Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$15,815
Federal tax deduction
- $2,036
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,486
CPP deduction
- $702
EI deduction
- $250
Total tax
- $4,475
Net pay
* $11,340
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
28.3%
71.7%
Net pay
28.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$11,340
Net pay
$1,052
Tax the employer pays
$4,475
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,526
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,052 to pay you $15,815. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.49 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.3% tax rate now rises to 32.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $15,815 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $4,475. That means that your net pay will be $11,340 per year, or $945 per month. Your average tax rate is 28.3% 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 13,099
17.2%
1
British Columbia
CAD 12,566
20.5%
2
Nunavut
CAD 12,232
22.7%
3
Ontario
CAD 12,076
23.6%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 11,950
24.4%
5
Yukon
CAD 11,958
24.4%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 11,534
27.1%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 11,520
27.2%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 11,430
27.7%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 11,370
28.1%
10
Alberta
CAD 11,340
28.3%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 11,266
28.8%
12
Manitoba
CAD 11,222
29.0%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 15,815
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 15,815
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 14,811
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 14,702
7.0%
4
Italy
CAD 14,414
8.9%
5
Norway
CAD 14,290
9.7%
6
France
CAD 14,281
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 13,990
11.5%
8
Russia
CAD 13,759
13.0%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 13,506
14.6%
10
Austria
CAD 13,446
15.0%
11
Hungary
CAD 12,889
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 12,731
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 12,703
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 12,360
21.9%
15
Sweden
CAD 12,316
22.1%
16
Poland
CAD 11,835
25.2%
17
Portugal
CAD 11,320
28.4%
18
Finland
CAD 10,952
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 10,754
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 10,556
33.3%
21
Netherlands
CAD 9,952
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 9,252
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 14,261
9.8%
1
Canada
CAD 12,076
23.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 15,815
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 15,133
4.3%
2
Thailand
CAD 14,811
6.4%
3
Taiwan
CAD 14,415
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 14,216
10.1%
5
South Korea
CAD 13,894
12.2%
6
Malaysia
CAD 13,740
13.1%
7
New Zealand
CAD 13,641
13.8%
8
Indonesia
CAD 13,561
14.3%
9
Philippines
CAD 13,265
16.1%
10
Japan
CAD 12,851
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 12,653
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 12,525
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 12,414
21.5%
14
India
CAD 12,133
23.3%
15
China
CAD 11,239
28.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 14,567
7.9%
1
Colombia
CAD 14,439
8.7%
2
Ecuador
CAD 14,320
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CAD 14,299
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 14,154
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 14,075
11.0%
6
Mexico
CAD 13,207
16.5%
7
Chile
CAD 13,031
17.6%
8
Brazil
CAD 12,737
19.5%
9
Uruguay
CAD 12,636
20.1%
10
Peru
CAD 12,412
21.5%
11
Argentina
CAD 10,270
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 14,080
11.0%
1
Morocco
CAD 12,320
22.1%
2
Mozambique
CAD 12,155
23.1%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 11,882
24.9%
4
Kenya
CAD 11,776
25.5%
5
Angola
CAD 11,744
25.7%
6
Ghana
CAD 11,575
26.8%
7
Cameroon
CAD 11,464
27.5%
8
Nigeria
CAD 10,930
30.9%
9
Uganda
CAD 10,689
32.4%
10
Senegal
CAD 10,642
32.7%
11
Zambia
CAD 10,133
35.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 15,024
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 15,024
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 14,550
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 14,550
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 14,234
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 14,075
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 13,735
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 12,246
22.6%
8
Lebanon
CAD 12,125
23.3%
9
Turkey
CAD 9,022
43.0%
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.