Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$18,201
Federal tax deduction
- $2,368
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,708
CPP deduction
- $838
EI deduction
- $288
Total tax
- $5,201
Net pay
* $13,000
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
28.6%
71.4%
Net pay
28.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$13,000
Net pay
$1,241
Tax the employer pays
$5,201
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,442
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,241 to pay you $18,201. 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 $18,201 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $5,201. That means that your net pay will be $13,000 per year, or $1,083 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 14,877
18.3%
1
British Columbia
CAD 14,334
21.2%
2
Nunavut
CAD 14,024
22.9%
3
Ontario
CAD 13,845
23.9%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 13,700
24.7%
5
Yukon
CAD 13,697
24.7%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 13,222
27.4%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 13,206
27.4%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 13,102
28.0%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 13,034
28.4%
10
Alberta
CAD 13,000
28.6%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 12,914
29.0%
12
Manitoba
CAD 12,863
29.3%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 18,201
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 18,201
0.0%
2
Spain
CAD 17,045
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 16,925
7.0%
4
France
CAD 16,303
10.4%
5
Norway
CAD 16,201
11.0%
6
Luxembourg
CAD 15,953
12.4%
7
Italy
CAD 15,866
12.8%
8
Russia
CAD 15,835
13.0%
9
Austria
CAD 15,475
15.0%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 15,272
16.1%
11
Hungary
CAD 14,834
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 14,652
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 14,620
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 14,121
22.4%
15
Sweden
CAD 13,994
23.1%
16
Poland
CAD 13,358
26.6%
17
Portugal
CAD 12,784
29.8%
18
Finland
CAD 12,604
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 12,377
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 12,161
33.2%
21
Netherlands
CAD 11,454
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 10,648
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 16,345
10.2%
1
Canada
CAD 13,845
23.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 17,902
1.6%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 17,291
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 16,959
6.8%
3
Taiwan
CAD 16,590
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 16,095
11.6%
5
South Korea
CAD 15,939
12.4%
6
Malaysia
CAD 15,654
14.0%
7
New Zealand
CAD 15,576
14.4%
8
Indonesia
CAD 15,528
14.7%
9
Philippines
CAD 15,035
17.4%
10
Japan
CAD 14,790
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 14,563
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 14,415
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 14,122
22.4%
14
India
CAD 13,564
25.5%
15
China
CAD 12,904
29.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 16,718
8.2%
1
Guatemala
CAD 16,456
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 16,446
9.6%
3
Colombia
CAD 16,442
9.7%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 16,290
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 16,069
11.7%
6
Mexico
CAD 15,017
17.5%
7
Chile
CAD 14,940
17.9%
8
Uruguay
CAD 14,518
20.2%
9
Brazil
CAD 14,225
21.9%
10
Peru
CAD 14,207
21.9%
11
Argentina
CAD 11,821
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 15,971
12.3%
1
Mozambique
CAD 13,873
23.8%
2
Morocco
CAD 13,859
23.9%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 13,488
25.9%
4
Angola
CAD 13,482
25.9%
5
Kenya
CAD 13,446
26.1%
6
Ghana
CAD 13,266
27.1%
7
Cameroon
CAD 12,855
29.4%
8
Nigeria
CAD 12,553
31.0%
9
Uganda
CAD 12,240
32.8%
10
Senegal
CAD 12,181
33.1%
11
Zambia
CAD 11,600
36.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 17,291
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 17,291
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 16,745
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 16,745
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 16,381
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 16,199
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 15,808
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 14,036
22.9%
8
Lebanon
CAD 13,914
23.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 10,111
44.5%
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.