Contractor or employee? Know what you are really earning.
A contractor rate can look bigger on paper. As a Quolus employee, everything below comes on top of your hourly wage, and none of it is your cost or your paperwork. Put in your numbers and see the difference.
- Vacation & stat pay
- Overtime
- CPP
- EI
- WorkSafeBC coverage
- Employer paid benefits
- Training & tickets
- No bookkeeping or GST
You need to make more as a contractor
to match a Quolus paycheque.
The two sliders are linked. Move the Quolus wage or the contractor rate and the other follows. The match counts everything Quolus pays for: the contractor buys their own CPP, WorkSafeBC, benefits and training out of their rate, and sets aside EI equivalent savings because a contractor cannot collect EI. Go over 40 hours a week to see overtime: Quolus pays time and a half, a contractor bills straight time. Hover over or tap any line to see how it is worked out.
With Quolus at $28.00/hr
$0
Total value a year
After Tax Income $0 plus $0 Quolus covers
As a contractor at $0/hr
$0
After Tax Income a year
After paying for the same coverage and EI equivalent savings yourself
Your pay
Taken off your pay
Covered by Quolus, on top of your pay
Your pay
You pay yourself, for the same coverage
Not paid to contractors
Estimates for one person working in British Columbia in 2026, with no other income. Income tax is federal plus British Columbia after the basic credits. Not tax or legal advice. As a contractor you also handle your own tax instalments and GST.
Ready to join a Quolus crew?
See what is open now, or send your resume and tickets to [email protected]. Questions? Call 604-943-1434.