Hourly Wage Calculator Canada 2026
Enter an hourly wage, weekly hours and weeks worked per year.
Important note
For a reality check: Ontario’s general minimum wage is $17.95 an hour as of October 1, 2026 — it is adjusted every October for inflation (it was $17.60 for the year before, and $17.20 the year before that). At 40 hours a week, minimum wage works out to $718.00 a week, $1,436.00 bi-weekly and $37,336 a year before deductions — enter 17.95 above to see it. Students under 18 working part-time hours have a lower legal rate of $16.90 an hour, and homeworkers a higher one.
How this calculator works
This calculator converts an hourly wage into gross earnings across pay periods. The page's JavaScript uses one core formula — Annual gross = hourly wage × hours per week × weeks per year — then divides by 12, 26 and 52 to get the monthly, biweekly and weekly figures.
Everything here is gross: before income tax, CPP and EI. That is deliberate — hourly-to-salary math is about the size of the paycheque before deductions. For the after-tax picture, feed the annual result into the Ontario salary calculator.
The three inputs are independent levers. Raise the wage to model a raise, change weekly hours to compare full-time with part-time, and change weeks to account for unpaid time off — the annual figure moves proportionally with each.
Worked example
With the page's defaults — $25 an hour, 40 hours a week, 52 weeks — annual gross is $25 × 40 × 52 = $52,000. That breaks down to $4,333.33 a month, $2,000.00 biweekly and $1,000.00 a week.
Now compare a $32.50-an-hour offer at 37.5 hours a week with two unpaid weeks off (50 weeks): $32.50 × 37.5 × 50 = $60,937.50 a year, or about $5,078.13 a month. The higher wage more than offsets the shorter week and unpaid time — and this is exactly the comparison the calculator is built for.
One nuance: if overtime varies, enter your average weekly hours. Working 40 hours most weeks and 50 in busy months? A 42-hour average gives a more honest annual figure than either extreme.
Practical tips
- Subtract unpaid vacation before comparing offers. Two unpaid weeks at $30 an hour and 40 hours a week is $2,400 of gross pay — the weeks input exists precisely for this.
- Use the weekly figure for budgeting. Rent, groceries and transit are weekly or monthly costs; knowing you gross $1,000 a week at $25 an hour makes a budget far more concrete than $52,000 a year.
- Remember Ontario's overtime rule. Overtime usually pays 1.5× after 44 hours a week, but this tool multiplies straight time only. If overtime is regular for you, enter a slightly higher effective hourly rate, or bump the hours and treat the result as a floor.
How do I account for unpaid vacation or seasonal layoffs?
Reduce the weeks input. Two unpaid weeks means 50 weeks; a seasonal job running 8 months is about 35 weeks. The annual figure drops proportionally, which is more accurate than pretending you work all 52.
What if my hours change every week?
Enter your best estimate of average weekly hours. Gig workers and part-timers can total last month's hours, divide by 4.33 and use that. The result is a planning estimate, not a payroll record.
How do I convert an annual salary back to an hourly rate?
Reverse the formula: divide the salary by (hours per week × weeks per year). A $60,000 salary at 40 hours and 52 weeks is $60,000 ÷ 2,080 ≈ $28.85 an hour — useful when a posting lists salary but you think in hourly terms.
Does this include overtime pay?
No. It multiplies straight time only, with no 1.5× premium. If you regularly work overtime, enter your average hours and treat the output as a conservative floor.
Frequently asked questions
Does this include taxes?
No. This tool converts hourly wages to gross pay before payroll deductions.
What if I work overtime?
Enter your expected average weekly hours to create a simple gross-pay estimate.