Median wage
$48.35 an hour
Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie
Compared with Ontario
0.6% higher
$0.27 above the Ontario median of $48.08
Compared with Canada
0.6% higher
$0.27 above the Canadian median of $48.08
Job outlook
Limited
2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
7
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 $48.35, from $32.31 to $86.54, middle half $41.83 to $67.31. Ontario (province): median $48.08, from $30.29 to $77.40, middle half $38.60 to $61.03. Canada: median $48.08, from $30.00 to $76.92, middle half $38.46 to $60.67. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $48.35, from $32.31 to $86.54, middle half $41.83 to $67.31 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $48.35 Ontario (province): median $48.08, from $30.29 to $77.40, middle half $38.60 to $61.03 Ontario (province) $48.08 Canada: median $48.08, from $30.00 to $76.92, middle half $38.46 to $60.67 Canada $48.08 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
$32.31
$30.29
$30.00
Lower quartile
$41.83
$38.60
$38.46
Median
$48.35
$48.08
$48.08
Upper quartile
$67.31
$61.03
$60.67
High
$86.54
$77.40
$76.92
Average
$56.13
$53.07
$51.72
Job outlook
Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie.
7 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
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 Ottawa: median $50.26, from $33.65 to $81.25. Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $48.37, from $30.00 to $75.00. Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $48.35, from $32.31 to $86.54. Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $48.08, from $30.29 to $77.40. Toronto: median $48.08, from $30.00 to $76.92. Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $47.57, from $28.95 to $75.31. London: median $46.50, from $30.32 to $72.72. Kingston – Pembroke: median $43.51, from $29.64 to $64.98. Northeast: median $43.27, from $22.50 to $73.56. Windsor – Sarnia: median $43.27, from $26.44 to $68.75. Northwest: not stated. $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 Ottawa: median $50.26, from $33.65 to $81.25 Ottawa $50.26 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula: median $48.37, from $30.00 to $75.00 Hamilton – Niagara Peninsula $48.37 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie: median $48.35, from $32.31 to $86.54 Kitchener – Waterloo – Barrie $48.35 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula: median $48.08, from $30.29 to $77.40 Stratford – Bruce Peninsula $48.08 Toronto: median $48.08, from $30.00 to $76.92 Toronto $48.08 Muskoka – Kawarthas: median $47.57, from $28.95 to $75.31 Muskoka – Kawarthas $47.57 London: median $46.50, from $30.32 to $72.72 London $46.50 Kingston – Pembroke: median $43.51, from $29.64 to $64.98 Kingston – Pembroke $43.51 Northeast: median $43.27, from $22.50 to $73.56 Northeast $43.27 Windsor – Sarnia: median $43.27, from $26.44 to $68.75 Windsor – Sarnia $43.27 Northwest: not stated Northwest Not stated 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 .