Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$11,960
Federal tax deduction
- $1,500
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,129
CPP deduction
- $482
EI deduction
- $189
Total tax
- $3,300
Net pay
* $8,660
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
27.6%
72.4%
Net pay
27.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$8,660
Net pay
$747
Tax the employer pays
$3,300
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$4,047
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $747 to pay you $11,960. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.38 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
31.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 27.6% tax rate now rises to 31.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $11,960 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $3,300. That means that your net pay will be $8,660 per year, or $722 per month. Your average tax rate is 27.6% and your marginal tax rate is 30.5%. 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 $30.46, hence, your net pay will only increase by $69.54.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $695 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,477 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 9,991
16.5%
1
British Columbia
CAD 9,708
18.8%
2
Nunavut
CAD 9,337
21.9%
3
Ontario
CAD 9,218
22.9%
4
Yukon
CAD 9,148
23.5%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 9,123
23.7%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 8,806
26.4%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 8,796
26.5%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 8,727
27.0%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 8,682
27.4%
10
Alberta
CAD 8,660
27.6%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 8,603
28.1%
12
Manitoba
CAD 8,569
28.3%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 11,960
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 11,960
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 11,201
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 11,109
7.1%
4
Norway
CAD 11,026
7.8%
5
Italy
CAD 10,910
8.8%
6
France
CAD 10,800
9.7%
7
Czech Republic
CAD 10,627
11.2%
8
Luxembourg
CAD 10,615
11.2%
9
Russia
CAD 10,405
13.0%
10
Austria
CAD 10,169
15.0%
11
Hungary
CAD 9,747
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 9,628
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 9,607
19.7%
14
Sweden
CAD 9,417
21.3%
15
Poland
CAD 9,348
21.8%
16
Greece
CAD 9,347
21.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 8,790
26.5%
18
Finland
CAD 8,282
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 8,133
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 7,962
33.4%
21
Netherlands
CAD 7,526
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 6,997
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 10,875
9.1%
1
Canada
CAD 9,218
22.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 11,960
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 11,960
0.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 11,320
5.4%
3
Pakistan
CAD 11,126
7.0%
4
Taiwan
CAD 10,901
8.9%
5
Malaysia
CAD 10,555
11.8%
6
South Korea
CAD 10,543
11.9%
7
New Zealand
CAD 10,514
12.1%
8
Indonesia
CAD 10,382
13.2%
9
Philippines
CAD 10,373
13.3%
10
Japan
CAD 9,719
18.7%
11
Vietnam
CAD 9,594
19.8%
12
Singapore
CAD 9,570
20.0%
13
India
CAD 9,543
20.2%
14
Kazakhstan
CAD 9,472
20.8%
15
China
CAD 8,551
28.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 11,009
8.0%
1
Colombia
CAD 11,003
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CAD 10,830
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CAD 10,813
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 10,704
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 10,644
11.0%
6
Peru
CAD 10,465
12.5%
7
Mexico
CAD 10,283
14.0%
8
Brazil
CAD 10,171
15.0%
9
Chile
CAD 9,855
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 9,556
20.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 7,764
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 10,957
8.4%
1
Morocco
CAD 9,825
17.9%
2
Mozambique
CAD 9,379
21.6%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 9,226
22.9%
4
Cameroon
CAD 9,192
23.1%
5
Kenya
CAD 9,092
24.0%
6
Angola
CAD 8,924
25.4%
7
Ghana
CAD 8,843
26.1%
8
Nigeria
CAD 8,308
30.5%
9
Uganda
CAD 8,184
31.6%
10
Senegal
CAD 8,141
31.9%
11
Zambia
CAD 7,916
33.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 11,362
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 11,362
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 11,003
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 11,003
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 10,764
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 10,644
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 10,387
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 9,355
21.8%
8
Lebanon
CAD 9,234
22.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 7,085
40.8%
10
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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.