Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$13,263
Federal tax deduction
- $1,682
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,250
CPP deduction
- $556
EI deduction
- $210
Total tax
- $3,697
Net pay
* $9,566
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
27.9%
72.1%
Net pay
27.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$9,566
Net pay
$850
Tax the employer pays
$3,697
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$4,547
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $850 to pay you $13,263. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.43 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 27.9% tax rate now rises to 32.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.3% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $13,263 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $3,697. That means that your net pay will be $9,566 per year, or $797 per month. Your average tax rate is 27.9% 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 11,041
16.8%
1
British Columbia
CAD 10,674
19.5%
2
Nunavut
CAD 10,316
22.2%
3
Ontario
CAD 10,184
23.2%
4
Yukon
CAD 10,098
23.9%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 10,078
24.0%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 9,728
26.7%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 9,717
26.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 9,641
27.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 9,591
27.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 9,566
27.9%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 9,503
28.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 9,466
28.6%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 12,020
9.4%
1
Canada
CAD 10,184
23.2%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 12,211
7.9%
1
Colombia
CAD 12,202
8.0%
2
Ecuador
CAD 12,010
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CAD 11,991
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 11,870
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 11,804
11.0%
6
Peru
CAD 11,402
14.0%
7
Mexico
CAD 11,271
15.0%
8
Brazil
CAD 11,061
16.6%
9
Chile
CAD 10,929
17.6%
10
Uruguay
CAD 10,597
20.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 8,611
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 12,012
9.4%
1
Morocco
CAD 10,674
19.5%
2
Mozambique
CAD 10,318
22.2%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 10,123
23.7%
4
Kenya
CAD 9,992
24.7%
5
Cameroon
CAD 9,976
24.8%
6
Angola
CAD 9,878
25.5%
7
Ghana
CAD 9,766
26.4%
8
Nigeria
CAD 9,195
30.7%
9
Uganda
CAD 9,030
31.9%
10
Senegal
CAD 8,988
32.2%
11
Zambia
CAD 8,653
34.8%
12
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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.