Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) in Canada
Canada: Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) was 31.81 Percentage of labour costs in 2025. ▼ Falling
Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) in Canada, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of labour costs.
Analysis
In 2025, personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) in Canada stood at 31.81 Percentage of labour costs. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) in Canada peaked at 37.57 Percentage of labour costs in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.81 Percentage of labour costs, in 2025.
Canada ranks 25th of 29 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) in Canada, year by year
| Year | Percentage of labour costs | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.57 Percentage of labour costs | — |
| 2001 | 34.21 Percentage of labour costs | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 34.14 Percentage of labour costs | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 33.86 Percentage of labour costs | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 34.18 Percentage of labour costs | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 34.15 Percentage of labour costs | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 34.23 Percentage of labour costs | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 34.22 Percentage of labour costs | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 34.19 Percentage of labour costs | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 34.2 Percentage of labour costs | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 34.19 Percentage of labour costs | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 34.26 Percentage of labour costs | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 34.3 Percentage of labour costs | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 34.35 Percentage of labour costs | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 34.34 Percentage of labour costs | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 34.37 Percentage of labour costs | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 32.94 Percentage of labour costs | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 32.56 Percentage of labour costs | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 32.53 Percentage of labour costs | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 32.04 Percentage of labour costs | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 31.93 Percentage of labour costs | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 31.93 Percentage of labour costs | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 31.88 Percentage of labour costs | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 31.86 Percentage of labour costs | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 31.85 Percentage of labour costs | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 31.81 Percentage of labour costs | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.49 Percentage of labour costs | 33.86 Percentage of labour costs | 37.57 Percentage of labour costs | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.59 Percentage of labour costs | 32.04 Percentage of labour costs | 34.37 Percentage of labour costs | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.88 Percentage of labour costs | 31.81 Percentage of labour costs | 31.93 Percentage of labour costs | 6 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 22 Australia 35.9 Percentage of labour costs compare
- 23 New Zealand 33 Percentage of labour costs compare
- 24 Switzerland 32.4 Percentage of labour costs compare
- 26 Mexico 28.45 Percentage of labour costs compare
- 27 Costa Rica 27.66 Percentage of labour costs compare
- 28 Chile 10.59 Percentage of labour costs compare
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0542 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 3,016 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 4.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.219 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 12,201 current US$ per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) in Canada?
- Personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) in Canada was 31.81 Percentage of labour costs in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 37.57 Percentage of labour costs in 2000.
- What is the lowest personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.81 Percentage of labour costs in 2025.
- How does Canada rank for personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc)?
- Canada ranks 25th out of 29 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal income tax (pit) and social security contributions (ssc) rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Personal income tax (PIT) and social security contributions (SSC) - marginal rates on gross wage earnings — Tax wedge. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Marginal personal income tax (PIT) and social security contribution (SSC) rates for a single person without dependent, at various multiples (67%, 100%, 133%, 167%) of the AW/APW. Related topics: Taxing Wages, Labour taxation, Tax wedge decomposition, Average wage, Income, Household