Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$17,800
Federal tax deduction
- $2,312
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,670
CPP deduction
- $815
EI deduction
- $281
Total tax
- $5,079
Net pay
* $12,721
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
28.5%
71.5%
Net pay
28.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$12,721
Net pay
$1,209
Tax the employer pays
$5,079
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,288
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,209 to pay you $17,800. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.53 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.5% tax rate now rises to 33.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $17,800 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $5,079. That means that your net pay will be $12,721 per year, or $1,060 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.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 14,605
17.9%
1
British Columbia
CAD 14,037
21.1%
2
Nunavut
CAD 13,723
22.9%
3
Ontario
CAD 13,548
23.9%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 13,406
24.7%
5
Yukon
CAD 13,405
24.7%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 12,938
27.3%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 12,923
27.4%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 12,821
28.0%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 12,754
28.3%
10
Alberta
CAD 12,721
28.5%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 12,637
29.0%
12
Manitoba
CAD 12,587
29.3%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 16,000
10.1%
1
Canada
CAD 13,548
23.9%
2
Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 16,910
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 16,910
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 16,376
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 16,376
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 16,020
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 15,842
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 15,459
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 13,735
22.8%
8
Lebanon
CAD 13,614
23.5%
9
Turkey
CAD 9,958
44.1%
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.