Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$18,470
Federal tax deduction
- $2,406
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,732
CPP deduction
- $853
EI deduction
- $292
Total tax
- $5,283
Net pay
* $13,187
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
28.6%
71.4%
Net pay
28.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$13,187
Net pay
$1,262
Tax the employer pays
$5,283
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,545
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,262 to pay you $18,470. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.54 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.6% tax rate now rises to 33.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $18,470 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $5,283. That means that your net pay will be $13,187 per year, or $1,099 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 16,555
10.4%
1
Canada
CAD 14,044
24.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 18,112
1.9%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 17,547
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 17,201
6.9%
3
Taiwan
CAD 16,835
8.9%
4
Pakistan
CAD 16,307
11.7%
5
South Korea
CAD 16,169
12.5%
6
Malaysia
CAD 15,873
14.1%
7
New Zealand
CAD 15,795
14.5%
8
Indonesia
CAD 15,750
14.7%
9
Philippines
CAD 15,229
17.6%
10
Japan
CAD 15,008
18.7%
11
Singapore
CAD 14,777
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 14,629
20.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 14,315
22.5%
14
India
CAD 13,717
25.7%
15
China
CAD 13,091
29.1%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 16,948
8.2%
1
Guatemala
CAD 16,699
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 16,678
9.7%
3
Colombia
CAD 16,672
9.7%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 16,531
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 16,273
11.9%
6
Mexico
CAD 15,221
17.6%
7
Chile
CAD 15,153
18.0%
8
Uruguay
CAD 14,722
20.3%
9
Peru
CAD 14,410
22.0%
10
Brazil
CAD 14,392
22.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 11,996
35.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 17,546
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 17,546
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 16,992
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 16,992
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 16,623
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 16,438
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 16,041
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 14,237
22.9%
8
Lebanon
CAD 14,116
23.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 10,213
44.7%
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.