Salaries

Physicists and Astronomers Salary in Halifax, Nova Scotia

NOC 21100Wages 2024Updated

Median wage
$48.41 an hour Halifax
Compared with Nova Scotia
2% higher $0.94 above the Nova Scotia median of $47.47
Compared with Canada
14.3% lower $8.08 below the Canadian median of $56.49
Job outlook
Undetermined 2025-2027

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 $48.41, from $29.40 to $67.59. Nova Scotia (province): median $47.47, from $28.32 to $72.39. Canada: median $56.49, from $34.95 to $96.15, middle half $43.00 to $90.00.$20$40$60$80$100Halifax: median $48.41, from $29.40 to $67.59Halifax$48.41Nova Scotia (province): median $47.47, from $28.32 to $72.39Nova Scotia (province)$47.47Canada: median $56.49, from $34.95 to $96.15, middle half $43.00 to $90.00Canada$56.49
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Halifax compared with Canada
WageHalifaxNova ScotiaCanada
Low $29.40 $28.32 $34.95
Lower quartile Not stated Not stated $43.00
Median $48.41 $47.47 $56.49
Upper quartile Not stated Not stated $90.00
High $67.59 $72.39 $96.15
Average Not stated Not stated $66.10

Job outlook

Undetermined for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Halifax.

Education and training

TEER category
1
Usual education
A university degree 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 $48.41, from $29.40 to $67.59. Cape Breton: not stated. North Shore: not stated. Annapolis Valley: not stated. Southern: not stated.$20$30$40$50$60$70Halifax: median $48.41, from $29.40 to $67.59Halifax$48.41Cape Breton: not statedCape BretonNot statedNorth 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
Halifax$29.40$48.41$67.59Undetermined
Cape BretonNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
North ShoreNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
Annapolis ValleyNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined
SouthernNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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