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Yukon taxes income at 6.4%, 9%, 10.9%, 12.8% and 15%, and its basic personal amount follows the federal pattern: $16,452 for most people. There's no territorial sales tax, only the 5% GST.
Yukon’s rates sit close to the federal pattern, and on a $60,000 income the territorial tax comes to about $2,825. The sales tax side is short: GST only, no territorial tax on top. Here’s how both work.
What are the brackets for 2026?
The territorial rate is 6.4% on your first $58,523 of taxable income, 9% up to $117,045, 10.9% up to $181,440, 12.8% up to $500,000 and 15% above that. Credits count at 6.4% of the amount you claim. These match the CRA’s 2026 tax rates and income brackets. The limits page lists the federal layer.
Take $60,000. The first $58,523 costs you $3,745 and the other $1,477 costs you $133, which makes $3,878. The basic amount credit takes off $1,053, so you’d pay about $2,825 of Yukon tax. That’s under 5 cents on the dollar. At $60,000 you’re already past the first limit, so a $1,000 raise for Amara in Whitehorse is taxed at 9%, about $90 more territorial tax, with the federal share on top.
What’s different about Yukon?
The first three brackets use the same dollar limits as the federal ones, $58,523, $117,045 and $181,440, and the basic personal amount works the same way: $16,452 for most people, falling to $14,829 for those with high incomes. That makes Yukon easy to read next to the federal table.
The 6.4% bottom rate is low, though it isn’t the lowest in the country. The CRA’s table shows Ontario at 5.05%, British Columbia at 5.6%, the Northwest Territories at 5.9% and Nunavut at 4%, all below it. Next to provinces that tax the first slice harder, such as Alberta at 8% or Manitoba at 10.8%, Yukon looks gentle.
How does sales tax work here?
Only the 5% GST applies. There’s no territorial tax on top, so a $100 item costs $105 and a $20 lunch comes to $21. The GST and HST calculator shows Yukon as GST only, and the sales tax guide compares the rest.
Which calculators include it?
The income tax calculator and the take-home pay calculator both include Yukon. Pick it from the list and the Yukon rates apply. Both show how much of your pay goes to tax.
Where to read more
The guide to how income tax works explains how the two layers stack, and the province index lists the other provinces and territories.
Before you rely on these numbers
Rates and credits change, so check three things before you act on any figure here: the date at the top of the page, the CRA source named in the text, and your own slip or notice. Your slip or notice wins whenever it differs from a summary like this one.
Don’t guess.
Not sure where to start? The filing guide walks through the steps, the document checklist shows what to gather, and the province index compares other places. Is your situation unusual? A qualified preparer is the right call. This site is independent of the CRA and any government, and can’t advise you on your own return.
What changed for 2026, and what is coming?
- Yukon has five rates for 2026: 6.4% up to $58,523, 9% to $117,045, 10.9% to $181,440, 12.8% to $500,000 and 15% above that. The thresholds were indexed by 2.0%. Source
- The Yukon child benefit is up to $80.50 a month per child from July 2026, paid with the Canada child benefit. It starts to shrink above $35,000 of adjusted family net income. Source
- All of Yukon counts as Zone A for the northern residents deduction: $11.00 a day, plus another $11.00 a day if you kept and lived in a dwelling there and are the only one claiming it. These are the 2025 amounts on the CRA page. Source
Checked on official pages in October 2026. Items marked announced or proposed are not final, so confirm them with the province before you plan around them.
Frequently asked questions
What are the Yukon income tax brackets for 2026?
6.4% on the first $58,523, 9% up to $117,045, 10.9% up to $181,440, 12.8% up to $500,000 and 15% above that.
Does Yukon have a sales tax?
No territorial sales tax. You pay only the 5% GST.
What is the Yukon basic personal amount?
It follows the federal pattern: $16,452, falling to $14,829 for high incomes between $181,440 and $258,482 of net income.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the CRA payroll tables and tax rates page, checked on September 29, 2026. Yukon's own site could only be checked through the CRA, so confirm the figures before you file.