Median wage
$23.00 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
4.5% higher
$1.00 above the Ontario median of $22.00
Compared with Canada
Same
as the Canadian median of $23.00
Job outlook
Moderate
3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
6
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 $18.50 to $38.46, middle half $20.00 to $32.05. Ontario (province): median $22.00, from $18.00 to $30.47, middle half $19.23 to $27.00. Canada: median $23.00, from $18.00 to $29.81, middle half $20.00 to $26.00. $10 $20 $30 $40 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $23.00, from $18.50 to $38.46, middle half $20.00 to $32.05 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $23.00 Ontario (province): median $22.00, from $18.00 to $30.47, middle half $19.23 to $27.00 Ontario (province) $22.00 Canada: median $23.00, from $18.00 to $29.81, middle half $20.00 to $26.00 Canada $23.00 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
$18.50
$18.00
$18.00
Lower quartile
$20.00
$19.23
$20.00
Median
$23.00
$22.00
$23.00
Upper quartile
$32.05
$27.00
$26.00
High
$38.46
$30.47
$29.81
Average
$26.95
$23.66
$23.50
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
6 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 3
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 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 Northwest: median $24.50, from $17.60 to $28.00. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $24.39, from $20.03 to $30.87. London: median $24.00, from $19.00 to $31.25. Northeast: median $24.00, from $18.00 to $28.54. Ottawa: median $24.00, from $19.00 to $37.72. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $23.55, from $19.50 to $27.95. Windsor – Sarnia: median $23.50, from $17.60 to $30.00. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $23.00, from $18.50 to $38.46. Toronto: median $22.04, from $18.13 to $29.23. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $22.00, from $18.00 to $30.47. Kingston – Pembroke: median $22.00, from $17.60 to $25.38. $10 $20 $30 $40 Northwest: median $24.50, from $17.60 to $28.00 Northwest $24.50 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $24.39, from $20.03 to $30.87 Muskoka – Kawarthas $24.39 London: median $24.00, from $19.00 to $31.25 London $24.00 Northeast: median $24.00, from $18.00 to $28.54 Northeast $24.00 Ottawa: median $24.00, from $19.00 to $37.72 Ottawa $24.00 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $23.55, from $19.50 to $27.95 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $23.55 Windsor – Sarnia: median $23.50, from $17.60 to $30.00 Windsor – Sarnia $23.50 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $23.00, from $18.50 to $38.46 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $23.00 Toronto: median $22.04, from $18.13 to $29.23 Toronto $22.04 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $22.00, from $18.00 to $30.47 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $22.00 Kingston – Pembroke: median $22.00, from $17.60 to $25.38 Kingston – Pembroke $22.00 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 Northwest $17.60 $24.50 $28.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Muskoka – Kawarthas $20.03 $24.39 $30.87 Good (4 of 5) London $19.00 $24.00 $31.25 Moderate (3 of 5) Northeast $18.00 $24.00 $28.54 Moderate (3 of 5) Ottawa $19.00 $24.00 $37.72 Moderate (3 of 5) Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $19.50 $23.55 $27.95 Very good (5 of 5) Windsor – Sarnia $17.60 $23.50 $30.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $18.50 $23.00 $38.46 Moderate (3 of 5) Toronto $18.13 $22.04 $29.23 Moderate (3 of 5) Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $18.00 $22.00 $30.47 Moderate (3 of 5) Kingston – Pembroke $17.60 $22.00 $25.38 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 .