HALIFAX / SALARY
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84,082 CAD

$63,459 USD

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$47,000 USD

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Average Salary / Halifax

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Average salary in Halifax is 84,082 CAD per year. The most typical earning is 62,274 CAD. All data are based on 160 salary surveys. Salaries are different between men and women. Men receive an average salary of 89,039 CAD. Women receive a salary of 81,089 CAD.

The most paid careers are Engineers & Technicians IV with average income 303,821 CAD and Engineers & Technicians III with income 147,736 CAD.

Based on education, the highest salaries receive people with Doctorate Degree with salary of 134,751 CAD. The second most paid education level is Bellow H. School with salary of 100,832 CAD.

Different experiences affect earning as well. People with 20+ Years of experience receive salary of 105,204 CAD. Employees with 8-12 Years of experience receive 98,977 CAD.

Levels / Halifax (Gross CAD)

Salary Levels (CAD) per Year	Surveys	[%]
13,200 CAD - 19,899 CAD	1	100% 0.63%
19,900 CAD - 26,499 CAD	5	99.38% 3.13%
26,500 CAD - 33,099 CAD	5	96.25% 3.13%
33,100 CAD - 39,699 CAD	7	93.13% 4.38%
39,700 CAD - 46,399 CAD	16	88.75% 10%
46,400 CAD - 52,999 CAD	10	78.75% 6.25%
53,000 CAD - 59,599 CAD	13	72.5% 8.13%
THE MOST TYPICAL SALARY
59,600 CAD - 66,199 CAD	17	64.38% 10.63%
66,200 CAD - 72,899 CAD	9	53.75% 5.63%
72,900 CAD - 79,499 CAD	7	48.13% 4.38%
79,500 CAD - 86,099 CAD	8	43.75% 5%
86,100 CAD - 92,699 CAD	9	38.75% 5.63%
92,700 CAD - 99,399 CAD	10	33.13% 6.25%
99,400 CAD - 105,999 CAD	5	26.88% 3.13%
106,000 CAD - 112,599 CAD	4	23.75% 2.5%
112,600 CAD - 119,199 CAD	5	21.25% 3.13%
119,200 CAD - 125,899 CAD	8	18.13% 5%
125,900 CAD - 132,499 CAD	6	13.13% 3.75%
132,500 CAD - 139,099 CAD	2	9.38% 1.25%
139,100 CAD - 145,699 CAD	1	8.13% 0.63%
145,700 CAD - 152,399 CAD	1	7.5% 0.63%
152,400 CAD - 158,999 CAD	0	n/a
159,000 CAD - 165,599 CAD	0	n/a
165,600 CAD - 172,199 CAD	1	6.88% 0.63%
172,200 CAD - 178,899 CAD	1	6.25% 0.63%
178,900 CAD - 185,499 CAD	0	n/a
185,500 CAD - 192,099 CAD	2	5.63% 1.25%
192,100 CAD - 198,699 CAD	1	4.38% 0.63%
HIGH SALARIES
198,700 CAD - 211,999 CAD	0	n/a
212,000 CAD - 225,199 CAD	0	n/a
225,200 CAD - 238,499 CAD	1	3.75% 0.63%
238,500 CAD - 251,699 CAD	0	n/a
251,700 CAD - 264,999 CAD	2	3.13% 1.25%
265,000 CAD - 278,199 CAD	1	1.88% 0.63%
278,200 CAD - 291,499 CAD	0	n/a
291,500 CAD - 304,699 CAD	1	1.25% 0.63%
304,700 CAD - 317,999 CAD	0	n/a
318,000 CAD - 331,199 CAD	0	n/a
331,200 CAD - 463,699 CAD	1	0.63% 0.63%

Gender / Halifax (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys		AVERAGE SALARY / YEAR
1	Men	79	89,039 CAD
2	Women	33	81,089 CAD

Education / Halifax (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	Doctorate Degree	13	134,751 CAD
2	Bellow H. School	3	100,832 CAD
3	Masters Degree	19	98,844 CAD
4	Bachelors Degree	74	85,992 CAD
5	Some College	35	66,382 CAD
6	High School	16	52,337 CAD

Experience / Halifax (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	20+ Years	24	105,204 CAD
2	8-12 Years	26	98,977 CAD
3	16-20 Years	23	86,522 CAD
4	1-2 Years	19	82,812 CAD
5	0-1 Year	17	78,969 CAD
6	12-16 Years	10	77,247 CAD
7	4-8 Years	24	71,814 CAD
8	2-4 Years	17	56,047 CAD

Age / Halifax (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	56-60	4	137,799 CAD
2	61-65	1	133,029 CAD
3	76-99	2	110,504 CAD
4	46-50	15	100,302 CAD
5	51-55	8	92,484 CAD
6	21-25	12	90,232 CAD
7	41-45	16	85,462 CAD
8	31-35	22	82,812 CAD
9	36-40	12	81,884 CAD
10	n/a	48	78,042 CAD
11	26-30	13	76,319 CAD
12	14-20	6	45,049 CAD
13	66-70	1	40,147 CAD

Work Type / Halifax (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	Contract	8	161,516 CAD
2	Permanent	137	81,222 CAD
3	Part Time	11	72,742 CAD
4	Self Employed	4	60,419 CAD

Career Groups / Halifax (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	Engineers & Technicians IV	1	303,821 CAD
2	Engineers & Technicians III	1	147,736 CAD
3	Health Care & Medical	7	136,076 CAD
4	Making Design	1	119,647 CAD
5	Finance & Banking	10	116,467 CAD
6	Education & University	13	107,324 CAD
7	Management & Business	14	104,939 CAD
8	Military	3	95,134 CAD
9	Properties & Real Estates	2	92,882 CAD
10	Construction & Labor Workers	3	89,437 CAD
11	Public Sector	8	83,607 CAD
12	IT & Programming	10	81,884 CAD
13	Human Resources	6	81,487 CAD
14	IT & Programming II	11	79,897 CAD
15	Organization & Coordination	4	78,572 CAD
16	Logistics, Road, Railway	5	73,272 CAD
17	Engineers & Technicians	8	71,549 CAD
18	Engineers & Technicians V	4	69,164 CAD
19	Health Care & Medical II	6	66,647 CAD
20	Accounting & Administration	11	66,117 CAD
21	Salesmen & Saleswomen	8	64,129 CAD
22	Architect Constructions	1	63,069 CAD
23	Aviation & Shipping	2	60,419 CAD
24	Insurance	1	60,419 CAD
25	Arts, Culture, Performance	1	59,889 CAD
26	Fashion	1	53,662 CAD
27	Marketing, Sales, Purchase	5	50,084 CAD
28	Agriculture & Fishing	2	46,109 CAD
29	Manufacturing & Labor Workers	2	44,387 CAD
30	Hotels & Tourism	2	43,459 CAD
31	Restaurants, Inns, Pubs	2	43,062 CAD
32	Law	1	40,147 CAD
33	Customer Services	4	32,859 CAD

Careers / Halifax (Gross CAD)

#		Surveys
1	Surgeon	1	343,306 CAD
2	Leather Engineer	1	303,821 CAD
3	Hedge Fund Manager	1	260,096 CAD
4	Bank Manager	2	190,666 CAD
5	CEO	2	172,514 CAD
6	University Professor	5	146,676 CAD
7	Chartered Accountant	1	129,584 CAD
8	Plant Manager	1	129,187 CAD
9	J2EE Developer	1	127,199 CAD
10	Field Organizer	1	126,934 CAD
11	IT Manager	1	120,309 CAD
12	College Administrator	1	120,309 CAD
13	Principal	2	119,912 CAD
14	Other Designer Career	1	119,647 CAD
15	Business Development Manager	1	114,479 CAD
16	Manager	4	113,552 CAD
17	Software Engineer	3	104,277 CAD
18	Military Nurse	1	101,229 CAD
19	Computer Architect	1	100,699 CAD
20	Registered Nurse	2	95,532 CAD
21	Web Developer	3	93,809 CAD
22	Operations Coordinator	1	92,352 CAD
23	Public Administration Lead	1	92,219 CAD
24	Human Resources Manager	3	90,629 CAD
25	Human Resource Coordinator	2	87,847 CAD
26	Middle School Teacher	2	85,727 CAD
27	Public Administration	3	82,812 CAD
28	Other Finance Career	1	82,547 CAD
29	Other Public Sector Career	4	82,017 CAD
30	Engineer	2	76,982 CAD
31	Salesmen or Saleswomen	5	75,392 CAD
32	Construction Project Manager	1	74,199 CAD
33	Logistics Manager	2	73,537 CAD
34	Research Engineer	2	72,609 CAD
35	Military Technician	1	71,152 CAD
36	Accountant	2	66,912 CAD
37	.NET Developer	1	63,467 CAD
38	Financial Analyst	1	62,804 CAD
39	Other Medical Career	3	60,817 CAD
40	Financial Adviser	3	60,817 CAD
41	Medical Technician	1	59,889 CAD
42	Mechanical Engineer	2	59,227 CAD
43	University Professor Assistant	1	58,167 CAD
44	System Administrator	4	56,047 CAD
45	Real Estate	1	52,867 CAD
46	Non-Profit Organization	1	50,614 CAD
47	Human Resource Administrator	1	41,604 CAD
48	Administrative Assistant	2	40,544 CAD
49	Paralegal	1	40,147 CAD
50	Other Management Career	1	38,159 CAD
51	Waiter or Waitress	1	32,462 CAD
52	Sales	2	31,799 CAD
53	Office Administrator	1	31,799 CAD
54	Sales in Cosmetics Shops	1	31,534 CAD
55	Business Development Coordinator	1	25,704 CAD
56	Food Service	1	21,199 CAD
57	Tourism and Travel	1	20,272 CAD
58	Assembly Service	1	16,032 CAD

People's individual salary examples (surveys)

Inspector

Posted 08 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Inspect meat plants and farms."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Advanced	60,500 CAD

Software Developer

Posted 08 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Writing web applications."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	132,500 CAD

Planning And Improvement Consultant

Posted 06 September 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Improve the processes."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Expert	92,300 CAD

Admin

Posted 27 July 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Principal of school."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Masters Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	123,500 CAD

General Manager

Posted 26 May 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Operations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Some College	4-8 Years	Advanced	129,200 CAD

Manager

Posted 09 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Managing corporate accounts."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Bellow H. School	1-2 Years	Basic	260,100 CAD

Accountant

Posted 06 April 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Payroll, HR, Internal Accountant."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	Advanced	54,100 CAD

Recruiter

Posted 27 March 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Hiring new employees."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Bachelors Degree	1-2 Years	Basic	41,600 CAD

Administrative Assistant

Posted 10 January 2022
Key knowledge and tasks

"Calendar management, recruiting, reporting, microsoft office, office management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Some College	2-4 Years	Advanced	47,300 CAD

Research Engineer

Posted 27 December 2021

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Bachelors Degree	0-1 Year	Intermediate	65,100 CAD

Industrial Engineering

Posted 03 October 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Lean manufacturing, operations management."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	Advanced	92,400 CAD

Sales

Posted 20 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Sales."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Some College	1-2 Years	Intermediate	31,500 CAD

Software Developer

Posted 01 September 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Full stack developer."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	Expert	79,800 CAD

Logistics Manager

Posted 18 March 2021
Key knowledge and tasks

"Bachelor degree."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	72,700 CAD

Tax Senior Manager

Posted 25 September 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"Tax Consulting, advisory,."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	129,600 CAD

Financial Analyst

Posted 25 June 2020
Key knowledge and tasks

"FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Bachelors Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	62,800 CAD

Legal Office Manager

Posted 13 November 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Prepare court documents, contact medical offices, employer, etc. for client records, ensure deadlines for court dates met, communicae with other law offices re documents required, dates, etc. , arrange court reporters for meetings, prepare invoices for clients, pay vendors for services and products, month end bank reconciliations, hst reporting and submission, bank deposits, all bookkeeping duties re fees, order office supplies,."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	40,100 CAD

Emergency Nurse

Posted 23 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"I work in the emergency department where pacing is fast to care for patients with life threatening situation."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Masters Degree	2-4 Years	n/a	107,300 CAD

Car Sales

Posted 11 October 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Selling new and used cars."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	High School	20+ Years	n/a	65,200 CAD

Senior Advisor

Posted 19 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Policy development, advice to executive, manage industry relations."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	88,200 CAD

Associate Dean

Posted 01 June 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Academic leadersip."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Doctorate Degree	20+ Years	n/a	195,500 CAD

Business Manager

Posted 15 May 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Computer sales & service manager."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	120,300 CAD

Director

Posted 17 March 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Director of university."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Doctorate Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	120,300 CAD

Professor

Posted 26 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Full professor criminology social science."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Doctorate Degree	20+ Years	n/a	175,500 CAD

Framing Consultant

Posted 17 February 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Framing artwork."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	16,000 CAD

It Support Administrator

Posted 14 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Active Directory, Exchange management, Citrix administration, Symantec network administration, hardware repair, network cabling."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	45,100 CAD

It Administrator

Posted 12 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"IT Administrator, PC repair, networking, Active Directory management, cloud services administration, security administration."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Some College	8-12 Years	n/a	45,100 CAD

It Support Administrator

Posted 12 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"Active directory administration, exchange administration, pc repair technician, structured cabling technician, network administrator,."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Bachelors Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	45,100 CAD

Marine Technician

Posted 11 January 2019
Key knowledge and tasks

"I monitor and maintain various systems for the operation of navy vessels."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Some College	4-8 Years	n/a	71,200 CAD

Professor

Posted 29 December 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Engineering teaching and research."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Doctorate Degree	20+ Years	n/a	190,700 CAD

Senior Advisor

Posted 07 November 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Business development and policy advisor for the energy sector."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Bachelors Degree	16-20 Years	n/a	92,200 CAD

Senior Java Developer

Posted 06 September 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Design, develop and deploy enterprise applications to cloud platforms."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Masters Degree	4-8 Years	n/a	127,100 CAD

Solution Architect

Posted 03 September 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Cloud Speciality."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Bachelors Degree	12-16 Years	n/a	100,700 CAD

Administrative Assistant

Posted 05 June 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Phone calls, paper work, promotional, cross trained."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Some College	20+ Years	n/a	33,900 CAD

General Surgeon

Posted 14 May 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Worked in VG for 2 years."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Doctorate Degree	1-2 Years	n/a	343,300 CAD

Branch Manager

Posted 05 March 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Branch manager/ project manager for a restoration company."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Some College	16-20 Years	n/a	74,200 CAD

Math, Science

Posted 24 February 2018
Key knowledge and tasks

"Teaching Middle School Math, Science, Physical Education, Technology."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Bachelors Degree	20+ Years	n/a	78,400 CAD

Engineer

Posted 28 November 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"I work in a lab all day and build lots of materials in a year I make 300 000 after taxes."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	Masters Degree	8-12 Years	n/a	303,800 CAD

Housekeeping

Posted 13 September 2017
Key knowledge and tasks

"Housekeeping and cleaning rooms."

City	Education	Experience	Knowledge	Gross salary / year
Halifax	High School	2-4 Years	n/a	20,300 CAD

ECONOMY / Halifax

The largest industries in Halifax are defense, ports, finance, insurance, scientific and technical services. Halifax has affordable housing prices and competitive living costs.

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