What it costs to live and work in Saskatchewan: the minimum wage, provincial income tax, sales tax and rent, from official sources, and what they mean for your monthly budget.
| Saskatchewan | Source | |
|---|---|---|
| General minimum wage | $15.70 an hour | Government of Saskatchewan: Protecting Jobs and Increasing Workers' Wages (news release) |
| Provincial income tax | 10.5 % to 14.5 % | Canada Revenue Agency: Canadian income tax rates for individuals, current year (2026 provincial rates) |
| Sales tax | 5 % GST + 6 % PST | Canada Revenue Agency: GST/HST calculator (and rates) |
| Rent (CMHC Rental Market Survey, average monthly rent of a 2-bedroom unit in purpose-built rental row houses and apartments, province-wide (centres of 10,000+), October 2025) | $1,451 a month (2025) | CMHC Housing Market Information Portal: Saskatchewan, Rental Market Statistics Summary, October 2025 Rental Market Survey (row and apartment, 2 bedroom) |
Saskatchewan's minimum wage went up to $15.70 an hour on October 1, 2026, from $15.35. It is set each year by a formula that weighs the province's consumer price index and average hourly wage equally; the October 2027 amount is not known yet.
Saskatchewan has three brackets for 2026: 10.5 % on the first $54,532, 12.5 % up to $155,805 and 14.5 % above that. The basic personal amount is $20,381, which the province is raising by $500 a year on top of indexation.
Most purchases in Saskatchewan carry the 5 % federal GST plus the 6 % provincial sales tax, 11 % in total.
What income does rent in Saskatchewan take?
A common guideline is to keep housing at or below 30 % of gross income. At $1,451 a month, that means a household income of about $58,000 a year before tax.
Good to know
- The Saskatchewan Low-Income Tax Credit pays up to $1,282 a year per family from July 2026 to June 2027 ($460 per adult, $460 for a spouse and $181 per child for up to two children), quarterly with the federal benefit payments, without a separate application.
Sources
- Government of Saskatchewan: Protecting Jobs and Increasing Workers' Wages (news release) (2026-06-29)
- Canada Revenue Agency: Canadian income tax rates for individuals, current year (2026 provincial rates) (2026-06-25)
- Canada Revenue Agency: T4127 Payroll Deductions Formulas, 122nd edition, effective January 1, 2026 (Table 8.2, provincial basic personal amounts) (2025-12-03)
- Canada Revenue Agency: GST/HST calculator (and rates) (2025-04-01)
- CMHC Housing Market Information Portal: Saskatchewan, Rental Market Statistics Summary, October 2025 Rental Market Survey (row and apartment, 2 bedroom) (2025-12)
- Canada Revenue Agency: Province of Saskatchewan (provincial benefit programs) (2026)