Salaries

Public Works Maintenance Equipment Operators and Related Workers Salary in Southern, Nova Scotia

NOC 74205Wages 2024Updated

Median wage
$25.65 an hour Southern
Compared with Nova Scotia
11.5% higher $2.65 above the Nova Scotia median of $23.00
Compared with Canada
10% lower $2.85 below the Canadian median of $28.50
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 $25.65, from $19.86 to $31.18. Nova Scotia (province): median $23.00, from $20.00 to $27.00, middle half $20.50 to $24.50. Canada: median $28.50, from $22.00 to $35.33, middle half $25.00 to $32.07.$15$20$25$30$35$40Southern: median $25.65, from $19.86 to $31.18Southern$25.65Nova Scotia (province): median $23.00, from $20.00 to $27.00, middle half $20.50 to $24.50Nova Scotia (province)$23.00Canada: median $28.50, from $22.00 to $35.33, middle half $25.00 to $32.07Canada$28.50
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Southern compared with Canada
WageSouthernNova ScotiaCanada
Low $19.86 $20.00 $22.00
Lower quartile Not stated $20.50 $25.00
Median $25.65 $23.00 $28.50
Upper quartile Not stated $24.50 $32.07
High $31.18 $27.00 $35.33
Average Not stated $23.74 $28.94

Job outlook

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

Education and training

TEER category
4
Usual education
A high school diploma 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 ScotiaSouthern: median $25.65, from $19.86 to $31.18. Annapolis Valley: median $25.28, from $21.11 to $31.54. North Shore: median $25.13, from $20.87 to $30.62. Halifax: median $23.15, from $19.62 to $26.10. Cape Breton: median $23.00, from $20.00 to $27.00.$15$20$25$30$35Southern: median $25.65, from $19.86 to $31.18Southern$25.65Annapolis Valley: median $25.28, from $21.11 to $31.54Annapolis Valley$25.28North Shore: median $25.13, from $20.87 to $30.62North Shore$25.13Halifax: median $23.15, from $19.62 to $26.10Halifax$23.15Cape Breton: median $23.00, from $20.00 to $27.00Cape Breton$23.00
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
Southern$19.86$25.65$31.18Good (4 of 5)
Annapolis Valley$21.11$25.28$31.54Good (4 of 5)
North Shore$20.87$25.13$30.62Good (4 of 5)
Halifax$19.62$23.15$26.10Good (4 of 5)
Cape Breton$20.00$23.00$27.00Good (4 of 5)

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