Median wage
$34.83 an hour
Nova Scotia
Compared with Canada
1.4% higher
$0.48 above the Canadian median of $34.35
Job outlook
Undetermined
2025-2027
Wages in Nova Scotia
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Nova Scotia and Canada Nova Scotia: median $34.83, from $27.24 to $43.54. Canada: median $34.35, from $25.95 to $44.57. $25 $30 $35 $40 $45 Nova Scotia: median $34.83, from $27.24 to $43.54 Nova Scotia $34.83 Canada: median $34.35, from $25.95 to $44.57 Canada $34.35 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Nova Scotia compared with Canada
Wage Nova Scotia Canada
Low
$27.24
$25.95
Median
$34.83
$34.35
High
$43.54
$44.57
Job outlook
Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Nova Scotia.
An employment outlook has not been assigned to this occupation in this region due to low levels of employment. Outlook data
Education and training
TEER category 3
Usual education A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 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 Scotia Nova Scotia (all regions): median $34.83, from $27.24 to $43.54. Halifax: median $35.61, from $27.78 to $42.31. North Shore: median $34.74, from $26.52 to $39.69. Annapolis Valley: median $34.68, from $27.45 to $40.31. Southern: median $34.62, from $27.72 to $38.76. Cape Breton: median $31.61, from $24.45 to $39.19. $20 $25 $30 $35 $40 $45 Nova Scotia (all regions): median $34.83, from $27.24 to $43.54 Nova Scotia (all regions) $34.83 Halifax: median $35.61, from $27.78 to $42.31 Halifax $35.61 North Shore: median $34.74, from $26.52 to $39.69 North Shore $34.74 Annapolis Valley: median $34.68, from $27.45 to $40.31 Annapolis Valley $34.68 Southern: median $34.62, from $27.72 to $38.76 Southern $34.62 Cape Breton: median $31.61, from $24.45 to $39.19 Cape Breton $31.61 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 Nova Scotia (all regions) $27.24 $34.83 $43.54 Undetermined Halifax $27.78 $35.61 $42.31 Undetermined North Shore $26.52 $34.74 $39.69 Undetermined Annapolis Valley $27.45 $34.68 $40.31 Undetermined Southern $27.72 $34.62 $38.76 Undetermined Cape Breton $24.45 $31.61 $39.19 Undetermined
Wages from 2024 data, Job Bank 2025 release. Job outlooks for 2025-2027.
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 .