Salaries

Paralegals and Related Occupations Salary in Halifax, Nova Scotia

NOC 42200Wages 2024Updated

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Median wage
$28.05 an hour Halifax
Compared with Nova Scotia
0.6% lower $0.16 below the Nova Scotia median of $28.21
Compared with Canada
15.1% lower $5.00 below the Canadian median of $33.05
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1 on Job Bank in September 2026

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 $28.05, from $21.73 to $37.22. Nova Scotia (province): median $28.21, from $17.00 to $42.01, middle half $23.32 to $36.81. Canada: median $33.05, from $21.63 to $52.19, middle half $26.00 to $41.83.$10$20$30$40$50$60Halifax: median $28.05, from $21.73 to $37.22Halifax$28.05Nova Scotia (province): median $28.21, from $17.00 to $42.01, middle half $23.32 to $36.81Nova Scotia (province)$28.21Canada: median $33.05, from $21.63 to $52.19, middle half $26.00 to $41.83Canada$33.05
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Halifax compared with Canada
WageHalifaxNova ScotiaCanada
Low $21.73 $17.00 $21.63
Lower quartile Not stated $23.32 $26.00
Median $28.05 $28.21 $33.05
Upper quartile Not stated $36.81 $41.83
High $37.22 $42.01 $52.19
Average Not stated $30.00 $35.81

Job outlook

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

1 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Licence needed in Nova Scotia?

Licence required Yes. A federal licence is required to work in this occupation anywhere in Canada, including Nova Scotia.

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 $28.05, from $21.73 to $37.22. North Shore: median $27.29, from $22.13 to $35.17. Cape Breton: median $27.04, from $22.58 to $34.67. Southern: median $25.67, from $21.22 to $33.50. Annapolis Valley: median $23.62, from $19.40 to $29.86.$15$20$25$30$35$40Halifax: median $28.05, from $21.73 to $37.22Halifax$28.05North Shore: median $27.29, from $22.13 to $35.17North Shore$27.29Cape Breton: median $27.04, from $22.58 to $34.67Cape Breton$27.04Southern: median $25.67, from $21.22 to $33.50Southern$25.67Annapolis Valley: median $23.62, from $19.40 to $29.86Annapolis Valley$23.62
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$21.73$28.05$37.22Moderate (3 of 5)
North Shore$22.13$27.29$35.17Moderate (3 of 5)
Cape Breton$22.58$27.04$34.67Moderate (3 of 5)
Southern$21.22$25.67$33.50Moderate (3 of 5)
Annapolis Valley$19.40$23.62$29.86Moderate (3 of 5)

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