Median wage
$17.50 an hour
Southern
Compared with Nova Scotia
4.2% higher
$0.70 above the Nova Scotia median of $16.80
Compared with Canada
1.4% higher
$0.25 above the Canadian median of $17.25
Job outlook
Good
4 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
95
on Job Bank in September 2026
Wages in Southern
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2023-2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in Southern and Canada Southern: median $17.50, from $16.50 to $21.00, middle half $16.50 to $19.03. Nova Scotia (province): median $16.80, from $16.50 to $20.00, middle half $16.50 to $18.20. Canada: median $17.25, from $15.50 to $20.00, middle half $16.04 to $18.50. $14 $16 $18 $20 $22 Southern: median $17.50, from $16.50 to $21.00, middle half $16.50 to $19.03 Southern $17.50 Nova Scotia (province): median $16.80, from $16.50 to $20.00, middle half $16.50 to $18.20 Nova Scotia (province) $16.80 Canada: median $17.25, from $15.50 to $20.00, middle half $16.04 to $18.50 Canada $17.25 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 Southern compared with Canada
Wage Southern Nova Scotia Canada
Low
$16.50
$16.50
$15.50
Lower quartile
$16.50
$16.50
$16.04
Median
$17.50
$16.80
$17.25
Upper quartile
$19.03
$18.20
$18.50
High
$21.00
$20.00
$20.00
Average
$17.84
$17.24
$17.61
Job outlook
Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Southern.
95 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.
Education and training
TEER category 4
Usual education A high school diploma 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 Southern: median $17.50, from $16.50 to $21.00. Cape Breton: median $16.80, from $16.50 to $18.00. North Shore: median $16.50, from $16.50 to $18.20. Annapolis Valley: not stated. Halifax: not stated. $16 $18 $20 $22 Southern: median $17.50, from $16.50 to $21.00 Southern $17.50 Cape Breton: median $16.80, from $16.50 to $18.00 Cape Breton $16.80 North Shore: median $16.50, from $16.50 to $18.20 North Shore $16.50 Annapolis Valley: not stated Annapolis Valley Not stated Halifax: not stated Halifax Not 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) Region Low Median High Outlook Southern $16.50 $17.50 $21.00 Good (4 of 5) Cape Breton $16.50 $16.80 $18.00 Good (4 of 5) North Shore $16.50 $16.50 $18.20 Good (4 of 5) Annapolis Valley Not stated Not stated Not stated Good (4 of 5) Halifax Not stated Not stated Not stated Undetermined
Wages from 2023-2024 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 .