Salaries

Pet Groomers and Animal Care Workers Salary in North Shore, Nova Scotia

NOC 65220Wages 2024Updated

Median wage
$16.89 an hour North Shore
Compared with Nova Scotia
2.4% higher $0.39 above the Nova Scotia median of $16.50
Compared with Canada
6.2% lower $1.11 below the Canadian median of $18.00
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in North Shore

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

Wage range in North Shore and CanadaNorth Shore: median $16.89, from $16.50 to $22.68. Nova Scotia (province): median $16.50, from $16.50 to $25.00, middle half $16.50 to $22.13. Canada: median $18.00, from $15.00 to $25.50, middle half $16.00 to $21.30.$15$20$25$30North Shore: median $16.89, from $16.50 to $22.68North Shore$16.89Nova Scotia (province): median $16.50, from $16.50 to $25.00, middle half $16.50 to $22.13Nova Scotia (province)$16.50Canada: median $18.00, from $15.00 to $25.50, middle half $16.00 to $21.30Canada$18.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in North Shore compared with Canada
WageNorth ShoreNova ScotiaCanada
Low $16.50 $16.50 $15.00
Lower quartile Not stated $16.50 $16.00
Median $16.89 $16.50 $18.00
Upper quartile Not stated $22.13 $21.30
High $22.68 $25.00 $25.50
Average Not stated $19.42 $19.63

Job outlook

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

1 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 ScotiaSouthern: median $17.15, from $16.50 to $22.79. North Shore: median $16.89, from $16.50 to $22.68. Annapolis Valley: median $16.50, from $16.50 to $25.00. Cape Breton: not stated. Halifax: not stated.$15$17.5$20$22.5$25Southern: median $17.15, from $16.50 to $22.79Southern$17.15North Shore: median $16.89, from $16.50 to $22.68North Shore$16.89Annapolis Valley: median $16.50, from $16.50 to $25.00Annapolis Valley$16.50Cape Breton: not statedCape BretonNot statedHalifax: not statedHalifaxNot 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
Southern$16.50$17.15$22.79Moderate (3 of 5)
North Shore$16.50$16.89$22.68Moderate (3 of 5)
Annapolis Valley$16.50$16.50$25.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Cape BretonNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)
HalifaxNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)

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