Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$19,704
Federal tax deduction
- $2,577
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,847
CPP deduction
- $924
EI deduction
- $311
Total tax
- $5,659
Net pay
* $14,045
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
28.7%
71.3%
Net pay
28.7%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$14,045
Net pay
$1,359
Tax the employer pays
$5,659
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$7,019
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,359 to pay you $19,704. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.56 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.7% tax rate now rises to 33.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $19,704 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $5,659. That means that your net pay will be $14,045 per year, or $1,170 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 $30.46, 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 15,877
19.4%
1
British Columbia
CAD 15,448
21.6%
2
Nunavut
CAD 15,153
23.1%
3
Ontario
CAD 14,959
24.1%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 14,802
24.9%
5
Yukon
CAD 14,792
24.9%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 14,285
27.5%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 14,268
27.6%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 14,156
28.2%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 14,082
28.5%
10
Alberta
CAD 14,045
28.7%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 13,952
29.2%
12
Manitoba
CAD 13,897
29.5%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 17,515
11.1%
1
Canada
CAD 14,959
24.1%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 18,001
8.6%
1
Guatemala
CAD 17,815
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 17,739
10.0%
3
Colombia
CAD 17,725
10.0%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 17,635
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 17,206
12.7%
6
Mexico
CAD 16,158
18.0%
7
Chile
CAD 16,129
18.1%
8
Uruguay
CAD 15,618
20.7%
9
Peru
CAD 15,338
22.2%
10
Brazil
CAD 15,162
23.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 12,798
35.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 18,719
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 18,719
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 18,128
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 18,128
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 17,734
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 17,537
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 17,113
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 15,163
23.1%
8
Lebanon
CAD 15,042
23.7%
9
Turkey
CAD 10,941
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.