Median wage
$23.00 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
7% higher
$1.50 above the Ontario median of $21.50
Compared with Canada
4.5% higher
$1.00 above the Canadian median of $22.00
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
14
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 $23.00, from $17.60 to $29.23, middle half $18.60 to $26.30. Ontario (province): median $21.50, from $17.60 to $29.96, middle half $18.72 to $25.00. Canada: median $22.00, from $16.55 to $30.29, middle half $19.00 to $25.60. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $23.00, from $17.60 to $29.23, middle half $18.60 to $26.30 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $23.00 Ontario (province): median $21.50, from $17.60 to $29.96, middle half $18.72 to $25.00 Ontario (province) $21.50 Canada: median $22.00, from $16.55 to $30.29, middle half $19.00 to $25.60 Canada $22.00 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
$16.55
Lower quartile
$18.60
$18.72
$19.00
Median
$23.00
$21.50
$22.00
Upper quartile
$26.30
$25.00
$25.60
High
$29.23
$29.96
$30.29
Average
$23.00
$22.56
$22.98
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
14 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 $23.00, from $18.00 to $33.65. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $23.00, from $17.60 to $29.23. London: median $22.50, from $17.60 to $29.67. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $22.00, from $17.60 to $31.25. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $22.00, from $21.00 to $32.00. Northwest: median $22.00, from $17.60 to $38.00. Ottawa: median $22.00, from $18.00 to $29.00. Windsor – Sarnia: median $22.00, from $17.60 to $35.00. Toronto: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $29.00. Northeast: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $28.75. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $19.50, from $17.60 to $27.80. $10 $20 $30 $40 Kingston – Pembroke: median $23.00, from $18.00 to $33.65 Kingston – Pembroke $23.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $23.00, from $17.60 to $29.23 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $23.00 London: median $22.50, from $17.60 to $29.67 London $22.50 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $22.00, from $17.60 to $31.25 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $22.00 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $22.00, from $21.00 to $32.00 Muskoka – Kawarthas $22.00 Northwest: median $22.00, from $17.60 to $38.00 Northwest $22.00 Ottawa: median $22.00, from $18.00 to $29.00 Ottawa $22.00 Windsor – Sarnia: median $22.00, from $17.60 to $35.00 Windsor – Sarnia $22.00 Toronto: median $21.00, from $17.60 to $29.00 Toronto $21.00 Northeast: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $28.75 Northeast $20.00 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $19.50, from $17.60 to $27.80 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $19.50 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. 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 .