Median wage
$34.86 an hour
Annapolis Valley
Compared with Nova Scotia
5.1% lower
$1.89 below the Nova Scotia median of $36.75
Compared with Canada
12.9% lower
$5.14 below the Canadian median of $40.00
Job outlook
Good
4 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
1
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Annapolis Valley
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Annapolis Valley and Canada Annapolis Valley: median $34.86, from $25.23 to $46.35. Nova Scotia (province): median $36.75, from $25.00 to $51.00, middle half $28.00 to $50.00. Canada: median $40.00, from $25.00 to $60.00, middle half $31.37 to $50.00. $20 $30 $40 $50 $60 Annapolis Valley: median $34.86, from $25.23 to $46.35 Annapolis Valley $34.86 Nova Scotia (province): median $36.75, from $25.00 to $51.00, middle half $28.00 to $50.00 Nova Scotia (province) $36.75 Canada: median $40.00, from $25.00 to $60.00, middle half $31.37 to $50.00 Canada $40.00 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Annapolis Valley compared with Canada
Wage Annapolis Valley Nova Scotia Canada
Low
$25.23
$25.00
$25.00
Lower quartile
Not stated $28.00
$31.37
Median
$34.86
$36.75
$40.00
Upper quartile
Not stated $50.00
$50.00
High
$46.35
$51.00
$60.00
Average
Not stated $37.90
$41.40
Job outlook
Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Annapolis Valley.
1 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 Scotia Halifax: median $39.05, from $27.03 to $51.43. Cape Breton: median $36.05, from $23.75 to $63.94. Southern: median $35.48, from $24.67 to $47.40. Annapolis Valley: median $34.86, from $25.23 to $46.35. North Shore: median $34.32, from $25.04 to $42.49. $20 $40 $60 $80 Halifax: median $39.05, from $27.03 to $51.43 Halifax $39.05 Cape Breton: median $36.05, from $23.75 to $63.94 Cape Breton $36.05 Southern: median $35.48, from $24.67 to $47.40 Southern $35.48 Annapolis Valley: median $34.86, from $25.23 to $46.35 Annapolis Valley $34.86 North Shore: median $34.32, from $25.04 to $42.49 North Shore $34.32 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 Halifax $27.03 $39.05 $51.43 Good (4 of 5) Cape Breton $23.75 $36.05 $63.94 Good (4 of 5) Southern $24.67 $35.48 $47.40 Good (4 of 5) Annapolis Valley $25.23 $34.86 $46.35 Good (4 of 5) North Shore $25.04 $34.32 $42.49 Good (4 of 5)
Wages from 2024 data, Job Bank 2025 release. Job outlooks for 2025-2027. Job postings counted for September 2026.
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 .