Salaries

Program Leaders and Instructors in Recreation, Sport and Fitness Salary in Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie, Ontario

NOC 54100Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage
$18.50 an hour Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
Same as the Ontario median of $18.50
Compared with Canada
2.6% lower $0.50 below the Canadian median of $19.00
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
5 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 CanadaKitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $18.50, from $17.60 to $29.00, middle half $17.60 to $20.94. Ontario (province): median $18.50, from $17.60 to $31.00, middle half $17.60 to $22.00. Canada: median $19.00, from $15.44 to $31.00, middle half $16.75 to $24.00.$15$20$25$30$35Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $18.50, from $17.60 to $29.00, middle half $17.60 to $20.94Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie$18.50Ontario (province): median $18.50, from $17.60 to $31.00, middle half $17.60 to $22.00Ontario (province)$18.50Canada: median $19.00, from $15.44 to $31.00, middle half $16.75 to $24.00Canada$19.00
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
WageKitchener – Waterloo – BarrieOntarioCanada
Low $17.60 $17.60 $15.44
Lower quartile $17.60 $17.60 $16.75
Median $18.50 $18.50 $19.00
Upper quartile $20.94 $22.00 $24.00
High $29.00 $31.00 $31.00
Average $20.68 $21.41 $21.71

Job outlook

Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.

5 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

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 OntarioMuskoka – Kawarthas: median $20.22, from $17.60 to $30.62. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $20.05, from $17.60 to $28.17. Kingston – Pembroke: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $29.74. Northwest: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $32.21. Toronto: median $19.00, from $17.60 to $35.27. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $18.50, from $17.60 to $29.00. Northeast: median $18.50, from $17.60 to $24.18. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $18.00, from $17.60 to $29.00. Ottawa: median $18.00, from $17.60 to $25.64. Windsor – Sarnia: median $18.00, from $17.60 to $23.08. London: median $17.60, from $17.60 to $24.00.$15$20$25$30$35$40Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $20.22, from $17.60 to $30.62Muskoka – Kawarthas$20.22Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $20.05, from $17.60 to $28.17Stratford – Bruce Peninsula$20.05Kingston – Pembroke: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $29.74Kingston – Pembroke$20.00Northwest: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $32.21Northwest$20.00Toronto: median $19.00, from $17.60 to $35.27Toronto$19.00Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $18.50, from $17.60 to $29.00Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie$18.50Northeast: median $18.50, from $17.60 to $24.18Northeast$18.50Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $18.00, from $17.60 to $29.00Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula$18.00Ottawa: median $18.00, from $17.60 to $25.64Ottawa$18.00Windsor – Sarnia: median $18.00, from $17.60 to $23.08Windsor – Sarnia$18.00London: median $17.60, from $17.60 to $24.00London$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)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Muskoka – Kawarthas$17.60$20.22$30.62Moderate (3 of 5)
Stratford – Bruce Peninsula$17.60$20.05$28.17Moderate (3 of 5)
Kingston – Pembroke$17.60$20.00$29.74Moderate (3 of 5)
Northwest$17.60$20.00$32.21Moderate (3 of 5)
Toronto$17.60$19.00$35.27Limited (2 of 5)
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie$17.60$18.50$29.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Northeast$17.60$18.50$24.18Moderate (3 of 5)
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula$17.60$18.00$29.00Limited (2 of 5)
Ottawa$17.60$18.00$25.64Limited (2 of 5)
Windsor – Sarnia$17.60$18.00$23.08Limited (2 of 5)
London$17.60$17.60$24.00Limited (2 of 5)

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