Median wage
$23.63 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
18.2% higher
$3.63 above the Ontario median of $20.00
Compared with Canada
18.2% higher
$3.63 above the Canadian median of $20.00
Job outlook
Undetermined
2025-2027
Job postings
3
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 $23.63, from $17.60 to $30.00, middle half $18.00 to $27.56. Ontario (province): median $20.00, from $17.60 to $35.00, middle half $17.60 to $26.00. Canada: median $20.00, from $15.00 to $31.50, middle half $16.50 to $25.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $23.63, from $17.60 to $30.00, middle half $18.00 to $27.56 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $23.63 Ontario (province): median $20.00, from $17.60 to $35.00, middle half $17.60 to $26.00 Ontario (province) $20.00 Canada: median $20.00, from $15.00 to $31.50, middle half $16.50 to $25.00 Canada $20.00 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
$15.00
Lower quartile
$18.00
$17.60
$16.50
Median
$23.63
$20.00
$20.00
Upper quartile
$27.56
$26.00
$25.00
High
$30.00
$35.00
$31.50
Average
$23.74
$22.96
$22.73
Job outlook
Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
3 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 London: median $23.72, from $17.60 to $45.00. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $23.63, from $17.60 to $30.00. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $23.17, from $17.60 to $40.47. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $23.02, from $17.60 to $32.83. Kingston – Pembroke: median $22.46, from $17.60 to $30.08. Northwest: median $22.40, from $17.67 to $33.68. Windsor – Sarnia: median $22.00, from $19.00 to $28.00. Northeast: median $21.86, from $17.60 to $30.83. Ottawa: median $21.11, from $17.60 to $32.99. Toronto: median $20.62, from $17.60 to $32.53. Muskoka – Kawarthas: not stated. $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 London: median $23.72, from $17.60 to $45.00 London $23.72 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $23.63, from $17.60 to $30.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $23.63 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $23.17, from $17.60 to $40.47 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $23.17 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $23.02, from $17.60 to $32.83 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $23.02 Kingston – Pembroke: median $22.46, from $17.60 to $30.08 Kingston – Pembroke $22.46 Northwest: median $22.40, from $17.67 to $33.68 Northwest $22.40 Windsor – Sarnia: median $22.00, from $19.00 to $28.00 Windsor – Sarnia $22.00 Northeast: median $21.86, from $17.60 to $30.83 Northeast $21.86 Ottawa: median $21.11, from $17.60 to $32.99 Ottawa $21.11 Toronto: median $20.62, from $17.60 to $32.53 Toronto $20.62 Muskoka – Kawarthas: not stated Muskoka – Kawarthas Not stated 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 .