Median wage
$18.00 an hour
Annapolis Valley
Compared with Nova Scotia
9.1% higher
$1.50 above the Nova Scotia median of $16.50
Compared with Canada
2.7% lower
$0.50 below the Canadian median of $18.50
Job outlook
Good
4 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
5
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Annapolis Valley
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Annapolis Valley and Canada Annapolis Valley: median $18.00, from $16.50 to $25.00, middle half $16.50 to $20.00. Nova Scotia (province): median $16.50, from $16.50 to $25.00, middle half $16.50 to $20.00. Canada: median $18.50, from $15.00 to $30.00, middle half $16.00 to $24.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 Annapolis Valley: median $18.00, from $16.50 to $25.00, middle half $16.50 to $20.00 Annapolis Valley $18.00 Nova Scotia (province): median $16.50, from $16.50 to $25.00, middle half $16.50 to $20.00 Nova Scotia (province) $16.50 Canada: median $18.50, from $15.00 to $30.00, middle half $16.00 to $24.00 Canada $18.50 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 Annapolis Valley compared with Canada
Wage Annapolis Valley Nova Scotia Canada
Low
$16.50
$16.50
$15.00
Lower quartile
$16.50
$16.50
$16.00
Median
$18.00
$16.50
$18.50
Upper quartile
$20.00
$20.00
$24.00
High
$25.00
$25.00
$30.00
Average
$19.40
$18.05
$20.65
Job outlook
Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Annapolis Valley.
5 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 5
Usual education No formal education is usually required, and training is a short work demonstration.
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 Scotia Annapolis Valley: median $18.00, from $16.50 to $25.00. Cape Breton: median $16.50, from $16.50 to $25.00. Halifax: median $16.50, from $16.50 to $25.00. North Shore: median $16.50, from $16.50 to $19.00. Southern: median $16.50, from $16.50 to $21.00. $15 $17.5 $20 $22.5 $25 Annapolis Valley: median $18.00, from $16.50 to $25.00 Annapolis Valley $18.00 Cape Breton: median $16.50, from $16.50 to $25.00 Cape Breton $16.50 Halifax: median $16.50, from $16.50 to $25.00 Halifax $16.50 North Shore: median $16.50, from $16.50 to $19.00 North Shore $16.50 Southern: median $16.50, from $16.50 to $21.00 Southern $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) Region Low Median High Outlook Annapolis Valley $16.50 $18.00 $25.00 Good (4 of 5) Cape Breton $16.50 $16.50 $25.00 Good (4 of 5) Halifax $16.50 $16.50 $25.00 Good (4 of 5) North Shore $16.50 $16.50 $19.00 Good (4 of 5) Southern $16.50 $16.50 $21.00 Good (4 of 5)
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 .