Salaries

Fire Chiefs and Senior Firefighting Officers Salary in Halifax, Nova Scotia

NOC 40041Wages 2024Updated

Median wage
$69.08 an hour Halifax
Compared with Nova Scotia
0.2% higher $0.14 above the Nova Scotia median of $68.94
Compared with Canada
10.3% higher $6.44 above the Canadian median of $62.64
Job outlook
Undetermined 2025-2027

Wages in Halifax

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

Wage range in Halifax and CanadaHalifax: median $69.08, from $45.48 to $82.45. Nova Scotia (province): median $68.94, from $42.56 to $86.88. Canada: median $62.64, from $37.02 to $83.84, middle half $48.08 to $74.53.$20$40$60$80$100Halifax: median $69.08, from $45.48 to $82.45Halifax$69.08Nova Scotia (province): median $68.94, from $42.56 to $86.88Nova Scotia (province)$68.94Canada: median $62.64, from $37.02 to $83.84, middle half $48.08 to $74.53Canada$62.64
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Halifax compared with Canada
WageHalifaxNova ScotiaCanada
Low $45.48 $42.56 $37.02
Lower quartile Not stated Not stated $48.08
Median $69.08 $68.94 $62.64
Upper quartile Not stated Not stated $74.53
High $82.45 $86.88 $83.84
Average Not stated Not stated $61.72

Job outlook

Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Halifax.

Education and training

TEER category
0
Usual education
Management experience in a related field 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 $69.08, from $45.48 to $82.45. Cape Breton: not stated. North Shore: not stated. Annapolis Valley: not stated. Southern: not stated.$40$50$60$70$80$90Halifax: median $69.08, from $45.48 to $82.45Halifax$69.08Cape Breton: not statedCape BretonNot statedNorth Shore: not statedNorth ShoreNot statedAnnapolis Valley: not statedAnnapolis ValleyNot 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$45.48$69.08$82.45Undetermined
Cape BretonNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
North ShoreNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Annapolis ValleyNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
SouthernNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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