Median wage
$17.00 an hour
Nova Scotia
Compared with Canada
19% lower
$4.00 below the Canadian median of $21.00
Job outlook
Good
4 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
127
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Nova Scotia
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Nova Scotia and Canada Nova Scotia: median $17.00, from $16.50 to $24.00, middle half $16.50 to $19.44. Canada: median $21.00, from $16.55 to $31.45, middle half $18.30 to $25.00. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Nova Scotia: median $17.00, from $16.50 to $24.00, middle half $16.50 to $19.44 Nova Scotia $17.00 Canada: median $21.00, from $16.55 to $31.45, middle half $18.30 to $25.00 Canada $21.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median and the box is the middle half (lower to upper quartile).
Wages in Nova Scotia compared with Canada
Wage Nova Scotia Canada
Low
$16.50
$16.55
Lower quartile
$16.50
$18.30
Median
$17.00
$21.00
Upper quartile
$19.44
$25.00
High
$24.00
$31.45
Average
$18.69
$23.26
Job outlook
Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Nova Scotia.
Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions. Several positions will become available due to retirements. Outlook data
127 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
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 Scotia Nova Scotia (all regions): median $17.00, from $16.50 to $24.00. Annapolis Valley: median $19.88, from $17.38 to $33.68. North Shore: median $18.00, from $16.50 to $24.75. Halifax: median $17.00, from $16.50 to $23.00. Southern: median $17.00, from $16.50 to $24.00. Cape Breton: median $16.50, from $16.50 to $18.33. $15 $20 $25 $30 $35 Nova Scotia (all regions): median $17.00, from $16.50 to $24.00 Nova Scotia (all regions) $17.00 Annapolis Valley: median $19.88, from $17.38 to $33.68 Annapolis Valley $19.88 North Shore: median $18.00, from $16.50 to $24.75 North Shore $18.00 Halifax: median $17.00, from $16.50 to $23.00 Halifax $17.00 Southern: median $17.00, from $16.50 to $24.00 Southern $17.00 Cape Breton: median $16.50, from $16.50 to $18.33 Cape Breton $16.50 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) Region Low Median High Outlook Nova Scotia (all regions) $16.50 $17.00 $24.00 Good (4 of 5) Annapolis Valley $17.38 $19.88 $33.68 Good (4 of 5) North Shore $16.50 $18.00 $24.75 Good (4 of 5) Halifax $16.50 $17.00 $23.00 Good (4 of 5) Southern $16.50 $17.00 $24.00 Good (4 of 5) Cape Breton $16.50 $16.50 $18.33 Good (4 of 5)
Wages from 2023-2024 data, Job Bank 2025 release. Job outlooks for 2025-2027. Job postings counted for September 2026.
Occupation titles, codes and TEER categories come from the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021, Statistics Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada .