Median wage
$23.00 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
1.4% higher
$0.32 above the Ontario median of $22.68
Compared with Canada
2.2% higher
$0.50 above the Canadian median of $22.50
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
8
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 $23.00, from $18.75 to $29.00, middle half $20.98 to $25.60. Ontario (province): median $22.68, from $17.60 to $30.00, middle half $20.00 to $26.00. Canada: median $22.50, from $17.00 to $31.00, middle half $19.50 to $26.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $23.00, from $18.75 to $29.00, middle half $20.98 to $25.60 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $23.00 Ontario (province): median $22.68, from $17.60 to $30.00, middle half $20.00 to $26.00 Ontario (province) $22.68 Canada: median $22.50, from $17.00 to $31.00, middle half $19.50 to $26.00 Canada $22.50 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
$18.75
$17.60
$17.00
Lower quartile
$20.98
$20.00
$19.50
Median
$23.00
$22.68
$22.50
Upper quartile
$25.60
$26.00
$26.00
High
$29.00
$30.00
$31.00
Average
$23.66
$23.60
$23.54
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
8 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 Ontario Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $24.02, from $18.46 to $30.26. London: median $24.00, from $17.60 to $34.35. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $23.00, from $18.75 to $29.00. Northwest: median $23.00, from $17.60 to $33.00. Kingston – Pembroke: median $22.99, from $18.32 to $30.82. Ottawa: median $22.68, from $17.60 to $30.00. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $22.68, from $17.60 to $30.00. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $22.67, from $18.10 to $30.54. Windsor – Sarnia: median $22.50, from $17.60 to $34.35. Toronto: median $22.49, from $17.60 to $30.00. Northeast: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $40.00. $10 $20 $30 $40 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $24.02, from $18.46 to $30.26 Muskoka – Kawarthas $24.02 London: median $24.00, from $17.60 to $34.35 London $24.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $23.00, from $18.75 to $29.00 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $23.00 Northwest: median $23.00, from $17.60 to $33.00 Northwest $23.00 Kingston – Pembroke: median $22.99, from $18.32 to $30.82 Kingston – Pembroke $22.99 Ottawa: median $22.68, from $17.60 to $30.00 Ottawa $22.68 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $22.68, from $17.60 to $30.00 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $22.68 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $22.67, from $18.10 to $30.54 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $22.67 Windsor – Sarnia: median $22.50, from $17.60 to $34.35 Windsor – Sarnia $22.50 Toronto: median $22.49, from $17.60 to $30.00 Toronto $22.49 Northeast: median $20.00, from $17.60 to $40.00 Northeast $20.00 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 .