Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$1,118
Federal tax deduction
- $12.06
Provincial tax deduction
- $110
EI deduction
- $17.66
Total tax
- $140
Net pay
* $978
Marginal tax rate
21.6%
Average tax rate
12.5%
87.5%
Net pay
12.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$978
Net pay
$24.73
Tax the employer pays
$140
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$164
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $24.73 to pay you $1,118. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $1.47 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
14.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 12.5% tax rate now rises to 14.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $1,118 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $140. That means that your net pay will be $978 per year, or $81.52 per month. Your average tax rate is 12.5% and your marginal tax rate is 21.6%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of $100 in your salary will be taxed $21.64, hence, your net pay will only increase by $78.36.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $784 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,918 of net incomes.
NOTE* Withholding is calculated based on the Alberta tables of Canada, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.