Salaries

Supervisors, General Office and Administrative Support Workers Salary in Halifax, Nova Scotia

NOC 12010Wages 2024Updated

Median wage
$29.43 an hour Halifax
Compared with Nova Scotia
10.8% lower $3.57 below the Nova Scotia median of $33.00
Compared with Canada
8% lower $2.57 below the Canadian median of $32.00
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
2 on Job Bank in September 2026

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 $29.43, from $21.33 to $41.33. Nova Scotia (province): median $33.00, from $22.00 to $43.83, middle half $23.56 to $40.00. Canada: median $32.00, from $22.00 to $46.00, middle half $26.00 to $39.94.$20$30$40$50Halifax: median $29.43, from $21.33 to $41.33Halifax$29.43Nova Scotia (province): median $33.00, from $22.00 to $43.83, middle half $23.56 to $40.00Nova Scotia (province)$33.00Canada: median $32.00, from $22.00 to $46.00, middle half $26.00 to $39.94Canada$32.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Halifax compared with Canada
WageHalifaxNova ScotiaCanada
Low $21.33 $22.00 $22.00
Lower quartile Not stated $23.56 $26.00
Median $29.43 $33.00 $32.00
Upper quartile Not stated $40.00 $39.94
High $41.33 $43.83 $46.00
Average Not stated $32.29 $33.59

Job outlook

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

2 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Education and training

TEER category
2
Usual education
A college diploma or an apprenticeship of 2 or more years 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 $33.60, from $24.39 to $46.32. Annapolis Valley: median $31.45, from $19.80 to $44.18. North Shore: median $31.19, from $22.71 to $41.95. Halifax: median $29.43, from $21.33 to $41.33. Southern: not stated.$10$20$30$40$50Cape Breton: median $33.60, from $24.39 to $46.32Cape Breton$33.60Annapolis Valley: median $31.45, from $19.80 to $44.18Annapolis Valley$31.45North Shore: median $31.19, from $22.71 to $41.95North Shore$31.19Halifax: median $29.43, from $21.33 to $41.33Halifax$29.43Southern: 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
Cape Breton$24.39$33.60$46.32Good (4 of 5)
Annapolis Valley$19.80$31.45$44.18Good (4 of 5)
North Shore$22.71$31.19$41.95Good (4 of 5)
Halifax$21.33$29.43$41.33Moderate (3 of 5)
SouthernNot statedNot statedNot statedGood (4 of 5)

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