Salaries

Contractors and Supervisors, Landscaping, Grounds Maintenance and Horticulture Services Salary in Southern, Nova Scotia

NOC 82031Wages 2024Updated

Median wage
$26.27 an hour Southern
Compared with Nova Scotia
0.9% lower $0.23 below the Nova Scotia median of $26.50
Compared with Canada
11.9% lower $3.54 below the Canadian median of $29.81
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Southern

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

Wage range in Southern and CanadaSouthern: median $26.27, from $22.11 to $33.97. Nova Scotia (province): median $26.50, from $20.00 to $38.46, middle half $23.00 to $33.65. Canada: median $29.81, from $21.00 to $41.00, middle half $25.00 to $36.00.$20$30$40$50Southern: median $26.27, from $22.11 to $33.97Southern$26.27Nova Scotia (province): median $26.50, from $20.00 to $38.46, middle half $23.00 to $33.65Nova Scotia (province)$26.50Canada: median $29.81, from $21.00 to $41.00, middle half $25.00 to $36.00Canada$29.81
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Southern compared with Canada
WageSouthernNova ScotiaCanada
Low $22.11 $20.00 $21.00
Lower quartile Not stated $23.00 $25.00
Median $26.27 $26.50 $29.81
Upper quartile Not stated $33.65 $36.00
High $33.97 $38.46 $41.00
Average Not stated $27.98 $31.23

Job outlook

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

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 ScotiaHalifax: median $27.33, from $22.18 to $34.94. North Shore: median $26.49, from $23.11 to $33.35. Southern: median $26.27, from $22.11 to $33.97. Annapolis Valley: median $24.90, from $21.51 to $32.16. Cape Breton: median $24.70, from $21.53 to $33.29.$20$25$30$35Halifax: median $27.33, from $22.18 to $34.94Halifax$27.33North Shore: median $26.49, from $23.11 to $33.35North Shore$26.49Southern: median $26.27, from $22.11 to $33.97Southern$26.27Annapolis Valley: median $24.90, from $21.51 to $32.16Annapolis Valley$24.90Cape Breton: median $24.70, from $21.53 to $33.29Cape Breton$24.70
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
Halifax$22.18$27.33$34.94Moderate (3 of 5)
North Shore$23.11$26.49$33.35Moderate (3 of 5)
Southern$22.11$26.27$33.97Moderate (3 of 5)
Annapolis Valley$21.51$24.90$32.16Moderate (3 of 5)
Cape Breton$21.53$24.70$33.29Moderate (3 of 5)

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