Median wage
$17.60 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
7.4% lower
$1.40 below the Ontario median of $19.00
Compared with Canada
10.8% lower
$2.14 below the Canadian median of $19.74
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
64
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 $17.60, from $17.60 to $26.00, middle half $17.60 to $21.00. Ontario (province): median $19.00, from $17.60 to $25.89, middle half $17.60 to $22.95. Canada: median $19.74, from $15.50 to $25.00, middle half $17.00 to $22.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $17.60, from $17.60 to $26.00, middle half $17.60 to $21.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $17.60 Ontario (province): median $19.00, from $17.60 to $25.89, middle half $17.60 to $22.95 Ontario (province) $19.00 Canada: median $19.74, from $15.50 to $25.00, middle half $17.00 to $22.00 Canada $19.74 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
$15.50
Lower quartile
$17.60
$17.60
$17.00
Median
$17.60
$19.00
$19.74
Upper quartile
$21.00
$22.95
$22.00
High
$26.00
$25.89
$25.00
Average
$19.41
$20.19
$20.11
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
64 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 5
Usual education No formal education is usually required, and training is a short work demonstration.
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 Kingston – Pembroke: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $26.67. Ottawa: median $19.75, from $17.60 to $25.00. Toronto: median $19.23, from $17.60 to $25.90. London: median $19.00, from $17.60 to $25.89. Northeast: median $19.00, from $17.60 to $25.00. Northwest: median $19.00, from $17.60 to $25.89. Windsor – Sarnia: median $19.00, from $17.60 to $25.00. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $18.54, from $17.60 to $25.00. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $18.27, from $17.60 to $27.00. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $18.00, from $17.60 to $25.00. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $17.60, from $17.60 to $26.00. $17.5 $20 $22.5 $25 $27.5 Kingston – Pembroke: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $26.67 Kingston – Pembroke $21.00 Ottawa: median $19.75, from $17.60 to $25.00 Ottawa $19.75 Toronto: median $19.23, from $17.60 to $25.90 Toronto $19.23 London: median $19.00, from $17.60 to $25.89 London $19.00 Northeast: median $19.00, from $17.60 to $25.00 Northeast $19.00 Northwest: median $19.00, from $17.60 to $25.89 Northwest $19.00 Windsor – Sarnia: median $19.00, from $17.60 to $25.00 Windsor – Sarnia $19.00 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $18.54, from $17.60 to $25.00 Muskoka – Kawarthas $18.54 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $18.27, from $17.60 to $27.00 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $18.27 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $18.00, from $17.60 to $25.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $18.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $17.60, from $17.60 to $26.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $17.60 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 Kingston – Pembroke $17.60 $21.00 $26.67 Moderate (3 of 5) Ottawa $17.60 $19.75 $25.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Toronto $17.60 $19.23 $25.90 Moderate (3 of 5) London $17.60 $19.00 $25.89 Moderate (3 of 5) Northeast $17.60 $19.00 $25.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Northwest $17.60 $19.00 $25.89 Moderate (3 of 5) Windsor – Sarnia $17.60 $19.00 $25.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Muskoka – Kawarthas $17.60 $18.54 $25.00 Good (4 of 5) Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $17.60 $18.27 $27.00 Good (4 of 5) Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $17.60 $18.00 $25.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $17.60 $17.60 $26.00 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 .