Median wage
$42.87 an hour
North Shore
Compared with Nova Scotia
17.3% higher
$6.33 above the Nova Scotia median of $36.54
Compared with Canada
2.5% lower
$1.09 below the Canadian median of $43.96
Job outlook
Good
4 of 5, 2025-2027
Wages in North Shore
In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.
Wage range in North Shore and Canada North Shore: median $42.87, from $31.36 to $62.24. Nova Scotia (province): median $36.54, from $23.08 to $53.85, middle half $27.00 to $44.23. Canada: median $43.96, from $27.00 to $71.43, middle half $33.27 to $57.44. $20 $40 $60 $80 North Shore: median $42.87, from $31.36 to $62.24 North Shore $42.87 Nova Scotia (province): median $36.54, from $23.08 to $53.85, middle half $27.00 to $44.23 Nova Scotia (province) $36.54 Canada: median $43.96, from $27.00 to $71.43, middle half $33.27 to $57.44 Canada $43.96 The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in North Shore compared with Canada
Wage North Shore Nova Scotia Canada
Low
$31.36
$23.08
$27.00
Lower quartile
Not stated $27.00
$33.27
Median
$42.87
$36.54
$43.96
Upper quartile
Not stated $44.23
$57.44
High
$62.24
$53.85
$71.43
Average
Not stated $37.87
$47.27
Job outlook
Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for North Shore.
Education and training
TEER category 0
Usual education Management experience in a related field 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 North Shore: median $42.87, from $31.36 to $62.24. Annapolis Valley: median $40.37, from $30.64 to $71.00. Southern: median $37.50, from $31.25 to $43.96. Halifax: median $36.54, from $23.79 to $53.85. Cape Breton: median $34.27, from $25.64 to $71.43. $20 $40 $60 $80 North Shore: median $42.87, from $31.36 to $62.24 North Shore $42.87 Annapolis Valley: median $40.37, from $30.64 to $71.00 Annapolis Valley $40.37 Southern: median $37.50, from $31.25 to $43.96 Southern $37.50 Halifax: median $36.54, from $23.79 to $53.85 Halifax $36.54 Cape Breton: median $34.27, from $25.64 to $71.43 Cape Breton $34.27 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 North Shore $31.36 $42.87 $62.24 Good (4 of 5) Annapolis Valley $30.64 $40.37 $71.00 Good (4 of 5) Southern $31.25 $37.50 $43.96 Good (4 of 5) Halifax $23.79 $36.54 $53.85 Good (4 of 5) Cape Breton $25.64 $34.27 $71.43 Good (4 of 5)
Wages from 2024 data, Job Bank 2025 release. Job outlooks for 2025-2027.
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 .