Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$18,096
Federal tax deduction
- $2,354
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,698
CPP deduction
- $832
EI deduction
- $286
Total tax
- $5,169
Net pay
* $12,927
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
28.6%
71.4%
Net pay
28.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$12,927
Net pay
$1,232
Tax the employer pays
$5,169
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,402
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,232 to pay you $18,096. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.54 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.6% tax rate now rises to 33.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $18,096 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $5,169. That means that your net pay will be $12,927 per year, or $1,077 per month. Your average tax rate is 28.6% 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 14,807
18.2%
1
British Columbia
CAD 14,256
21.2%
2
Nunavut
CAD 13,945
22.9%
3
Ontario
CAD 13,767
23.9%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 13,623
24.7%
5
Yukon
CAD 13,620
24.7%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 13,147
27.3%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 13,132
27.4%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 13,029
28.0%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 12,961
28.4%
10
Alberta
CAD 12,927
28.6%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 12,842
29.0%
12
Manitoba
CAD 12,791
29.3%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 18,096
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 18,096
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 16,947
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 16,828
7.0%
4
France
CAD 16,218
10.4%
5
Norway
CAD 16,117
10.9%
6
Luxembourg
CAD 15,870
12.3%
7
Italy
CAD 15,802
12.7%
8
Russia
CAD 15,744
13.0%
9
Austria
CAD 15,386
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 15,194
16.0%
11
Hungary
CAD 14,748
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 14,567
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 14,536
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 14,050
22.4%
15
Sweden
CAD 13,923
23.1%
16
Poland
CAD 13,291
26.6%
17
Portugal
CAD 12,721
29.7%
18
Finland
CAD 12,531
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 12,305
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 12,090
33.2%
21
Netherlands
CAD 11,388
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 10,586
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 16,258
10.2%
1
Canada
CAD 13,767
23.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 17,817
1.5%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 17,191
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 16,864
6.8%
3
Taiwan
CAD 16,494
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 16,012
11.5%
5
South Korea
CAD 15,849
12.4%
6
Malaysia
CAD 15,568
14.0%
7
New Zealand
CAD 15,491
14.4%
8
Indonesia
CAD 15,441
14.7%
9
Philippines
CAD 14,960
17.3%
10
Japan
CAD 14,705
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 14,480
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 14,332
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 14,047
22.4%
14
India
CAD 13,505
25.4%
15
China
CAD 12,830
29.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 16,627
8.1%
1
Guatemala
CAD 16,361
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 16,354
9.6%
3
Colombia
CAD 16,353
9.6%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 16,196
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 15,989
11.7%
6
Mexico
CAD 14,938
17.5%
7
Chile
CAD 14,857
17.9%
8
Uruguay
CAD 14,438
20.2%
9
Brazil
CAD 14,159
21.8%
10
Peru
CAD 14,128
21.9%
11
Argentina
CAD 11,753
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 15,894
12.2%
1
Mozambique
CAD 13,797
23.8%
2
Morocco
CAD 13,791
23.8%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 13,419
25.8%
4
Angola
CAD 13,406
25.9%
5
Kenya
CAD 13,373
26.1%
6
Ghana
CAD 13,192
27.1%
7
Cameroon
CAD 12,794
29.3%
8
Nigeria
CAD 12,482
31.0%
9
Uganda
CAD 12,172
32.7%
10
Senegal
CAD 12,113
33.1%
11
Zambia
CAD 11,536
36.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 17,191
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 17,191
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 16,648
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 16,648
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 16,286
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 16,105
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 15,716
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 13,957
22.9%
8
Lebanon
CAD 13,836
23.5%
9
Turkey
CAD 10,071
44.4%
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.