Salaries

Other Sales Related Occupations Salary in Nova Scotia

NOC 65109Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage
$16.50 an hour Nova Scotia
Compared with Canada
13.2% lower $2.50 below the Canadian median of $19.00
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
2 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Nova Scotia

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Nova Scotia and CanadaNova Scotia: median $16.50, from $16.50 to $22.00, middle half $16.50 to $21.00. Canada: median $19.00, from $15.25 to $41.03, middle half $16.00 to $26.92.$10$20$30$40$50Nova Scotia: median $16.50, from $16.50 to $22.00, middle half $16.50 to $21.00Nova Scotia$16.50Canada: median $19.00, from $15.25 to $41.03, middle half $16.00 to $26.92Canada$19.00
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 Nova Scotia compared with Canada
WageNova ScotiaCanada
Low $16.50 $15.25
Lower quartile $16.50 $16.00
Median $16.50 $19.00
Upper quartile $21.00 $26.92
High $22.00 $41.03
Average $17.50 $23.61

Job outlook

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

Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions. Several positions will become available due to retirements. Outlook data

2 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 ScotiaNova Scotia (all regions): median $16.50, from $16.50 to $22.00. Halifax: median $18.52, from $16.50 to $20.15. Cape Breton: median $16.50, from $16.50 to $17.44. North Shore: not stated. Annapolis Valley: not stated. Southern: not stated.$16$18$20$22Nova Scotia (all regions): median $16.50, from $16.50 to $22.00Nova Scotia (all regions)$16.50Halifax: median $18.52, from $16.50 to $20.15Halifax$18.52Cape Breton: median $16.50, from $16.50 to $17.44Cape Breton$16.50North Shore: not statedNorth ShoreNot 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
Nova Scotia (all regions)$16.50$16.50$22.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Halifax$16.50$18.52$20.15Moderate (3 of 5)
Cape Breton$16.50$16.50$17.44Moderate (3 of 5)
North ShoreNot 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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