BC Hourly to Salary Calculator: Hourly Wage to Annual Pay and Take-Home in British Columbia

British Columbia’s minimum wage rises with inflation each year, and many BC jobs in hospitality, construction and health care are paid by the hour. To compare an hourly job with a salaried one, or to see what an hourly offer works out to over a year, convert the rate with the calculator below. The table after it adds what BC workers keep once federal and BC income tax, CPP and EI are deducted.

How the conversion works

Pay amount, hours per week and weeks of unpaid vacation go in; weekly, biweekly, monthly and annual gross pay come out. Annual pay is the hourly rate times your weekly hours times the weeks you are paid for, so unpaid weeks off lower it, and a salary converted to hourly assumes the same paid weeks. Salaried staff with paid vacation would enter zero unpaid weeks. The hand calculation is set out on the salary-from-hourly-rate page, and the national hourly to salary calculator converts between every pay period with vacation entered as days.

Common BC wages: gross and take-home

A wage between the rows, or a second job, can be run through the salary after tax calculator, which handles BC and every other province. The payroll deductions guide explains each deduction, and reading a pay stub covers what each line on a BC statement means.

BC’s minimum wage

The general minimum wage in British Columbia is $18.25 an hour, in effect from June 1, 2026. BC adjusts it each year in line with inflation. The minimum wage page compares every province and territory and lists upcoming increases.

BC income tax

BC has its own set of brackets on top of the federal ones, and the BC tax reduction trims provincial tax for lower earners; the take-home column above includes both. The BC income tax page has the brackets, credits and tax at different incomes.

Overtime and statutory holidays in BC

BC hourly workers can earn overtime on both a daily and a weekly basis, which matters for anyone working long shifts. The thresholds and premium rates are listed with every other province’s in the overtime pay rules, and the statutory holidays guide covers BC’s holidays and who qualifies for holiday pay. The overtime calculator works out a week that includes overtime hours.

BC wages and living costs

Pay and costs both vary a great deal across the province. Incomes in Vancouver and Victoria and the province as a whole are on the British Columbia average income page, and the Vancouver cost of living page shows the costs those wages have to cover.

Other provinces and related tools

Converters with local tax and minimum wage also exist for Ontario, Alberta and Quebec. For the size of each paycheque, see the biweekly paycheque calculator; for whether hourly or salaried pay suits you, salary vs. hourly pay. Every pay calculator is on the income calculators page.