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Canada Take-Home Pay Calculator

Federal Income Tax · CPP · EI · 2024 CRA rates

Federal tax only. Provincial income tax is not included — add 5–26% for your province. See the provincial breakdown table below.
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2024 Federal Income Tax Brackets (CRA)

Rate Taxable Income (after BPA) On Amount Above
15% $0 – $55,867 $0
20.5% $55,868 – $111,733 $55,867
26% $111,734 – $154,906 $111,733
29% $154,907 – $220,000 $154,906
33% Over $220,000 $220,000

Basic Personal Amount (BPA): $15,705 — reduces your taxable income before brackets apply. These are marginal rates, not flat rates on total income.

CPP Contributions 2024

Employee Rate 5.95%
Employer Rate 5.95% (matched)
Basic Exemption $3,500
Max Pensionable Earnings $73,200
Max Employee Contribution $4,147.50/yr
CPP2 Rate (earnings $73K–$81K) 4.00%

EI Premiums 2024

Employee Rate 1.66%
Employer Rate 2.324% (1.4×)
Max Insurable Earnings $63,200
Max Employee Premium $1,049.12/yr
Benefit Rate 55% of insurable earnings
Max Weekly Benefit $668/week
Canada Take-Home Pay Examples (2024 — Federal Only)
Annual Salary Federal Tax CPP + EI Take-Home/yr Take-Home/mo
CA$30,000 CA$2,144 (7.1%) CA$2,075 CA$25,781 CA$2,148
CA$50,000 CA$5,144 (10.3%) CA$3,597 CA$41,259 CA$3,438
CA$60,000 CA$6,644 (11.1%) CA$4,358 CA$48,998 CA$4,083
CA$80,000 CA$10,108 (12.6%) CA$5,196 CA$64,696 CA$5,391
CA$100,000 CA$14,208 (14.2%) CA$5,196 CA$80,596 CA$6,716
CA$150,000 CA$25,699 (17.1%) CA$5,196 CA$119,105 CA$9,925

Provincial Income Tax Rates (2024)

Add your province's rate to estimate your actual take-home. Provincial brackets are separate from federal and generally range from 5% to 26%.

Province Lowest Rate Highest Rate Note
🏔️ Alberta 10% 15% Lowest overall burden; no provincial sales tax
🌊 British Columbia 5.06% 20.5% Top rate on income over $240,716
🌾 Ontario 5.05% 13.16% Surtax on high earners; most populous province
⚜️ Quebec 14% 25.75% Highest provincial rates; very generous social programs
🌾 Saskatchewan 10.5% 14.5% Flat-ish structure; oil-producing province
🌾 Manitoba 10.8% 17.4% Basic personal amount: $15,780 (similar to federal)
🍁 Nova Scotia 8.79% 21% Atlantic province; top rate on income over $150K
🦞 New Brunswick 9.4% 19.5% Harmonized sales tax province

🇨🇦 Canada vs 🇺🇸 US Tax Comparison

On a comparable $80,000 salary (USD / CAD):

  • Canada federal effective rate: ~12.6% + CPP/EI + provincial (typically 8–15%)
  • US federal effective rate: ~14.4% + FICA (7.65%) — no state tax varies
  • • Canada's combined burden (federal + Ontario provincial) is roughly 29–31% at $80K
  • • Canada provides universal healthcare; US deducts employer health insurance separately

📊 What's Not Included

  • Provincial income tax: adds 5–26% — see table above
  • CPP2: 4% on earnings between $73,200 and $81,200 (~$316 max)
  • RPP / RRSP contributions: reduce taxable income (18% of prior year income, max $31,560)
  • Quebec differences: separate QPP (instead of CPP) and QPIP (parental insurance)