Salaries

Plumbers Salary in Southern, Nova Scotia

NOC 72300Wages 2024Updated

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Median wage
$29.56 an hour Southern
Compared with Nova Scotia
10.4% lower $3.44 below the Nova Scotia median of $33.00
Compared with Canada
13.1% lower $4.44 below the Canadian median of $34.00
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 $29.56, from $16.82 to $35.21. Nova Scotia (province): median $33.00, from $18.00 to $38.38, middle half $24.00 to $35.00. Canada: median $34.00, from $21.00 to $46.00, middle half $25.00 to $41.38.$10$20$30$40$50Southern: median $29.56, from $16.82 to $35.21Southern$29.56Nova Scotia (province): median $33.00, from $18.00 to $38.38, middle half $24.00 to $35.00Nova Scotia (province)$33.00Canada: median $34.00, from $21.00 to $46.00, middle half $25.00 to $41.38Canada$34.00
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Southern compared with Canada
WageSouthernNova ScotiaCanada
Low $16.82 $18.00 $21.00
Lower quartile Not stated $24.00 $25.00
Median $29.56 $33.00 $34.00
Upper quartile Not stated $35.00 $41.38
High $35.21 $38.38 $46.00
Average Not stated $30.13 $33.95

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
2
Usual education
A college diploma or an apprenticeship of 2 or more 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 $35.00, from $23.00 to $37.00. Cape Breton: median $31.05, from $21.83 to $42.05. Annapolis Valley: median $29.86, from $19.20 to $36.10. Southern: median $29.56, from $16.82 to $35.21. North Shore: median $29.26, from $20.29 to $37.64.$10$20$30$40$50Halifax: median $35.00, from $23.00 to $37.00Halifax$35.00Cape Breton: median $31.05, from $21.83 to $42.05Cape Breton$31.05Annapolis Valley: median $29.86, from $19.20 to $36.10Annapolis Valley$29.86Southern: median $29.56, from $16.82 to $35.21Southern$29.56North Shore: median $29.26, from $20.29 to $37.64North Shore$29.26
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$23.00$35.00$37.00Good (4 of 5)
Cape Breton$21.83$31.05$42.05Good (4 of 5)
Annapolis Valley$19.20$29.86$36.10Good (4 of 5)
Southern$16.82$29.56$35.21Good (4 of 5)
North Shore$20.29$29.26$37.64Good (4 of 5)

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