Salaries

Cooks Salary in Halifax, Nova Scotia

NOC 63200Wages 2023-2024Updated

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Median wage
$17.00 an hour Halifax
Compared with Nova Scotia
Same as the Nova Scotia median of $17.00
Compared with Canada
5.6% lower $1.00 below the Canadian median of $18.00
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
101 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 $17.00, from $16.50 to $22.00, middle half $16.50 to $19.00. Nova Scotia (province): median $17.00, from $16.50 to $22.50, middle half $16.50 to $19.00. Canada: median $18.00, from $15.00 to $25.00, middle half $16.00 to $21.00.$15$17.5$20$22.5$25Halifax: median $17.00, from $16.50 to $22.00, middle half $16.50 to $19.00Halifax$17.00Nova Scotia (province): median $17.00, from $16.50 to $22.50, middle half $16.50 to $19.00Nova Scotia (province)$17.00Canada: median $18.00, from $15.00 to $25.00, middle half $16.00 to $21.00Canada$18.00
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 Halifax compared with Canada
WageHalifaxNova ScotiaCanada
Low $16.50 $16.50 $15.00
Lower quartile $16.50 $16.50 $16.00
Median $17.00 $17.00 $18.00
Upper quartile $19.00 $19.00 $21.00
High $22.00 $22.50 $25.00
Average $17.82 $17.92 $19.19

Job outlook

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

101 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Licence needed in Nova Scotia?

Voluntary certification Not required. Certification is available in Nova Scotia, but you can work in this occupation without it.

Education and training

TEER category
3
Usual education
A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 years 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 $17.00, from $16.50 to $22.00. North Shore: median $17.00, from $16.50 to $22.22. Southern: median $17.00, from $16.50 to $22.40. Cape Breton: median $16.60, from $16.50 to $24.85. Annapolis Valley: median $16.50, from $16.50 to $20.00.$15$17.5$20$22.5$25Halifax: median $17.00, from $16.50 to $22.00Halifax$17.00North Shore: median $17.00, from $16.50 to $22.22North Shore$17.00Southern: median $17.00, from $16.50 to $22.40Southern$17.00Cape Breton: median $16.60, from $16.50 to $24.85Cape Breton$16.60Annapolis Valley: median $16.50, from $16.50 to $20.00Annapolis Valley$16.50
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$16.50$17.00$22.00Moderate (3 of 5)
North Shore$16.50$17.00$22.22Good (4 of 5)
Southern$16.50$17.00$22.40Good (4 of 5)
Cape Breton$16.50$16.60$24.85Good (4 of 5)
Annapolis Valley$16.50$16.50$20.00Good (4 of 5)

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