Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$16,016
Federal tax deduction
- $2,064
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,505
CPP deduction
- $713
EI deduction
- $253
Total tax
- $4,536
Net pay
* $11,480
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
28.3%
71.7%
Net pay
28.3%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$11,480
Net pay
$1,068
Tax the employer pays
$4,536
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,603
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,068 to pay you $16,016. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.50 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 $16,016 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $4,536. That means that your net pay will be $11,480 per year, or $957 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.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 13,261
17.2%
1
British Columbia
CAD 12,715
20.6%
2
Nunavut
CAD 12,383
22.7%
3
Ontario
CAD 12,225
23.7%
4
Yukon
CAD 12,104
24.4%
5
Northwest Territories
CAD 12,097
24.5%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 11,676
27.1%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 11,662
27.2%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 11,571
27.8%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 11,510
28.1%
10
Alberta
CAD 11,480
28.3%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 11,405
28.8%
12
Manitoba
CAD 11,360
29.1%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 14,438
9.9%
1
Canada
CAD 12,225
23.7%
2
Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 14,242
11.1%
1
Morocco
CAD 12,449
22.3%
2
Mozambique
CAD 12,300
23.2%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 12,020
25.0%
4
Kenya
CAD 11,917
25.6%
5
Angola
CAD 11,890
25.8%
6
Ghana
CAD 11,717
26.8%
7
Cameroon
CAD 11,581
27.7%
8
Nigeria
CAD 11,067
30.9%
9
Uganda
CAD 10,820
32.4%
10
Senegal
CAD 10,770
32.8%
11
Zambia
CAD 10,257
36.0%
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.