Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$15,840
Federal tax deduction
- $2,040
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,489
CPP deduction
- $703
EI deduction
- $250
Total tax
- $4,482
Net pay
* $11,358
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
28.3%
71.7%
Net pay
28.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$11,358
Net pay
$1,054
Tax the employer pays
$4,482
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,536
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,054 to pay you $15,840. 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 $15,840 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $4,482. That means that your net pay will be $11,358 per year, or $946 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 13,119
17.2%
1
British Columbia
CAD 12,584
20.6%
2
Nunavut
CAD 12,251
22.7%
3
Ontario
CAD 12,095
23.6%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 11,968
24.4%
5
Yukon
CAD 11,976
24.4%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 11,551
27.1%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 11,538
27.2%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 11,447
27.7%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 11,388
28.1%
10
Alberta
CAD 11,358
28.3%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 11,283
28.8%
12
Manitoba
CAD 11,239
29.0%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 15,840
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 15,840
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 14,834
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 14,725
7.0%
4
Italy
CAD 14,429
8.9%
5
Norway
CAD 14,310
9.7%
6
France
CAD 14,304
9.7%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 14,012
11.5%
8
Russia
CAD 13,781
13.0%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 13,525
14.6%
10
Austria
CAD 13,468
15.0%
11
Hungary
CAD 12,910
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 12,751
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 12,723
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 12,379
21.9%
15
Sweden
CAD 12,334
22.1%
16
Poland
CAD 11,851
25.2%
17
Portugal
CAD 11,336
28.4%
18
Finland
CAD 10,969
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 10,771
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 10,572
33.3%
21
Netherlands
CAD 9,968
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 9,266
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 14,283
9.8%
1
Canada
CAD 12,095
23.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 15,840
0.0%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 15,139
4.4%
2
Thailand
CAD 14,834
6.4%
3
Taiwan
CAD 14,438
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 14,236
10.1%
5
South Korea
CAD 13,916
12.2%
6
Malaysia
CAD 13,758
13.1%
7
New Zealand
CAD 13,661
13.8%
8
Indonesia
CAD 13,581
14.3%
9
Philippines
CAD 13,283
16.1%
10
Japan
CAD 12,871
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 12,674
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 12,545
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 12,432
21.5%
14
India
CAD 12,150
23.3%
15
China
CAD 11,257
28.9%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 14,591
7.9%
1
Colombia
CAD 14,457
8.7%
2
Ecuador
CAD 14,343
9.5%
3
Guatemala
CAD 14,321
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 14,177
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 14,098
11.0%
6
Mexico
CAD 13,226
16.5%
7
Chile
CAD 13,052
17.6%
8
Brazil
CAD 12,753
19.5%
9
Uruguay
CAD 12,656
20.1%
10
Peru
CAD 12,431
21.5%
11
Argentina
CAD 10,286
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 14,100
11.0%
1
Morocco
CAD 12,336
22.1%
2
Mozambique
CAD 12,173
23.2%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 11,899
24.9%
4
Kenya
CAD 11,794
25.5%
5
Angola
CAD 11,762
25.8%
6
Ghana
CAD 11,593
26.8%
7
Cameroon
CAD 11,479
27.5%
8
Nigeria
CAD 10,947
30.9%
9
Uganda
CAD 10,706
32.4%
10
Senegal
CAD 10,658
32.7%
11
Zambia
CAD 10,148
35.9%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 15,048
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 15,048
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 14,573
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 14,573
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 14,256
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 14,098
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 13,757
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 12,265
22.6%
8
Lebanon
CAD 12,144
23.3%
9
Turkey
CAD 9,034
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.