Salaries

Contractors and Supervisors, Electrical Trades and Telecommunications Occupations Salary in Halifax, Nova Scotia

NOC 72011Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage
$39.00 an hour Halifax
Compared with Nova Scotia
Same as the Nova Scotia median of $39.00
Compared with Canada
12.9% lower $5.79 below the Canadian median of $44.79
Job outlook
Good 4 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Halifax

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Halifax and CanadaHalifax: median $39.00, from $23.00 to $55.00, middle half $28.84 to $46.00. Nova Scotia (province): median $39.00, from $23.00 to $55.00, middle half $28.84 to $46.00. Canada: median $44.79, from $30.00 to $64.00, middle half $36.96 to $54.95.$20$40$60$80Halifax: median $39.00, from $23.00 to $55.00, middle half $28.84 to $46.00Halifax$39.00Nova Scotia (province): median $39.00, from $23.00 to $55.00, middle half $28.84 to $46.00Nova Scotia (province)$39.00Canada: median $44.79, from $30.00 to $64.00, middle half $36.96 to $54.95Canada$44.79
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 Halifax compared with Canada
WageHalifaxNova ScotiaCanada
Low $23.00 $23.00 $30.00
Lower quartile $28.84 $28.84 $36.96
Median $39.00 $39.00 $44.79
Upper quartile $46.00 $46.00 $54.95
High $55.00 $55.00 $64.00
Average $38.29 $38.29 $46.37

Job outlook

Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Halifax.

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 ScotiaAnnapolis Valley: median $39.00, from $23.00 to $55.00. Halifax: median $39.00, from $23.00 to $55.00. North Shore: median $39.00, from $23.00 to $55.00. Cape Breton: not stated. Southern: not stated.$20$30$40$50$60Annapolis Valley: median $39.00, from $23.00 to $55.00Annapolis Valley$39.00Halifax: median $39.00, from $23.00 to $55.00Halifax$39.00North Shore: median $39.00, from $23.00 to $55.00North Shore$39.00Cape Breton: not statedCape BretonNot statedSouthern: 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
Annapolis Valley$23.00$39.00$55.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Halifax$23.00$39.00$55.00Good (4 of 5)
North Shore$23.00$39.00$55.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Cape BretonNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)
SouthernNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)

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