Salaries

Career Development Practitioners and Career Counsellors Salary in Halifax, Nova Scotia

NOC 41321Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage
$30.22 an hour Halifax
Compared with Nova Scotia
11.1% higher $3.02 above the Nova Scotia median of $27.20
Compared with Canada
0.9% higher $0.27 above the Canadian median of $29.95
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Halifax

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Halifax and CanadaHalifax: median $30.22, from $24.63 to $48.72, middle half $26.50 to $33.65. Nova Scotia (province): median $27.20, from $21.75 to $43.08, middle half $24.63 to $33.33. Canada: median $29.95, from $22.56 to $43.41, middle half $26.44 to $33.97.$20$30$40$50Halifax: median $30.22, from $24.63 to $48.72, middle half $26.50 to $33.65Halifax$30.22Nova Scotia (province): median $27.20, from $21.75 to $43.08, middle half $24.63 to $33.33Nova Scotia (province)$27.20Canada: median $29.95, from $22.56 to $43.41, middle half $26.44 to $33.97Canada$29.95
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 Halifax compared with Canada
WageHalifaxNova ScotiaCanada
Low $24.63 $21.75 $22.56
Lower quartile $26.50 $24.63 $26.44
Median $30.22 $27.20 $29.95
Upper quartile $33.65 $33.33 $33.97
High $48.72 $43.08 $43.41
Average $31.80 $29.90 $31.73

Job outlook

Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Halifax.

1 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 Nova Scotia

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 Nova ScotiaHalifax: median $30.22, from $24.63 to $48.72. Cape Breton: median $29.22, from $22.69 to $31.80. Annapolis Valley: median $27.20, from $21.75 to $43.08. North Shore: not stated. Southern: not stated.$20$30$40$50Halifax: median $30.22, from $24.63 to $48.72Halifax$30.22Cape Breton: median $29.22, from $22.69 to $31.80Cape Breton$29.22Annapolis Valley: median $27.20, from $21.75 to $43.08Annapolis Valley$27.20North Shore: not statedNorth ShoreNot statedSouthern: not statedSouthernNot stated
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Nova Scotia (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Halifax$24.63$30.22$48.72Moderate (3 of 5)
Cape Breton$22.69$29.22$31.80Moderate (3 of 5)
Annapolis Valley$21.75$27.20$43.08Moderate (3 of 5)
North ShoreNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)
SouthernNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)

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