Lesson 9 - Border pay gap is real.


 SDE1 SDE2
 Vancouver $CAD 60,000*(1-22.35%)
 = $CAD 46,590		 $CAD 90,000*(1-24.50%)
 = $CAD 67,950
 Seattle $USD 150,000*(1-25.11%)
 = $USD 112,339
 *1.4 CAD/USD
 = $CAD 157,275		 $USD 210,000*(1-26.66%)
 = $USD $154,013
 *1.4 CAD/USD
 = $CAD 215,618
 $ Difference $CAD 110,685 $CAD 147,668
 Pay Gap 30 cents on the dollar  32 cents on the dollar

Sources:
Canadian Income Tax Calculator: https://simpletax.ca/calculator

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