Salaries

General Building Maintenance Workers and Building Superintendents Salary in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

NOC 73201Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage
$22.75 an hour Cape Breton
Compared with Nova Scotia
5.4% lower $1.29 below the Nova Scotia median of $24.04
Compared with Canada
9% lower $2.25 below the Canadian median of $25.00
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
2 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Cape Breton

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

Wage range in Cape Breton and CanadaCape Breton: median $22.75, from $18.48 to $26.00, middle half $20.00 to $25.88. Nova Scotia (province): median $24.04, from $16.50 to $29.54, middle half $19.95 to $26.45. Canada: median $25.00, from $16.55 to $38.46, middle half $20.15 to $31.00.$10$20$30$40Cape Breton: median $22.75, from $18.48 to $26.00, middle half $20.00 to $25.88Cape Breton$22.75Nova Scotia (province): median $24.04, from $16.50 to $29.54, middle half $19.95 to $26.45Nova Scotia (province)$24.04Canada: median $25.00, from $16.55 to $38.46, middle half $20.15 to $31.00Canada$25.00
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 Cape Breton compared with Canada
WageCape BretonNova ScotiaCanada
Low $18.48 $16.50 $16.55
Lower quartile $20.00 $19.95 $20.15
Median $22.75 $24.04 $25.00
Upper quartile $25.88 $26.45 $31.00
High $26.00 $29.54 $38.46
Average $22.03 $23.19 $26.68

Job outlook

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

2 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Education and training

TEER category
3
Usual education
A college diploma or an apprenticeship of less than 2 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 $25.00, from $16.50 to $29.54. Annapolis Valley: median $24.04, from $16.50 to $29.54. Southern: median $24.04, from $16.50 to $29.54. North Shore: median $23.00, from $18.48 to $26.80. Cape Breton: median $22.75, from $18.48 to $26.00.$15$20$25$30Halifax: median $25.00, from $16.50 to $29.54Halifax$25.00Annapolis Valley: median $24.04, from $16.50 to $29.54Annapolis Valley$24.04Southern: median $24.04, from $16.50 to $29.54Southern$24.04North Shore: median $23.00, from $18.48 to $26.80North Shore$23.00Cape Breton: median $22.75, from $18.48 to $26.00Cape Breton$22.75
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$16.50$25.00$29.54Moderate (3 of 5)
Annapolis Valley$16.50$24.04$29.54Moderate (3 of 5)
Southern$16.50$24.04$29.54Moderate (3 of 5)
North Shore$18.48$23.00$26.80Moderate (3 of 5)
Cape Breton$18.48$22.75$26.00Moderate (3 of 5)

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