Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$17,424
Federal tax deduction
- $2,260
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,636
CPP deduction
- $794
EI deduction
- $275
Total tax
- $4,965
Net pay
* $12,459
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
28.5%
71.5%
Net pay
28.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$12,459
Net pay
$1,179
Tax the employer pays
$4,965
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,144
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,179 to pay you $17,424. 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 $17,424 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $4,965. That means that your net pay will be $12,459 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 14,346
17.7%
1
British Columbia
CAD 13,758
21.0%
2
Nunavut
CAD 13,441
22.9%
3
Ontario
CAD 13,269
23.8%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 13,130
24.6%
5
Yukon
CAD 13,130
24.6%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 12,672
27.3%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 12,657
27.4%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 12,557
27.9%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 12,492
28.3%
10
Alberta
CAD 12,459
28.5%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 12,378
29.0%
12
Manitoba
CAD 12,328
29.2%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 17,424
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 17,424
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 16,318
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 16,201
7.0%
4
France
CAD 15,664
10.1%
5
Norway
CAD 15,579
10.6%
6
Italy
CAD 15,393
11.7%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 15,330
12.0%
8
Russia
CAD 15,159
13.0%
9
Austria
CAD 14,814
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 14,697
15.7%
11
Hungary
CAD 14,201
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 14,026
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 13,996
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 13,573
22.1%
15
Sweden
CAD 13,470
22.7%
16
Poland
CAD 12,862
26.2%
17
Portugal
CAD 12,314
29.3%
18
Finland
CAD 12,066
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 11,848
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 11,638
33.2%
21
Netherlands
CAD 10,965
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 10,193
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 15,671
10.1%
1
Canada
CAD 13,269
23.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 17,272
0.9%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 16,553
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 16,259
6.7%
3
Taiwan
CAD 15,882
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 15,483
11.1%
5
South Korea
CAD 15,273
12.4%
6
Malaysia
CAD 15,026
13.8%
7
New Zealand
CAD 14,946
14.2%
8
Indonesia
CAD 14,887
14.6%
9
Philippines
CAD 14,471
17.0%
10
Japan
CAD 14,158
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 13,945
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 13,800
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 13,566
22.1%
14
India
CAD 13,123
24.7%
15
China
CAD 12,362
29.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 16,030
8.0%
1
Colombia
CAD 15,779
9.4%
2
Ecuador
CAD 15,755
9.6%
3
Guatemala
CAD 15,753
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 15,594
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 15,448
11.3%
6
Mexico
CAD 14,428
17.2%
7
Chile
CAD 14,326
17.8%
8
Uruguay
CAD 13,922
20.1%
9
Brazil
CAD 13,740
21.1%
10
Peru
CAD 13,623
21.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 11,316
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 15,378
11.7%
1
Morocco
CAD 13,358
23.3%
2
Mozambique
CAD 13,314
23.6%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 12,977
25.5%
4
Angola
CAD 12,916
25.9%
5
Kenya
CAD 12,903
26.0%
6
Ghana
CAD 12,715
27.0%
7
Cameroon
CAD 12,402
28.8%
8
Nigeria
CAD 12,025
31.0%
9
Uganda
CAD 11,735
32.7%
10
Senegal
CAD 11,679
33.0%
11
Zambia
CAD 11,123
36.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 16,553
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 16,553
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 16,030
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 16,030
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 15,682
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 15,507
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 15,133
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 13,453
22.8%
8
Lebanon
CAD 13,332
23.5%
9
Turkey
CAD 9,815
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.