Nova Scotia employees hourly earnings by industry 2020

Nova Scotia's employees were earning an average of 25.98 Canadian dollars an hour in the goods producing industries and 23.51 Canadian dollars an hour in the service producing industries in 2020. In Nova Scotia, 2001 had the lowest average hourly earnings for both goods and service producing industries at 17.01 and 13.94 Canadian dollars an hour respectively.

Average hourly earnings for employees paid by the hour in Nova Scotia from 2001 to 2020, by industry type (in Canadian dollars)

Characteristic	Goods producing industries	Service producing industries
2020	25.98	23.51
2019	25.58	22.64
2018	25.13	21.27
2017	24.55	21.14
2016	24.09	20.98
2015	23.83	20.61
2014	23.63	20.21
2013	23.03	19.44
2012	22.88	19.19
2011	22.15	18.61
2010	21.91	17.7
2009	20.88	17.25
2008	21	16.85
2007	20.29	16.33
2006	19.1	16.11
2005	19.01	15.98
2004	18.26	15.27
2003	18.14	14.72
2002	17.56	14.29
2001	17.01	13.94

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July 2021

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Region

Canada

Survey time period

2001 to 2020

Special properties

earnings data are based on gross payroll before source deductions

Supplementary notes

The source made this statement about the referenced industries: "Industry estimates in this table are based on the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)"

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