Business plan
Payroll & employer cost calculator
What one employee really costs — CPP match, EI at 1.4×, QPIP — plus the provincial payroll health taxes on your total payroll.
What one employee really costs
- Employee takes home
- $60,092.48
- Employer CPP match
- $4,446.45
- Employer EI (1.4×)
- $1,572.30
- True cost to the company
- $86,018.75
Provincial payroll / health tax
ON & BC EHT, Manitoba's HE levy, Newfoundland's HAPSET and Quebec's HSF are charged on total company payroll, above each province's exemption.
Estimated payroll tax
$9,750.00
2026 figures: CPP matched dollar-for-dollar to $85,000 of earnings, EI at 1.4× the employee premium to $68,900, ON/BC employer health tax over a $1M payroll exemption. Workers' comp premiums vary by industry and are not included. An estimate for planning, not a payroll run.
Not financial, tax, or investment advice.