Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$16,835
Federal tax deduction
- $2,178
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,581
CPP deduction
- $760
EI deduction
- $266
Total tax
- $4,785
Net pay
* $12,050
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
28.4%
71.6%
Net pay
28.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$12,050
Net pay
$1,132
Tax the employer pays
$4,785
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$5,918
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,132 to pay you $16,835. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.52 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
32.9%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.4% tax rate now rises to 32.9%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $16,835 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $4,785. That means that your net pay will be $12,050 per year, or $1,004 per month. Your average tax rate is 28.4% 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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 15,157
10.0%
1
Canada
CAD 12,832
23.8%
2
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.