Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$2,000
Federal tax deduction
- $102
Provincial tax deduction
- $197
EI deduction
- $31.60
Total tax
- $331
Net pay
* $1,669
Marginal tax rate
26.2%
Average tax rate
16.5%
83.5%
Net pay
16.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$1,669
Net pay
$44.24
Tax the employer pays
$331
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$375
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $44.24 to pay you $2,000. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $1.87 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
18.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 16.5% tax rate now rises to 18.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $2,000 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $331. That means that your net pay will be $1,669 per year, or $139 per month. Your average tax rate is 16.5% and your marginal tax rate is 26.2%. 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 $26.19, hence, your net pay will only increase by $73.81.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $738 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,691 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 2,000
0.0%
1
Germany
CAD 2,000
0.0%
2
Austria
CAD 2,000
0.0%
3
Ireland
CAD 2,000
0.0%
4
Norway
CAD 2,000
0.0%
5
Sweden
CAD 1,995
0.3%
6
Spain
CAD 1,873
6.4%
7
Switzerland
CAD 1,826
8.7%
8
Italy
CAD 1,816
9.2%
9
France
CAD 1,806
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 1,780
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
CAD 1,779
11.1%
12
Russia
CAD 1,740
13.0%
13
Hungary
CAD 1,630
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CAD 1,610
19.5%
15
Poland
CAD 1,570
21.5%
16
Greece
CAD 1,563
21.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 1,489
25.6%
18
Finland
CAD 1,385
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 1,360
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 1,261
37.0%
21
Netherlands
CAD 1,259
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 1,170
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CAD 1,866
6.7%
1
USA
CAD 1,827
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 2,000
0.0%
1
Singapore
CAD 2,000
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CAD 2,000
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CAD 1,985
0.8%
4
Thailand
CAD 1,900
5.0%
5
Philippines
CAD 1,861
6.9%
6
Indonesia
CAD 1,833
8.4%
7
Taiwan
CAD 1,823
8.9%
8
South Korea
CAD 1,786
10.7%
9
New Zealand
CAD 1,762
11.9%
10
India
CAD 1,760
12.0%
11
Malaysia
CAD 1,757
12.2%
12
China
CAD 1,736
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CAD 1,700
15.0%
14
Japan
CAD 1,625
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CAD 1,584
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CAD 1,953
2.4%
1
Brazil
CAD 1,850
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 1,841
8.0%
3
Colombia
CAD 1,840
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CAD 1,811
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CAD 1,808
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 1,790
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 1,780
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 1,750
12.5%
9
Argentina
CAD 1,660
17.0%
10
Chile
CAD 1,648
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CAD 1,638
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 1,980
1.0%
1
Zambia
CAD 1,880
6.0%
2
Morocco
CAD 1,865
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 1,783
10.9%
4
Kenya
CAD 1,747
12.6%
5
Uganda
CAD 1,736
13.2%
6
Senegal
CAD 1,705
14.7%
7
Cameroon
CAD 1,687
15.6%
8
Mozambique
CAD 1,674
16.3%
9
Ghana
CAD 1,649
17.6%
10
Angola
CAD 1,567
21.6%
11
Nigeria
CAD 1,507
24.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CAD 2,000
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CAD 1,900
5.0%
2
Qatar
CAD 1,900
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CAD 1,840
8.0%
4
Oman
CAD 1,840
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 1,780
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 1,737
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CAD 1,703
14.8%
8
Turkey
CAD 1,650
17.5%
9
Egypt
CAD 1,646
17.7%
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.