Salaries

Industrial Sewing Machine Operators Salary in Halifax, Nova Scotia

NOC 94132Wages 2024Updated

Median wage
$19.15 an hour Halifax
Compared with Nova Scotia
2.4% higher $0.44 above the Nova Scotia median of $18.71
Compared with Canada
6.4% higher $1.15 above the Canadian median of $18.00
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 $19.15, from $16.50 to $20.01. Nova Scotia (province): median $18.71, from $16.50 to $22.91. Canada: median $18.00, from $15.30 to $23.00, middle half $16.20 to $20.00.$14$16$18$20$22$24Halifax: median $19.15, from $16.50 to $20.01Halifax$19.15Nova Scotia (province): median $18.71, from $16.50 to $22.91Nova Scotia (province)$18.71Canada: median $18.00, from $15.30 to $23.00, middle half $16.20 to $20.00Canada$18.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Halifax compared with Canada
WageHalifaxNova ScotiaCanada
Low $16.50 $16.50 $15.30
Lower quartile Not stated Not stated $16.20
Median $19.15 $18.71 $18.00
Upper quartile Not stated Not stated $20.00
High $20.01 $22.91 $23.00
Average Not stated Not stated $18.51

Job outlook

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

Education and training

TEER category
4
Usual education
A high school diploma 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 $19.15, from $16.50 to $20.01. North Shore: median $18.53, from $16.50 to $21.38. Cape Breton: not stated. Annapolis Valley: not stated. Southern: not stated.$16$18$20$22Halifax: median $19.15, from $16.50 to $20.01Halifax$19.15North Shore: median $18.53, from $16.50 to $21.38North Shore$18.53Cape Breton: not statedCape BretonNot 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$16.50$19.15$20.01Undetermined
North Shore$16.50$18.53$21.38Moderate (3 of 5)
Cape BretonNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)
Annapolis ValleyNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)
SouthernNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)

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