Salaries

Material Handlers Salary in Nova Scotia

NOC 75101Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage
$20.00 an hour Nova Scotia
Compared with Canada
9.1% lower $2.00 below the Canadian median of $22.00
Job outlook
Good 4 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
38 on Job Bank in September 2026

Wages in Nova Scotia

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

Wage range in Nova Scotia and CanadaNova Scotia: median $20.00, from $16.50 to $26.20, middle half $17.10 to $23.00. Canada: median $22.00, from $16.55 to $30.29, middle half $19.00 to $25.60.$15$20$25$30$35Nova Scotia: median $20.00, from $16.50 to $26.20, middle half $17.10 to $23.00Nova Scotia$20.00Canada: median $22.00, from $16.55 to $30.29, middle half $19.00 to $25.60Canada$22.00
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 Nova Scotia compared with Canada
WageNova ScotiaCanada
Low $16.50 $16.55
Lower quartile $17.10 $19.00
Median $20.00 $22.00
Upper quartile $23.00 $25.60
High $26.20 $30.29
Average $20.75 $22.98

Job outlook

Good (4 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Nova Scotia.

Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions. A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements. Outlook data

38 job postings on Job Bank in September 2026.

Education and training

TEER category
5
Usual education
No formal education is usually required, and training is a short work demonstration.

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 ScotiaNova Scotia (all regions): median $20.00, from $16.50 to $26.20. North Shore: median $21.00, from $17.00 to $27.00. Halifax: median $20.00, from $16.50 to $25.00. Annapolis Valley: median $19.50, from $16.50 to $24.04. Southern: median $19.50, from $16.50 to $28.57. Cape Breton: median $18.00, from $16.50 to $21.75.$15$20$25$30Nova Scotia (all regions): median $20.00, from $16.50 to $26.20Nova Scotia (all regions)$20.00North Shore: median $21.00, from $17.00 to $27.00North Shore$21.00Halifax: median $20.00, from $16.50 to $25.00Halifax$20.00Annapolis Valley: median $19.50, from $16.50 to $24.04Annapolis Valley$19.50Southern: median $19.50, from $16.50 to $28.57Southern$19.50Cape Breton: median $18.00, from $16.50 to $21.75Cape Breton$18.00
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
Nova Scotia (all regions)$16.50$20.00$26.20Good (4 of 5)
North Shore$17.00$21.00$27.00Moderate (3 of 5)
Halifax$16.50$20.00$25.00Good (4 of 5)
Annapolis Valley$16.50$19.50$24.04Moderate (3 of 5)
Southern$16.50$19.50$28.57Moderate (3 of 5)
Cape Breton$16.50$18.00$21.75Moderate (3 of 5)

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