Salaries

Urban and Land Use Planners Salary in Halifax, Nova Scotia

NOC 21202Wages 2024Updated

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Median wage
$40.49 an hour Halifax
Compared with Nova Scotia
4% lower $1.70 below the Nova Scotia median of $42.19
Compared with Canada
12.3% lower $5.66 below the Canadian median of $46.15
Job outlook
Limited 2 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1 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 $40.49, from $28.75 to $59.47. Nova Scotia (province): median $42.19, from $28.54 to $63.49. Canada: median $46.15, from $28.21 to $65.00, middle half $37.91 to $55.00.$20$30$40$50$60$70Halifax: median $40.49, from $28.75 to $59.47Halifax$40.49Nova Scotia (province): median $42.19, from $28.54 to $63.49Nova Scotia (province)$42.19Canada: median $46.15, from $28.21 to $65.00, middle half $37.91 to $55.00Canada$46.15
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Halifax compared with Canada
WageHalifaxNova ScotiaCanada
Low $28.75 $28.54 $28.21
Lower quartile Not stated Not stated $37.91
Median $40.49 $42.19 $46.15
Upper quartile Not stated Not stated $55.00
High $59.47 $63.49 $65.00
Average Not stated Not stated $47.34

Job outlook

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

1 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Licence needed in Nova Scotia?

Licence required Yes. A licence, registration or certificate is required to work in this occupation in Nova Scotia.

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 ScotiaNorth Shore: median $46.35, from $32.49 to $75.77. Annapolis Valley: median $44.40, from $30.38 to $65.73. Southern: median $42.54, from $30.31 to $61.56. Cape Breton: median $42.06, from $32.58 to $63.21. Halifax: median $40.49, from $28.75 to $59.47.$20$40$60$80North Shore: median $46.35, from $32.49 to $75.77North Shore$46.35Annapolis Valley: median $44.40, from $30.38 to $65.73Annapolis Valley$44.40Southern: median $42.54, from $30.31 to $61.56Southern$42.54Cape Breton: median $42.06, from $32.58 to $63.21Cape Breton$42.06Halifax: median $40.49, from $28.75 to $59.47Halifax$40.49
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$32.49$46.35$75.77Limited (2 of 5)
Annapolis Valley$30.38$44.40$65.73Limited (2 of 5)
Southern$30.31$42.54$61.56Limited (2 of 5)
Cape Breton$32.58$42.06$63.21Limited (2 of 5)
Halifax$28.75$40.49$59.47Limited (2 of 5)

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