Canada Hourly to Salary Calculator

What the hourly to salary calculator does

Enter your hourly rate, the hours you work each week and the weeks you work each year, and the calculator reports your annual, monthly and weekly gross pay. It then estimates your take-home pay after federal and provincial or territorial income tax, CPP contributions and EI premiums in the province you choose.

Most financial planning is done in annual terms, so converting an hourly rate makes it comparable with salaries, rent and loans. The net estimate shows what the rate is worth after tax and payroll deductions.

How the conversion works

Annual gross is your hourly wage times hours per week times weeks per year. Forty hours and 52 weeks is the standard full-time assumption, but both can be changed for part-time work or unpaid weeks off. Monthly gross is the annual figure divided by 12, and weekly gross is annual divided by the weeks you entered.

For the net figure, the calculator applies the federal and provincial brackets, the basic personal amounts and payroll credits, the Ontario surtax and Ontario Health Premium where they apply, and CPP (including CPP2) and EI up to their annual limits. In Quebec it uses QPP, QPIP, the lower Quebec EI rate and the federal abatement.

Why hours, weeks and province all matter

Each input changes the result directly. Forty hours and 37.5 hours a week give noticeably different salaries at the same rate, and unpaid weeks reduce the annual total in proportion. The province affects the net figure rather than the gross, because provincial tax has its own rates and basic personal amount.

A worked example

You earn $25 an hour for 40 hours a week, 52 weeks a year, in British Columbia. The annual gross is $52,000, about $4,333 a month and $1,000 a week. Federal tax after the basic personal amount and payroll credits is about $4,244 and BC tax about $1,987. CPP is about $2,886 and EI about $848. Deductions total about $9,964, leaving about $42,036 a year, roughly $3,503 a month.

The same wage in Ontario leaves about $41,641 a year, and in Quebec about $40,454 after QPP, QPIP and Quebec income tax. The donut chart splits the gross into federal tax, provincial tax, CPP, EI and net income.

Reading and using your result

Use the annual gross when comparing your rate with advertised salaries, and the net figures for your budget. Comparing a gross salary in one job with a net figure in another is a common mistake. When choosing between an hourly role and a salaried one, convert the hourly rate here and compare net pay.

Part-time and seasonal work

Set the weekly hours to your schedule, or reduce the weeks worked for seasonal work. The annual gross falls in proportion, and because a lower income sits in lower brackets and uses less of the CPP and EI ceilings, the effective deduction rate is often lighter than on a full-time salary at the same hourly rate.

Assumptions and limits

The calculator assumes a single steady hourly rate and ordinary employment income, with the basic personal amounts, the CPP or QPP and EI credits, the Canada employment amount and the deduction for enhanced CPP or QPP contributions applied. It does not include overtime or shift premiums, workplace pension contributions, taxable benefits, or other credits and deductions. It assumes you live in the selected province all year. Rates, brackets and limits change each year, so revisit the estimate when they update.

This is general information only and not financial advice.

About This Tool: Hourly to Salary Calculator Canada

Hourly to salary calculator Canada: use this tool to get an instant, accurate estimate. The figures follow official CRA guidance and every rate and threshold is kept up to date for 2026. Adjust the inputs above to match your situation, or browse all our calculators to plan your next step.