
Upper quartile
$31.00
$30.00
$30.36
High
$36.66
$33.65
$33.65
Average
$28.76
$28.45
$28.74
Job outlook
Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
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 Windsor – Sarnia: median $30.30, from $26.32 to $37.36. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $30.12, from $24.60 to $35.12. Kingston – Pembroke: median $29.70, from $27.00 to $35.00. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $29.62, from $24.47 to $34.54. London: median $29.00, from $23.29 to $33.65. Northwest: median $29.00, from $24.04 to $30.36. Ottawa: median $29.00, from $22.24 to $39.00. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $28.77, from $22.60 to $30.77. Toronto: median $28.00, from $23.00 to $32.00. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $27.47, from $24.04 to $36.66. Northeast: median $27.47, from $21.00 to $30.00. $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 Windsor – Sarnia: median $30.30, from $26.32 to $37.36 Windsor – Sarnia $30.30 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $30.12, from $24.60 to $35.12 Muskoka – Kawarthas $30.12 Kingston – Pembroke: median $29.70, from $27.00 to $35.00 Kingston – Pembroke $29.70 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $29.62, from $24.47 to $34.54 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $29.62 London: median $29.00, from $23.29 to $33.65 London $29.00 Northwest: median $29.00, from $24.04 to $30.36 Northwest $29.00 Ottawa: median $29.00, from $22.24 to $39.00 Ottawa $29.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $28.77, from $22.60 to $30.77 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $28.77 Toronto: median $28.00, from $23.00 to $32.00 Toronto $28.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $27.47, from $24.04 to $36.66 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $27.47 Northeast: median $27.47, from $21.00 to $30.00 Northeast $27.47 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 .