Salaries

Lawyers and Quebec Notaries Salary in Southern, Nova Scotia

NOC 41101Wages 2024Updated

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Median wage
$47.56 an hour Southern
Compared with Nova Scotia
15.3% lower $8.59 below the Nova Scotia median of $56.15
Compared with Canada
20.4% lower $12.20 below the Canadian median of $59.76
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Southern

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

Wage range in Southern and CanadaSouthern: median $47.56, from $26.51 to $77.64. Nova Scotia (province): median $56.15, from $24.13 to $80.99, middle half $38.46 to $71.79. Canada: median $59.76, from $30.22 to $107.14, middle half $44.85 to $85.16.$0$25$50$75$100$125Southern: median $47.56, from $26.51 to $77.64Southern$47.56Nova Scotia (province): median $56.15, from $24.13 to $80.99, middle half $38.46 to $71.79Nova Scotia (province)$56.15Canada: median $59.76, from $30.22 to $107.14, middle half $44.85 to $85.16Canada$59.76
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Southern compared with Canada
WageSouthernNova ScotiaCanada
Low $26.51 $24.13 $30.22
Lower quartile Not stated $38.46 $44.85
Median $47.56 $56.15 $59.76
Upper quartile Not stated $71.79 $85.16
High $77.64 $80.99 $107.14
Average Not stated $53.80 $66.60

Job outlook

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

Licence needed in Nova Scotia?

Licence required Yes. A licence, registration or certificate is required to work in this occupation in Nova Scotia.

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 $57.69, from $24.13 to $80.99. Annapolis Valley: median $50.02, from $29.71 to $74.36. Cape Breton: median $49.22, from $26.47 to $66.85. Southern: median $47.56, from $26.51 to $77.64. North Shore: median $46.54, from $26.41 to $62.86.$20$40$60$80$100Halifax: median $57.69, from $24.13 to $80.99Halifax$57.69Annapolis Valley: median $50.02, from $29.71 to $74.36Annapolis Valley$50.02Cape Breton: median $49.22, from $26.47 to $66.85Cape Breton$49.22Southern: median $47.56, from $26.51 to $77.64Southern$47.56North Shore: median $46.54, from $26.41 to $62.86North Shore$46.54
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$24.13$57.69$80.99Moderate (3 of 5)
Annapolis Valley$29.71$50.02$74.36Moderate (3 of 5)
Cape Breton$26.47$49.22$66.85Moderate (3 of 5)
Southern$26.51$47.56$77.64Moderate (3 of 5)
North Shore$26.41$46.54$62.86Moderate (3 of 5)

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