Salaries

Machinists and Machining and Tooling Inspectors Salary in Southern, Nova Scotia

NOC 72100Wages 2024Updated

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Median wage
$30.36 an hour Southern
Compared with Nova Scotia
2.1% lower $0.64 below the Nova Scotia median of $31.00
Compared with Canada
1.2% higher $0.36 above the Canadian median of $30.00
Job outlook
Good 4 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1 on Job Bank in September 2026

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 $30.36, from $24.72 to $37.69. Nova Scotia (province): median $31.00, from $21.00 to $47.12, middle half $24.75 to $36.63. Canada: median $30.00, from $21.00 to $41.50, middle half $25.00 to $36.00.$20$30$40$50Southern: median $30.36, from $24.72 to $37.69Southern$30.36Nova Scotia (province): median $31.00, from $21.00 to $47.12, middle half $24.75 to $36.63Nova Scotia (province)$31.00Canada: median $30.00, from $21.00 to $41.50, middle half $25.00 to $36.00Canada$30.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Southern compared with Canada
WageSouthernNova ScotiaCanada
Low $24.72 $21.00 $21.00
Lower quartile Not stated $24.75 $25.00
Median $30.36 $31.00 $30.00
Upper quartile Not stated $36.63 $36.00
High $37.69 $47.12 $41.50
Average Not stated $31.78 $30.94

Job outlook

Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Southern.

1 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
2
Usual education
A college diploma or an apprenticeship of 2 or more 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 $32.18, from $24.45 to $40.74. Annapolis Valley: median $31.61, from $24.58 to $41.33. North Shore: median $30.65, from $25.15 to $36.78. Southern: median $30.36, from $24.72 to $37.69. Cape Breton: not stated.$20$25$30$35$40$45Halifax: median $32.18, from $24.45 to $40.74Halifax$32.18Annapolis Valley: median $31.61, from $24.58 to $41.33Annapolis Valley$31.61North Shore: median $30.65, from $25.15 to $36.78North Shore$30.65Southern: median $30.36, from $24.72 to $37.69Southern$30.36Cape Breton: not statedCape BretonNot 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$24.45$32.18$40.74Good (4 of 5)
Annapolis Valley$24.58$31.61$41.33Good (4 of 5)
North Shore$25.15$30.65$36.78Good (4 of 5)
Southern$24.72$30.36$37.69Good (4 of 5)
Cape BretonNot statedNot statedNot statedGood (4 of 5)

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