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What the work pays
Estimate your 2026 take-home paycheque, calculate provincial overtime and stat-holiday pay, check a raise against inflation, and compare hourly wages across 90 Canadian jobs.
Job Bank wage data for 2025, published by Employment and Social Development Canada and Statistics Canada under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Retrieved 2026-11-14.
Canadian Paycheque, Inflation & Cost Calculators
Visual calculators built on 2026 Canadian payroll and inflation formulas (general estimates, not tax advice).
2026 Canadian Take-Home Paycheque Estimator
July–December 2026 regular paycheque breakdown across 12 provinces and territories; Quebec will be added with a French version.
Assumptions, limits & official CRA calculator (T4127 · Last checked 2026-11-05)
Every hour is treated as straight time: overtime pay, union dues, employer benefit or pension deductions, other income, and credits beyond the basic personal amount (claim code 1) are not included. Shows a regular paycheque before yearly CPP/EI maximums are reached; CRA formulas and printed tables can differ by a few dollars in British Columbia and Manitoba.
Rules: CRA T4127, 123rd edition, for pay from July 1 to December 31, 2026. Last checked 2026-11-05. Official check: Payroll Deductions Online Calculator.
Canadian Overtime & Statutory Holiday Pay Calculator
Estimate regular hours, overtime hours, statutory-holiday work pay, and weekly gross pay across Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, and federally regulated workplaces; Quebec will be added alongside a French edition.
Overtime & statutory-holiday scope, exemptions & official sources (Last checked 2026-11-13)
General estimate only (not payroll or legal advice). Enter non-holiday shifts in Mon–Sun and any hours worked on a statutory holiday in the Stat-Holiday box so hours are not counted twice. Assumes one standard work week without a written averaging agreement or collective agreement, before tax/CPP/EI deductions and before base statutory-holiday day-off/average-day pay.
Guides: Overtime Pay Guide · Stat Holiday & Vacation Pay Guide (Last checked 2026-11-13).
Check your raise (Canada)
Compare your pay increase with Statistics Canada CPI inflation.
What a balance costs
Monthly and yearly interest drag on a credit card or loan balance.
Prices of essentials in Canada
12-month price change vs. overall CPI (vertical marker).
Canadian wage floors (full-time hours)
What the general minimum wage comes to over a full-time year (2,080 hours, before tax).
Who gets the federal rate & all other provinces
The federal rate covers only federally regulated workplaces (banking, telecom, interprovincial transport). Every other job follows its province or territory; the Government of Canada lists every current rate.
iamonmybreak publishes general information for working people. It is not legal, tax, or financial advice, and it is not a substitute for advice about your own situation. Rules differ by province and change over time; each tool shows when it was last checked. For your own case, especially anything involving unpaid money, contact a free community legal clinic or your provincial labour standards office.
Browse Wages By Job
Filter official hourly pay benchmarks across 90 occupations and 10 sectors in Canada.
Trades
Healthcare, dental and pharmacy
| Job | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Dental hygienists | $45.00 | $32.00–$60.00 |
| Registered nurses | $43.27 | $30.00–$54.37 |
| Medical laboratory technologists | $39.00 | $25.13–$49.00 |
| Paramedics | $38.00 | $25.56–$49.00 |
| Licensed practical nurses | $31.32 | $25.00–$38.00 |
| Dental assistants | $27.00 | $21.00–$35.00 |
| Medical laboratory assistants | $27.00 | $19.18–$36.11 |
| Medical administrative assistants | $25.00 | $18.92–$32.00 |
| Pharmacy technicians | $24.83 | $17.50–$34.20 |
| Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates | $24.00 | $19.00–$28.84 |
| Home support workers and caregivers | $20.50 | $16.00–$27.00 |
| Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants | $20.00 | $16.00–$26.00 |
Childcare and education support
| Job | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Social and community service workers | $26.00 | $19.00–$36.06 |
| Elementary and secondary school teacher assistants | $25.01 | $18.29–$32.42 |
| Early childhood educators and assistants | $22.30 | $16.95–$30.03 |
| Home child care providers | $19.00 | $15.00–$28.00 |
Hospitality and food service
| Job | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Chefs | $23.00 | $16.03–$32.69 |
| Butchers (retail and wholesale) | $20.00 | $15.25–$28.00 |
| Bartenders | $20.00 | $15.00–$30.00 |
| Food service supervisors | $19.00 | $15.75–$27.69 |
| Hotel front desk clerks | $19.00 | $15.50–$26.50 |
| Food and beverage servers | $18.50 | $15.00–$30.00 |
| Cooks | $18.00 | $15.00–$25.00 |
| Bakers | $17.50 | $15.00–$24.81 |
| Food counter attendants and kitchen helpers | $16.55 | $15.00–$21.50 |
Retail and grocery
| Job | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Retail sales supervisors | $22.00 | $16.55–$36.06 |
| Meat cutters and fishmongers | $19.50 | $15.50–$28.00 |
| Retail salespersons | $17.31 | $15.00–$28.85 |
| Store shelf stockers and order fillers | $16.55 | $15.00–$22.00 |
| Cashiers | $16.00 | $15.00–$19.02 |
| Service station attendants | $16.00 | $15.00–$21.00 |
Warehouse and forklift
| Job | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Production logistics workers | $30.77 | $22.00–$40.06 |
| Storekeepers and partspersons | $26.00 | $19.17–$40.00 |
| Purchasing and inventory control workers | $24.00 | $17.50–$36.06 |
| Shippers and receivers | $22.50 | $17.00–$31.00 |
| Material handlers | $22.00 | $16.55–$30.29 |
Driving and transit
| Job | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Letter carriers | $28.85 | $23.00–$33.65 |
| Dispatchers | $28.00 | $20.00–$41.76 |
| Transport truck drivers | $26.42 | $19.45–$37.00 |
| Mail and parcel sorters | $26.00 | $18.56–$30.66 |
| Bus drivers and transit operators | $25.00 | $17.18–$37.68 |
| Couriers and messengers | $23.00 | $17.50–$35.00 |
| Delivery service drivers | $20.00 | $15.00–$29.35 |
| Taxi, limousine and ride-hail drivers | $19.00 | $15.00–$30.00 |
Security, cleaning and building services
| Job | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Building maintenance workers and superintendents | $25.00 | $16.55–$38.46 |
| Cleaning supervisors | $25.00 | $17.50–$41.00 |
| Janitors and heavy-duty cleaners | $21.27 | $16.00–$28.72 |
| Security guards | $21.00 | $16.55–$31.45 |
| Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers | $20.75 | $17.00–$28.00 |
| Light duty cleaners | $19.74 | $15.50–$25.00 |
| Specialized cleaners | $19.23 | $15.50–$27.00 |
Manufacturing and construction labour
| Job | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Motor vehicle assemblers and inspectors | $32.49 | $21.89–$42.35 |
| Mechanical assemblers and inspectors | $26.00 | $20.00–$37.99 |
| Construction trades helpers and labourers | $25.00 | $18.25–$40.00 |
| Machining tool operators | $25.00 | $17.50–$33.08 |
| Metal fabrication labourers | $24.00 | $18.50–$32.50 |
| Plastics processing machine operators | $23.00 | $17.50–$30.00 |
| Industrial meat cutters and poultry preparers | $23.00 | $18.00–$26.15 |
| Food and beverage processing machine operators | $22.50 | $17.20–$32.00 |
| Food and beverage processing labourers | $20.00 | $16.50–$25.67 |
Office and call centre
| Job | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting and payroll clerks | $25.00 | $18.46–$35.71 |
| General office support workers | $23.99 | $16.55–$34.00 |
| Data entry clerks | $23.50 | $17.00–$32.60 |
| Customer and information services representatives | $22.00 | $16.00–$33.14 |
| Receptionists | $21.00 | $16.25–$29.00 |
How to read low, median, and high wages
The median is the middle wage (half earn less, half more); low and high mark the bottom and top tenth. Workplace pay rules are on the Facts pages.