Casual Jobs have more take home pay?

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I recently got two casual RN jobs in Ontario. Does working 2 casual (20 hours a week each) puts you in a better tax position and more take home pay than working 40 hours a week at one place? e.g. getting two 30k casual jobs vs one 60k position - which has more take home pay or it the same?

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Specializes in L&D, infusion, urology.

In the US, it's about total dollars made, not how many hours you work or at how many jobs. Your take home, less taxes, is determined by how you fill out your W-4. Not sure if it's the same way in Canada.

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Remember casual jobs get a bonus in lieu of benefits such as paid holiday and insurance coverage.

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Specializes in NICU, PICU, PCVICU and peds oncology.

It all balances out in the end. When you get your biweekly pay cheques, it'll seem like more, but when you do your taxes, odds are you'll owe CRA money. Income tax and CPP withholding are based on annual maximums, so when your year-to-date income reaches the maximum, the amount withheld will drop a bit. Not a lot, not enough for you to notice. Ontario has a progressive provincial income tax so when you add those two $30K T4s together, you'll be in a higher tax bracket and will most probably owe them money too. You might also owe tax on some of those benefits for which you receive pay in lieu.

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Specializes in Acute Care, Rehab, Palliative.

Plus casual will not guarantee hours so you couldn't count on 20 hours a week.

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