Median wage
$39.42 an hour
Cape Breton
Compared with Nova Scotia
3.5% lower
$1.45 below the Nova Scotia median of $40.87
Compared with Canada
18% lower
$8.66 below the Canadian median of $48.08
Job outlook
Good
4 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 Canada Cape Breton: median $39.42, from $29.24 to $54.29. Nova Scotia (province): median $40.87, from $24.50 to $66.67, middle half $33.65 to $50.48. Canada: median $48.08, from $30.00 to $76.92, middle half $38.46 to $60.67. $20 $40 $60 $80 Cape Breton: median $39.42, from $29.24 to $54.29 Cape Breton $39.42 Nova Scotia (province): median $40.87, from $24.50 to $66.67, middle half $33.65 to $50.48 Nova Scotia (province) $40.87 Canada: median $48.08, from $30.00 to $76.92, middle half $38.46 to $60.67 Canada $48.08 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Cape Breton compared with Canada
Wage Cape Breton Nova Scotia Canada
Low
$29.24
$24.50
$30.00
Lower quartile
Not stated $33.65
$38.46
Median
$39.42
$40.87
$48.08
Upper quartile
Not stated $50.48
$60.67
High
$54.29
$66.67
$76.92
Average
Not stated $43.67
$51.72
Job outlook
Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Cape Breton.
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 Scotia Annapolis Valley: median $43.45, from $32.13 to $63.40. North Shore: median $41.13, from $30.39 to $59.05. Halifax: median $40.67, from $25.00 to $68.27. Cape Breton: median $39.42, from $29.24 to $54.29. Southern: not stated. $20 $40 $60 $80 Annapolis Valley: median $43.45, from $32.13 to $63.40 Annapolis Valley $43.45 North Shore: median $41.13, from $30.39 to $59.05 North Shore $41.13 Halifax: median $40.67, from $25.00 to $68.27 Halifax $40.67 Cape Breton: median $39.42, from $29.24 to $54.29 Cape Breton $39.42 Southern: not stated Southern Not 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) Region Low Median High Outlook Annapolis Valley $32.13 $43.45 $63.40 Good (4 of 5) North Shore $30.39 $41.13 $59.05 Good (4 of 5) Halifax $25.00 $40.67 $68.27 Good (4 of 5) Cape Breton $29.24 $39.42 $54.29 Good (4 of 5) Southern Not stated Not stated Not stated Good (4 of 5)
Wages from 2024 data, Job Bank 2025 release. Job outlooks for 2025-2027.
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 .