Salaries

Sawmill Machine Operators Salary in Southern, Nova Scotia

NOC 94120Wages 2024Updated

Median wage
$21.02 an hour Southern
Compared with Nova Scotia
3% lower $0.64 below the Nova Scotia median of $21.66
Compared with Canada
23.1% lower $6.33 below the Canadian median of $27.35
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Southern

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

Wage range in Southern and CanadaSouthern: median $21.02, from $18.23 to $23.42. Nova Scotia (province): median $21.66, from $18.91 to $25.20. Canada: median $27.35, from $19.00 to $37.00, middle half $23.49 to $33.00.$15$20$25$30$35$40Southern: median $21.02, from $18.23 to $23.42Southern$21.02Nova Scotia (province): median $21.66, from $18.91 to $25.20Nova Scotia (province)$21.66Canada: median $27.35, from $19.00 to $37.00, middle half $23.49 to $33.00Canada$27.35
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Southern compared with Canada
WageSouthernNova ScotiaCanada
Low $18.23 $18.91 $19.00
Lower quartile Not stated Not stated $23.49
Median $21.02 $21.66 $27.35
Upper quartile Not stated Not stated $33.00
High $23.42 $25.20 $37.00
Average Not stated Not stated $28.02

Job outlook

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

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 ScotiaNorth Shore: median $22.32, from $19.98 to $26.30. Southern: median $21.02, from $18.23 to $23.42. Cape Breton: not stated. Annapolis Valley: not stated. Halifax: not stated.$17.5$20$22.5$25$27.5North Shore: median $22.32, from $19.98 to $26.30North Shore$22.32Southern: median $21.02, from $18.23 to $23.42Southern$21.02Cape Breton: not statedCape BretonNot statedAnnapolis Valley: not statedAnnapolis ValleyNot 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
North Shore$19.98$22.32$26.30Moderate (3 of 5)
Southern$18.23$21.02$23.42Moderate (3 of 5)
Cape BretonNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)
Annapolis ValleyNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)
HalifaxNot statedNot statedNot statedUndetermined

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