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Title: Contract Recruiter hourly rate in Nova Scotia | Deftridge
Summary: Contract Recruiter pay in Nova Scotia: median wage CA$39 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate CA$55. The rate is on every task, before you apply.

NS · Canada · **Updated November 3, 2026**

# Contract Recruiter hourly rate in Nova Scotia

The market median wage for a Contract Recruiter in Nova Scotia is **CA$38.80 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **CA$55 an hour** on Deftridge, -8% against the Canada rate.

**CA$55/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**CA$38.80/hr** median wage

**CA$32-50** middle half of wages

**CA$1,190** a month at 5 hours a week

## Contract Recruiter wage percentiles in Nova Scotia

Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median.

| Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 10th | CA$28.23 | CA$610 | CA$58,700 |
| 25th | CA$32.27 | CA$700 | CA$67,100 |
| Median | CA$38.80 | CA$840 | CA$80,700 |
| 75th | CA$50.42 | CA$1,090 | CA$104,900 |
| 90th | CA$59.16 | CA$1,280 | CA$123,100 |

Source: Employment and Social Development Canada, 2023-2024; aged to October 2026. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/).

## Nova Scotia in numbers

What sets Nova Scotia apart for a Contract Recruiter, from the same sources as the table above.

- **-9%** median wage against the Canada median of CA$42.86

- **11th of 13** provinces and territories by median wage for this role

- **CA$40.33** median wage in the Sydney metro area, the highest here

- **CA$45** country floor: no Canada rate is published below it

## What contractors receive

The Deftridge rate for a Contract Recruiter in Nova Scotia by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown.

| Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Senior | CA$55 | CA$1,190 |
| Manager | CA$70 | CA$1,520 |

- Regular role **CA$55**

- One-off task **CA$65**

- Task bundle **CA$60**

- Expert hour **CA$75**

## Contract Recruiter pay across Canada

Typical contractor rate for a senior Contract Recruiter, highest first; 9 of 13 places shown. By median wage Nova Scotia ranks **11 of 13**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Northwest Territories | CA$60.82 | CA$90 |
| British Columbia | CA$46.65 | CA$70 |
| Alberta | CA$45.74 | CA$65 |
| Manitoba | CA$41.41 | CA$60 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | CA$41.18 | CA$60 |
| Saskatchewan | CA$39.20 | CA$55 |
| Nova Scotia | CA$38.80 | CA$55 |
| New Brunswick | CA$36.70 | CA$55 |
| Prince Edward Island | CA$35.29 | CA$50 |

## Metro areas in Nova Scotia

Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS).

- [Sydney CA$40.33/hr median wage · range CA$34-58](https://deftridge.com/rates/contract-recruiter/nova-scotia/)

- [Halifax CA$38.51/hr median wage · range CA$31-50](https://deftridge.com/rates/contract-recruiter/nova-scotia/)

## Questions about pay, fees and privacy

The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job.

[Contract Recruiter rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/contract-recruiter/) · [Contract Recruiter jobs in Nova Scotia](https://deftridge.com/jobs/contract-recruiter/nova-scotia/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)