Salaries

Pulp Mill, Papermaking and Finishing Machine Operators Salary in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

NOC 94121Wages 2024Updated

Median wage
$32.40 an hour Cape Breton
Compared with Nova Scotia
7.5% higher $2.27 above the Nova Scotia median of $30.13
Compared with Canada
1.2% higher $0.39 above the Canadian median of $32.01
Job outlook
Limited 2 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Cape Breton

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

Wage range in Cape Breton and CanadaCape Breton: median $32.40, from $24.25 to $37.31. Nova Scotia (province): median $30.13, from $22.91 to $37.20. Canada: median $32.01, from $22.00 to $45.50, middle half $25.85 to $40.00.$20$30$40$50Cape Breton: median $32.40, from $24.25 to $37.31Cape Breton$32.40Nova Scotia (province): median $30.13, from $22.91 to $37.20Nova Scotia (province)$30.13Canada: median $32.01, from $22.00 to $45.50, middle half $25.85 to $40.00Canada$32.01
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Cape Breton compared with Canada
WageCape BretonNova ScotiaCanada
Low $24.25 $22.91 $22.00
Lower quartile Not stated Not stated $25.85
Median $32.40 $30.13 $32.01
Upper quartile Not stated Not stated $40.00
High $37.31 $37.20 $45.50
Average Not stated Not stated $33.51

Job outlook

Limited (2 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Cape Breton.

Education and training

TEER category
4
Usual education
A high school diploma 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 ScotiaCape Breton: median $32.40, from $24.25 to $37.31. North Shore: not stated. Annapolis Valley: not stated. Southern: not stated. Halifax: not stated.$20$25$30$35$40Cape Breton: median $32.40, from $24.25 to $37.31Cape Breton$32.40North Shore: not statedNorth ShoreNot statedAnnapolis Valley: not statedAnnapolis ValleyNot statedSouthern: not statedSouthernNot 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
Cape Breton$24.25$32.40$37.31Limited (2 of 5)
North ShoreNot statedNot statedNot statedLimited (2 of 5)
Annapolis ValleyNot statedNot statedNot statedLimited (2 of 5)
SouthernNot statedNot statedNot statedLimited (2 of 5)
HalifaxNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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