Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$18,951
Federal tax deduction
- $2,473
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,777
CPP deduction
- $881
EI deduction
- $299
Total tax
- $5,430
Net pay
* $13,521
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
28.7%
71.3%
Net pay
28.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$13,521
Net pay
$1,300
Tax the employer pays
$5,430
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$6,730
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,300 to pay you $18,951. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.55 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.7% tax rate now rises to 33.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.5% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $18,951 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $5,430. That means that your net pay will be $13,521 per year, or $1,127 per month. Your average tax rate is 28.7% 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 $30.47, hence, your net pay will only increase by $69.53.
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 15,376
18.9%
1
British Columbia
CAD 14,890
21.4%
2
Nunavut
CAD 14,587
23.0%
3
Ontario
CAD 14,401
24.0%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 14,250
24.8%
5
Yukon
CAD 14,243
24.8%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 13,752
27.4%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 13,736
27.5%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 13,628
28.1%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 13,557
28.5%
10
Alberta
CAD 13,521
28.7%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 13,432
29.1%
12
Manitoba
CAD 13,379
29.4%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 16,929
10.7%
1
Canada
CAD 14,401
24.0%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 17,359
8.4%
1
Guatemala
CAD 17,134
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 17,092
9.8%
3
Colombia
CAD 17,082
9.9%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 16,961
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 16,637
12.2%
6
Mexico
CAD 15,586
17.8%
7
Chile
CAD 15,534
18.0%
8
Uruguay
CAD 15,076
20.4%
9
Peru
CAD 14,772
22.1%
10
Brazil
CAD 14,692
22.5%
11
Argentina
CAD 12,308
35.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 18,003
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 18,003
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 17,435
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 17,435
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 17,056
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 16,866
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 16,459
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 14,598
23.0%
8
Lebanon
CAD 14,477
23.6%
9
Turkey
CAD 10,465
44.8%
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.