Calgary, Alberta
Running a Calgary bakery? Know how many sales cover today.
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Labor is set to Alberta's $15 minimum wage: two people for 8 hours is $240.00. The $9 average sale is only an example. Change any number.
Rent, insurance, subscriptions, loan payments
What you pay staff on a normal day
What one customer spends, on average
Food and drink cost as a % of the check
30 = open every day. 26 = closed one day a week. 22 = closed two.
Customers to break even today
112 customers
That is $1,008 in sales.
Your costs today$702
$462 fixed + $240 labor
Each customer contributes
$6.30
What is left after cost of goods
We divide your monthly fixed costs by the 26 days you open. Then we add one day of labor cost. Each customer covers only what is left after cost of goods. That is why the number is higher than your costs divided by the average sale.
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The free fix
The free fix, from KANJIN (kanjin.app), a digital stamp card and back office for small shops: Free break-even tracker.
Know each day if the bakery covered its costs
Type the figures from the calculator above into the free back office once. Each day's sales then show whether the bakery made its target. Print the page and tape it by the back door, so every shift knows the number.
Free plan, no time limit. No card needed.
Short answer
How many sales does my Calgary bakery need each day to cover its costs?
Add up one day of rent and wages, divide it by what each sale leaves after flour, butter and boxes, and round up. At Alberta's $15 minimum wage, two people on an 8-hour shift cost $240.00 before the first loaf comes out.
Your day is mostly paid for before you open
Rent, the oven and the people on the schedule cost the same on a busy Saturday and a quiet Monday.
So the number that matters is simple. How many sales do you need before the day stops losing money?
Type your own rent, wages and average sale into the calculator above. The answer is your daily target.
Student staff and the 28-hour rule
Many bakeries hire students for weekend and after-school shifts. In Alberta, a student under 18 can be paid $13 an hour.
That rate covers only the first 28 hours in a week while school is in session. Hours past 28 that week are paid at $15.
Put the real mix of rates into your daily wages. A rough guess hides the true target.
Keep GST out of your sales number
Alberta has no provincial sales tax. Where GST applies, it is 5%, and that money is not yours to spend.
Use your sales before tax when you compare them with your costs. Count tips apart too. Wages in Alberta don't include tips.
Check the number every day
A target you worked out once and then forgot does not help on a slow Monday.
The free break-even tracker keeps your target with your shop. Each day's sales show whether you made it. Print it and tape it by the back door for every shift.
How to work out your bakery's daily break-even
- Add up one day of fixed costs.
Take your monthly rent, insurance and bills, and divide by the days you open.
- Add the day's wages.
Hours on the schedule times the hourly pay. In Alberta that is at least $15 an hour for most staff.
- Find what one sale leaves.
Your average sale before GST, minus the flour, butter, eggs and box in it.
- Divide and round up.
The day's costs divided by what one sale leaves. That is how many sales you need to cover the day.
The local numbers, with sources
- Alberta general minimum wage
- $15 an hour for most employees
- Source: Government of Alberta, Minimum wage, checked 2026-11-07.
- Alberta student wage
- $13 an hour for students under 18, for the first 28 hours in a week while school is in session; hours past 28 that week are paid $15
- Source: Government of Alberta, Minimum wage, checked 2026-11-07.
- Sales tax in Alberta
- GST 5%, provincial sales tax 0%
- Source: Canada Revenue Agency, GST/HST calculator and rates, checked 2026-11-07.
Common questions
What is the minimum wage in Alberta now?
$15 an hour for most employees. Students under 18 can be paid $13 an hour for the first 28 hours in a week while school is in session.
Do I charge PST at a Calgary bakery?
No. Alberta has no provincial sales tax. The federal GST rate in Alberta is 5% on items where GST applies.
How do I work out my bakery's break-even point?
Divide one day of fixed costs and wages by what one average sale leaves after ingredients and packaging. Round up. That is how many sales you need each day.
Does the break-even tracker cost anything?
No. It is part of the free KANJIN back office, with no time limit. Type your costs once, and your target is there each time you sign in, on any device.
Do it for your own shop, free
Set your daily target once. Each day’s sales show whether you made it.
Type each day’s sales and supplier costs, and see how the week went in one chart.