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Title: L&D Designer hourly rate in Nova Scotia | Deftridge
Summary: Learning & Development Designer pay in Nova Scotia: median wage CA$42 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate CA$70. Free for professionals.

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

# Learning & Development Designer hourly rate in Nova Scotia

The market median wage for a Learning & Development Designer in Nova Scotia is **CA$41.87 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **CA$70 an hour** on Deftridge, -7% against the Canada rate.

**CA$70/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**CA$41.87/hr** median wage

**CA$35-54** middle half of wages

**CA$1,520** a month at 5 hours a week

## Learning & Development Designer 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$30.46 | CA$660 | CA$63,400 |
| 25th | CA$34.82 | CA$750 | CA$72,400 |
| Median | CA$41.87 | CA$910 | CA$87,100 |
| 75th | CA$54.40 | CA$1,180 | CA$113,200 |
| 90th | CA$63.83 | CA$1,380 | CA$132,800 |

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 Learning & Development Designer, from the same sources as the table above.

- **-9%** median wage against the Canada median of CA$46.24

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

- **CA$43.52** 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 Learning & Development Designer 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$70 | CA$1,520 |
| Manager | CA$85 | CA$1,840 |

- One-off task **CA$70**

- Task bundle **CA$65**

## Learning & Development Designer pay across Canada

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

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Northwest Territories | CA$65.63 | CA$110 |
| British Columbia | CA$50.33 | CA$85 |
| Alberta | CA$49.36 | CA$80 |
| Manitoba | CA$44.68 | CA$75 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | CA$44.43 | CA$75 |
| Saskatchewan | CA$42.30 | CA$70 |
| Nova Scotia | CA$41.87 | CA$70 |
| New Brunswick | CA$39.60 | CA$65 |
| Prince Edward Island | CA$38.07 | CA$65 |

## Metro areas in Nova Scotia

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

- [Sydney CA$43.52/hr median wage · range CA$36-62](https://deftridge.com/rates/learning-designer/nova-scotia/)

- [Halifax CA$41.55/hr median wage · range CA$34-54](https://deftridge.com/rates/learning-designer/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.

[Learning & Development Designer rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/learning-designer/) · [Learning & Development Designer jobs in Nova Scotia](https://deftridge.com/jobs/learning-designer/nova-scotia/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)