Canada Salary Calculator

What the salary calculator does

The calculator converts pay from whatever basis you have, an hourly rate, a weekly wage or a monthly figure, into an annual gross salary, then works out your take-home pay after federal and provincial or territorial income tax, CPP and EI. Jobs are advertised hourly, monthly or annually, so putting everything on the same footing, and showing the net, makes offers comparable.

How the conversion works

An hourly rate is multiplied by your weekly hours and 52 weeks; a weekly wage by 52; bi-weekly by 26; semi-monthly by 24; monthly by 12. An annual figure is used as entered. Because hourly conversion depends on your hours, the calculator asks for them.

The annual gross is then taxed like any salary: federal and provincial brackets less the basic personal amounts, Ontario’s surtax and health premium where they apply, and CPP and EI up to their annual limits.

A worked example

At $30 an hour for 40 hours a week in Ontario, the annual gross is $62,400. Federal tax after the basic personal amount and the CPP, EI and Canada employment credits is about $5,803, and Ontario tax, including the health premium, about $3,192. CPP is about $3,505 and EI about $1,017. Deductions total about $13,517, leaving about $48,883 a year, or about $4,074 a month. The donut chart splits the gross into federal tax, provincial tax, CPP, EI and net income.

The same $62,400 in Quebec nets about $47,010, after QPP, QPIP and the lower Quebec EI premium.

Why net pay by province matters

Provincial tax depends on where you live, so the same gross nets differently in different provinces, and a higher salary in one province does not always leave more in hand than a slightly lower one elsewhere. Net pay is also what you can spend and save, so use it when you weigh a job, plan a budget or compare a raise.

What you need to enter

Enter the pay amount, how it is quoted, your weekly hours if it is hourly, and your province. The basis sets the multiplier, and for hourly pay your actual weekly hours change the salary directly. If your hours or pay vary through the year, enter an average or expected figure.

Salaried versus hourly roles

Converting an hourly role to an annual gross and then to net puts it on the same basis as a salary. Look beyond the headline: hourly work may include overtime that lifts the effective rate, or variable hours that make the annual figure uncertain, while a salary trades that variability for a fixed amount.

Assumptions and limits

The calculator assumes standard employment income at the regular brackets, with basic personal amounts as lowest-rate credits and the current CPP, CPP2 and EI rates and limits. The tax figures include credits for base CPP or QPP and EI, the Canada employment amount, the deduction for enhanced CPP contributions and, in Ontario, the health premium. Hourly conversion assumes 52 paid weeks, so unpaid weeks would lower the true annual figure. It does not model workplace pension contributions, taxable benefits or credits beyond those listed, and it assumes you live in the selected province all year.

Rates, brackets and limits change each year, so revisit your estimate at the start of a new year or when your pay or province changes.

This is general information only and not financial advice.

About This Tool: Salary Calculator Canada

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.