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Public Works Maintenance Equipment Operators and Related Workers Salary in Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie, Ontario

NOC 74205Wages 2024Updated

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Median wage
$28.65 an hour Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
1.3% lower $0.38 below the Ontario median of $29.03
Compared with Canada
0.5% higher $0.15 above the Canadian median of $28.50
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie and CanadaKitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $28.65, from $22.74 to $35.42. Ontario (province): median $29.03, from $25.00 to $34.95, middle half $27.00 to $32.00. Canada: median $28.50, from $22.00 to $35.33, middle half $25.00 to $32.07.$20$25$30$35$40Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $28.65, from $22.74 to $35.42Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie$28.65Ontario (province): median $29.03, from $25.00 to $34.95, middle half $27.00 to $32.00Ontario (province)$29.03Canada: median $28.50, from $22.00 to $35.33, middle half $25.00 to $32.07Canada$28.50
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie compared with Canada
WageKitchener – Waterloo – BarrieOntarioCanada
Low $22.74 $25.00 $22.00
Lower quartile Not stated $27.00 $25.00
Median $28.65 $29.03 $28.50
Upper quartile Not stated $32.00 $32.07
High $35.42 $34.95 $35.33
Average Not stated $29.79 $28.94

Job outlook

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

Licence needed in Ontario?

Voluntary certification Not required. Certification is available in Ontario, but you can work in this occupation without it.

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 OntarioHamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $29.72, from $25.00 to $32.07. London: median $29.50, from $26.00 to $33.00. Windsor – Sarnia: median $29.50, from $21.00 to $44.00. Ottawa: median $28.96, from $22.83 to $36.35. Kingston – Pembroke: median $28.82, from $25.00 to $48.00. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $28.74, from $22.73 to $34.16. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $28.65, from $22.74 to $35.42. Northwest: median $28.31, from $22.79 to $35.62. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $28.25, from $21.64 to $37.20. Toronto: median $28.00, from $25.00 to $31.80. Northeast: median $26.50, from $21.00 to $30.00.$20$30$40$50Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $29.72, from $25.00 to $32.07Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula$29.72London: median $29.50, from $26.00 to $33.00London$29.50Windsor – Sarnia: median $29.50, from $21.00 to $44.00Windsor – Sarnia$29.50Ottawa: median $28.96, from $22.83 to $36.35Ottawa$28.96Kingston – Pembroke: median $28.82, from $25.00 to $48.00Kingston – Pembroke$28.82Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $28.74, from $22.73 to $34.16Stratford – Bruce Peninsula$28.74Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $28.65, from $22.74 to $35.42Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie$28.65Northwest: median $28.31, from $22.79 to $35.62Northwest$28.31Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $28.25, from $21.64 to $37.20Muskoka – Kawarthas$28.25Toronto: median $28.00, from $25.00 to $31.80Toronto$28.00Northeast: median $26.50, from $21.00 to $30.00Northeast$26.50
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
Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula$25.00$29.72$32.07Moderate (3 of 5)
London$26.00$29.50$33.00Good (4 of 5)
Windsor – Sarnia$21.00$29.50$44.00Limited (2 of 5)
Ottawa$22.83$28.96$36.35Moderate (3 of 5)
Kingston – Pembroke$25.00$28.82$48.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Stratford – Bruce Peninsula$22.73$28.74$34.16Moderate (3 of 5)
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie$22.74$28.65$35.42Moderate (3 of 5)
Northwest$22.79$28.31$35.62Moderate (3 of 5)
Muskoka – Kawarthas$21.64$28.25$37.20Moderate (3 of 5)
Toronto$25.00$28.00$31.80Moderate (3 of 5)
Northeast$21.00$26.50$30.00Moderate (3 of 5)

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