Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$17,420
Federal tax deduction
- $2,260
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,635
CPP deduction
- $793
EI deduction
- $275
Total tax
- $4,963
Net pay
* $12,457
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
28.5%
71.5%
Net pay
28.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$12,457
Net pay
$1,179
Tax the employer pays
$4,963
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,142
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,179 to pay you $17,420. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.53 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.5% tax rate now rises to 33.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $17,420 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $4,963. That means that your net pay will be $12,457 per year, or $1,038 per month. Your average tax rate is 28.5% 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 14,343
17.7%
1
British Columbia
CAD 13,755
21.0%
2
Nunavut
CAD 13,438
22.9%
3
Ontario
CAD 13,266
23.8%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 13,127
24.6%
5
Yukon
CAD 13,128
24.6%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 12,669
27.3%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 12,654
27.4%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 12,555
27.9%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 12,489
28.3%
10
Alberta
CAD 12,457
28.5%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 12,375
29.0%
12
Manitoba
CAD 12,326
29.2%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 17,420
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 17,420
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 16,314
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 16,197
7.0%
4
France
CAD 15,661
10.1%
5
Norway
CAD 15,575
10.6%
6
Italy
CAD 15,391
11.7%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 15,327
12.0%
8
Russia
CAD 15,155
13.0%
9
Austria
CAD 14,811
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 14,694
15.7%
11
Hungary
CAD 14,197
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 14,023
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 13,993
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 13,570
22.1%
15
Sweden
CAD 13,467
22.7%
16
Poland
CAD 12,860
26.2%
17
Portugal
CAD 12,312
29.3%
18
Finland
CAD 12,063
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 11,846
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 11,635
33.2%
21
Netherlands
CAD 10,963
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 10,191
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 15,668
10.1%
1
Canada
CAD 13,266
23.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 17,269
0.9%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 16,549
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 16,256
6.7%
3
Taiwan
CAD 15,878
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 15,480
11.1%
5
South Korea
CAD 15,269
12.4%
6
Malaysia
CAD 15,023
13.8%
7
New Zealand
CAD 14,943
14.2%
8
Indonesia
CAD 14,884
14.6%
9
Philippines
CAD 14,468
16.9%
10
Japan
CAD 14,155
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 13,941
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 13,797
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 13,563
22.1%
14
India
CAD 13,121
24.7%
15
China
CAD 12,359
29.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 16,026
8.0%
1
Colombia
CAD 15,776
9.4%
2
Ecuador
CAD 15,752
9.6%
3
Guatemala
CAD 15,750
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 15,591
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 15,445
11.3%
6
Mexico
CAD 14,425
17.2%
7
Chile
CAD 14,323
17.8%
8
Uruguay
CAD 13,919
20.1%
9
Brazil
CAD 13,738
21.1%
10
Peru
CAD 13,620
21.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 11,313
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 15,374
11.7%
1
Morocco
CAD 13,355
23.3%
2
Mozambique
CAD 13,311
23.6%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 12,974
25.5%
4
Angola
CAD 12,913
25.9%
5
Kenya
CAD 12,900
26.0%
6
Ghana
CAD 12,713
27.0%
7
Cameroon
CAD 12,400
28.8%
8
Nigeria
CAD 12,022
31.0%
9
Uganda
CAD 11,733
32.7%
10
Senegal
CAD 11,677
33.0%
11
Zambia
CAD 11,120
36.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 16,549
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 16,549
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 16,026
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 16,026
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 15,678
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 15,504
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 15,129
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 13,450
22.8%
8
Lebanon
CAD 13,329
23.5%
9
Turkey
CAD 9,813
43.7%
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.