Salaries

Medical Laboratory Assistants and Related Technical Occupations Salary in Southern, Nova Scotia

NOC 33101Wages 2024Updated

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Median wage
$25.67 an hour Southern
Compared with Nova Scotia
2.7% higher $0.67 above the Nova Scotia median of $25.00
Compared with Canada
4.9% lower $1.33 below the Canadian median of $27.00
Job outlook
Good 4 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Southern

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

Wage range in Southern and CanadaSouthern: median $25.67, from $21.02 to $28.01. Nova Scotia (province): median $25.00, from $20.00 to $33.00, middle half $23.70 to $27.00. Canada: median $27.00, from $19.18 to $36.11, middle half $23.00 to $31.00.$15$20$25$30$35$40Southern: median $25.67, from $21.02 to $28.01Southern$25.67Nova Scotia (province): median $25.00, from $20.00 to $33.00, middle half $23.70 to $27.00Nova Scotia (province)$25.00Canada: median $27.00, from $19.18 to $36.11, middle half $23.00 to $31.00Canada$27.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Southern compared with Canada
WageSouthernNova ScotiaCanada
Low $21.02 $20.00 $19.18
Lower quartile Not stated $23.70 $23.00
Median $25.67 $25.00 $27.00
Upper quartile Not stated $27.00 $31.00
High $28.01 $33.00 $36.11
Average Not stated $25.88 $27.72

Job outlook

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

Licence needed in Nova Scotia?

Licence required Yes. A licence, registration or certificate is required to work in this occupation in Nova Scotia.

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 ScotiaCape Breton: median $27.53, from $22.40 to $31.66. North Shore: median $26.47, from $20.90 to $31.49. Annapolis Valley: median $26.23, from $21.72 to $29.00. Southern: median $25.67, from $21.02 to $28.01. Halifax: median $25.00, from $23.00 to $26.50.$20$25$30$35Cape Breton: median $27.53, from $22.40 to $31.66Cape Breton$27.53North Shore: median $26.47, from $20.90 to $31.49North Shore$26.47Annapolis Valley: median $26.23, from $21.72 to $29.00Annapolis Valley$26.23Southern: median $25.67, from $21.02 to $28.01Southern$25.67Halifax: median $25.00, from $23.00 to $26.50Halifax$25.00
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
Cape Breton$22.40$27.53$31.66Good (4 of 5)
North Shore$20.90$26.47$31.49Good (4 of 5)
Annapolis Valley$21.72$26.23$29.00Good (4 of 5)
Southern$21.02$25.67$28.01Good (4 of 5)
Halifax$23.00$25.00$26.50Good (4 of 5)

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