Pay & Salary Calculator

What is $30 an hour annually?

At a full-time schedule of 40 hours a week over 52 weeks, $30/hour = $30 × 40 × 52 = $62,400 a year. Divide by 12 for $5,200 a month, by 26 for $2,400 every two weeks, or by 52 for $1,200 a week. The calculator runs this both ways — type any pay period and it fills in all the others.

How take-home (net) pay is calculated

Your net pay is your gross income minus federal income tax, provincial or state income tax, and mandatory contributions. In Canada that means the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) and Employment Insurance (EI); in Quebec it is the Quebec Pension Plan (QPP), a reduced EI rate, and the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP). Income tax is progressive — each slice of income is taxed at the rate of the bracket it falls in, not one flat rate on the whole amount. The Basic Personal Amount is applied as a credit so the first several thousand dollars are effectively tax-free. The estimate also includes the Ontario surtax and Ontario Health Premium, the 16.5% Quebec federal abatement, and California's uncapped SDI payroll deduction where they apply.

Estimate only — not tax advice

Tax rates change every year and vary by jurisdiction. This calculator uses dated 2026 tax-year constants and applies the basic personal amount, the Ontario surtax and health premium, the Quebec federal abatement and California SDI. It excludes other credits and deductions, RRSP/401(k) treatment, benefits, and employer-specific deductions. Figures are estimates for planning only — confirm your actual deductions with an official payroll calculator or a tax professional.

• •Overtime is rarely guaranteed — the base pay-period figures exclude it, and the overtime field is added on top only when you enter it.
• •Seasonal trades aren't paid 52 weeks — drop the weeks-per-year value to annualise realistically.
• •Wage benchmarks are national figures; pay varies by region, certification (Red Seal), union status and experience.