Living Wage Employer Benefit Calculator

A living wage can be made up of base wage and benefits. Enter information about the benefits you offer and we can calculate the value of your benefits and how much you need to pay staff to reach the living wage.

(Please note that currently this calculator is just for Vancouver and Victoria - we will be adding additional communities in the next few weeks).

Please select your community:

Living Wage Rate for this Community:

Please select what percentage of extended health premiums is covered by the employer:

Calculated hourly benefit amount - extended health and dental:

Number of days offered of paid vacation, sick leave, personal days etc., beyond the statutory minimum (up to a maximum of ten days):

Calculated hourly benefit amount - extra sick pay or vacation days:

Value of any other taxable benefits (for example a transit pass, education, child care, cell phone that can be used in spare time):
$

Calculated hourly benefit amount - other taxable benefits:

Total hourly benefit amount:

Enter the hourly wage of your lowest paid member of staff:
$

Base wage required to achieve local Living Wage:

Current total wage (wage + benefits):

Pay rise needed: