Median wage
$22.50 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
4.9% lower
$1.17 below the Ontario median of $23.67
Compared with Canada
6.3% lower
$1.50 below the Canadian median of $24.00
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
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 $22.50, from $17.60 to $26.74, middle half $19.00 to $23.08. Ontario (province): median $23.67, from $17.60 to $35.00, middle half $20.00 to $28.60. Canada: median $24.00, from $17.50 to $36.06, middle half $20.00 to $28.72. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $22.50, from $17.60 to $26.74, middle half $19.00 to $23.08 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $22.50 Ontario (province): median $23.67, from $17.60 to $35.00, middle half $20.00 to $28.60 Ontario (province) $23.67 Canada: median $24.00, from $17.50 to $36.06, middle half $20.00 to $28.72 Canada $24.00 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
$17.50
Lower quartile
$19.00
$20.00
$20.00
Median
$22.50
$23.67
$24.00
Upper quartile
$23.08
$28.60
$28.72
High
$26.74
$35.00
$36.06
Average
$21.78
$25.32
$25.63
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
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 Ontario Northwest: median $24.11, from $18.47 to $37.08. Windsor – Sarnia: median $23.77, from $19.11 to $33.95. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $23.67, from $17.60 to $35.00. Kingston – Pembroke: median $23.67, from $17.60 to $35.00. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $23.67, from $17.60 to $35.00. Ottawa: median $23.67, from $17.60 to $35.00. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $23.67, from $17.60 to $35.00. Toronto: median $23.67, from $17.60 to $35.00. Northeast: median $23.50, from $17.60 to $30.00. London: median $22.84, from $20.40 to $34.00. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $22.50, from $17.60 to $26.74. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 Northwest: median $24.11, from $18.47 to $37.08 Northwest $24.11 Windsor – Sarnia: median $23.77, from $19.11 to $33.95 Windsor – Sarnia $23.77 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $23.67, from $17.60 to $35.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $23.67 Kingston – Pembroke: median $23.67, from $17.60 to $35.00 Kingston – Pembroke $23.67 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $23.67, from $17.60 to $35.00 Muskoka – Kawarthas $23.67 Ottawa: median $23.67, from $17.60 to $35.00 Ottawa $23.67 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $23.67, from $17.60 to $35.00 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $23.67 Toronto: median $23.67, from $17.60 to $35.00 Toronto $23.67 Northeast: median $23.50, from $17.60 to $30.00 Northeast $23.50 London: median $22.84, from $20.40 to $34.00 London $22.84 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $22.50, from $17.60 to $26.74 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $22.50 The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Ontario (table) Region Low Median High Outlook Northwest $18.47 $24.11 $37.08 Undetermined Windsor – Sarnia $19.11 $23.77 $33.95 Limited (2 of 5) Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $17.60 $23.67 $35.00 Limited (2 of 5) Kingston – Pembroke $17.60 $23.67 $35.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Muskoka – Kawarthas $17.60 $23.67 $35.00 Limited (2 of 5) Ottawa $17.60 $23.67 $35.00 Limited (2 of 5) Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $17.60 $23.67 $35.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Toronto $17.60 $23.67 $35.00 Limited (2 of 5) Northeast $17.60 $23.50 $30.00 Limited (2 of 5) London $20.40 $22.84 $34.00 Moderate (3 of 5) Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $17.60 $22.50 $26.74 Limited (2 of 5)
Wages from 2023-2024 data, Job Bank 2025 release. Job outlooks for 2025-2027.
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 .