Median wage
$47.25 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
1.7% lower
$0.83 below the Ontario median of $48.08
Compared with Canada
3.5% higher
$1.58 above the Canadian median of $45.67
Job outlook
Moderate
3 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 $47.25, from $32.21 to $64.10, middle half $38.46 to $54.95. Ontario (province): median $48.08, from $29.33 to $61.54, middle half $38.46 to $53.85. Canada: median $45.67, from $28.85 to $59.76, middle half $37.00 to $52.40. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $47.25, from $32.21 to $64.10, middle half $38.46 to $54.95 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $47.25 Ontario (province): median $48.08, from $29.33 to $61.54, middle half $38.46 to $53.85 Ontario (province) $48.08 Canada: median $45.67, from $28.85 to $59.76, middle half $37.00 to $52.40 Canada $45.67 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
$32.21
$29.33
$28.85
Lower quartile
$38.46
$38.46
$37.00
Median
$47.25
$48.08
$45.67
Upper quartile
$54.95
$53.85
$52.40
High
$64.10
$61.54
$59.76
Average
$46.88
$46.56
$45.47
Job outlook
Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
Education and training
TEER category 1
Usual education A university degree 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 Northeast: median $51.65, from $26.44 to $66.32. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $51.00, from $29.33 to $64.74. Northwest: median $49.52, from $36.54 to $60.26. London: median $49.04, from $30.36 to $60.36. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $48.08, from $28.85 to $62.64. Ottawa: median $48.08, from $28.45 to $60.95. Windsor – Sarnia: median $48.08, from $30.77 to $61.64. Toronto: median $47.50, from $28.85 to $59.89. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $47.25, from $32.21 to $64.10. Kingston – Pembroke: median $46.49, from $30.50 to $61.09. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $46.00, from $32.97 to $62.50. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 $70 Northeast: median $51.65, from $26.44 to $66.32 Northeast $51.65 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $51.00, from $29.33 to $64.74 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $51.00 Northwest: median $49.52, from $36.54 to $60.26 Northwest $49.52 London: median $49.04, from $30.36 to $60.36 London $49.04 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $48.08, from $28.85 to $62.64 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $48.08 Ottawa: median $48.08, from $28.45 to $60.95 Ottawa $48.08 Windsor – Sarnia: median $48.08, from $30.77 to $61.64 Windsor – Sarnia $48.08 Toronto: median $47.50, from $28.85 to $59.89 Toronto $47.50 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $47.25, from $32.21 to $64.10 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $47.25 Kingston – Pembroke: median $46.49, from $30.50 to $61.09 Kingston – Pembroke $46.49 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $46.00, from $32.97 to $62.50 Muskoka – Kawarthas $46.00 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 Northeast $26.44 $51.65 $66.32 Moderate (3 of 5) Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $29.33 $51.00 $64.74 Good (4 of 5) Northwest $36.54 $49.52 $60.26 Moderate (3 of 5) London $30.36 $49.04 $60.36 Moderate (3 of 5) Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $28.85 $48.08 $62.64 Moderate (3 of 5) Ottawa $28.45 $48.08 $60.95 Moderate (3 of 5) Windsor – Sarnia $30.77 $48.08 $61.64 Moderate (3 of 5) Toronto $28.85 $47.50 $59.89 Moderate (3 of 5) Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $32.21 $47.25 $64.10 Moderate (3 of 5) Kingston – Pembroke $30.50 $46.49 $61.09 Moderate (3 of 5) Muskoka – Kawarthas $32.97 $46.00 $62.50 Good (4 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 .