Salaries

Payroll Administrators Salary in Nova Scotia

NOC 13102Wages 2023-2024Updated

Median wage
$28.57 an hour Nova Scotia
Compared with Canada
4.8% lower $1.43 below the Canadian median of $30.00
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027
Job postings
3 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 $28.57, from $20.00 to $36.06, middle half $22.00 to $33.33. Canada: median $30.00, from $20.00 to $43.27, middle half $24.73 to $36.06.$20$30$40$50Nova Scotia: median $28.57, from $20.00 to $36.06, middle half $22.00 to $33.33Nova Scotia$28.57Canada: median $30.00, from $20.00 to $43.27, middle half $24.73 to $36.06Canada$30.00
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 $20.00 $20.00
Lower quartile $22.00 $24.73
Median $28.57 $30.00
Upper quartile $33.33 $36.06
High $36.06 $43.27
Average $28.37 $31.47

Job outlook

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

Hiring prospects are average, though finding work may be easier in Halifax due to a larger employment base. It is common for payroll activity to be outsourced to specialized firms like ADP Canada, and Canadian Payroll Association certification is often required. Outlook data

3 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 ScotiaNova Scotia (all regions): median $28.57, from $20.00 to $36.06. North Shore: median $28.61, from $21.82 to $35.62. Halifax: median $28.57, from $20.00 to $36.06. Southern: median $28.49, from $21.39 to $38.03. Annapolis Valley: median $25.00, from $20.83 to $38.39. Cape Breton: median $25.00, from $21.83 to $28.85.$20$25$30$35$40Nova Scotia (all regions): median $28.57, from $20.00 to $36.06Nova Scotia (all regions)$28.57North Shore: median $28.61, from $21.82 to $35.62North Shore$28.61Halifax: median $28.57, from $20.00 to $36.06Halifax$28.57Southern: median $28.49, from $21.39 to $38.03Southern$28.49Annapolis Valley: median $25.00, from $20.83 to $38.39Annapolis Valley$25.00Cape Breton: median $25.00, from $21.83 to $28.85Cape Breton$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
Nova Scotia (all regions)$20.00$28.57$36.06Moderate (3 of 5)
North Shore$21.82$28.61$35.62Moderate (3 of 5)
Halifax$20.00$28.57$36.06Moderate (3 of 5)
Southern$21.39$28.49$38.03Moderate (3 of 5)
Annapolis Valley$20.83$25.00$38.39Moderate (3 of 5)
Cape Breton$21.83$25.00$28.85Moderate (3 of 5)

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