{"id":58255,"date":"2017-03-09T19:47:17","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T00:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depquebec.com\/?page_id=58255"},"modified":"2025-03-21T11:37:20","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T15:37:20","slug":"real-wage-with-benefits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/depquebec.com\/en\/real-wage-with-benefits\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 Real Wage (With Employer Contributions)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here is the actual cost of an employee’s salary paid at the minimum wage in 2025 vs 2010<\/strong> (source: Emploi et Solidarit\u00e9 Sociale Qu\u00e9bec<\/a>). These benefits apply to a convenience store employee with less than 3 years of working experience in the store and to an employer with an overall store payroll of less than $1 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
No<\/th>Fee \/ Permit Name<\/th>2010 Costs<\/th>2010 Total<\/th>2025 Costs<\/th>2025 Total<\/th>Difference<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>Minimum Wage<\/a><\/td>$9.50\/hour on May 1st 2010<\/a><\/td>$9.50<\/td>$16.10\/hour on May 1st 2025<\/a><\/td>$16.10<\/td>+ 69%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>Commission des Normes du Travail: Contribution Rate<\/a><\/td>0.08% of gross salary<\/td>$0.0076<\/td>0.06% of gross salary<\/a><\/td>$0.0096<\/td>+ 27%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>R\u00e9gime des Rentes: Contribution Rate<\/a><\/td>4.950%<\/td>$0.470<\/td>6.40% of gross salary<\/a><\/td>$1.03<\/td>+ 119%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>R\u00e9gime qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois d'assurance parentale: Contribution Rate<\/a><\/td>0.767% of gross salary<\/a><\/td>$0.073<\/td>0.692% of gross salary<\/a><\/td>$0.111412<\/td>+ 53%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>Commission Sant\u00e9 & S\u00e9curit\u00e9 au travail: General Contribution Rate (convenience store)<\/a><\/td>2.170% of gross salary<\/td>$0.206<\/td>1.21% of gross salary<\/a><\/td>$0.19481<\/td>- 5.4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>Employment Insurance (EI)<\/a><\/td>1.36% of gross salary<\/a><\/td>$0.123<\/td>1.31% of gross salary<\/a><\/td>$0.2093<\/td>+ 70%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>Fonds des services de sant\u00e9: Minimum Contributions<\/a><\/td>2.70% if payroll expenditures are less than $1M<\/td>$0.257<\/td>2.50% if payroll expenditures are less than $1M<\/a><\/td>$0.4025<\/td>+ 57%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>Vacancy Pay: Contribution Rate<\/a><\/td>4% (-5 years), 6% (5 years+)<\/td>$0.38<\/td>4% (-3 years), 6% (3 years+)<\/a><\/td>$0.644<\/td>+ 66%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>Fond de d\u00e9vel. et de comp\u00e9tences de la main-d'oeuvre<\/a><\/td>1% if payroll expenditures are more than $1M<\/td>$0<\/td>1% if payroll expenditures are more than $2M<\/a><\/td>$0<\/td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td><\/td>TOTAL GROSS SALARY<\/strong><\/td>$11.02\/hour<\/strong<\/td><\/td>$18.70\/hour<\/strong<\/td>+ 70%<\/strong<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td><\/td>TOTAL EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS<\/td>$1.52\/hour<\/td><\/td>$2.60\/hour<\/td>+ 71%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td><\/td>TOTAL % EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS<\/td>16.0%<\/td><\/td>16.15%<\/td>+ 0.1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n
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Highlights:<\/strong><\/h5>\n
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  • From May 1, 2010 to May 1, 2025, the all-inclusive hourly minimum wage went from $11.02 to $18.70, an increase of 70%<\/span><\/strong>;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • Benefits payable by c-store employers add 16.15%<\/strong><\/span> to their salary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Among the payroll taxes that changed the most in 2025 are:<\/p>\n

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      • the Healthcare contribution increased from 1.85% to 2.50%<\/span><\/strong>;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • the Employment Insurance contribution decreased from 1.65% to 1.31%;<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          • the minimum wage increased modestly from $15.75 to $16.10<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            Here is the actual cost of an employee’s salary paid at the minimum wage in 2025 vs 2010 (source: Emploi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":34,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-58255","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t