Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$20,136
Federal tax deduction
- $2,637
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,887
CPP deduction
- $948
EI deduction
- $318
Total tax
- $5,791
Net pay
* $14,345
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
28.8%
71.2%
Net pay
28.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$14,345
Net pay
$1,394
Tax the employer pays
$5,791
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$7,184
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,394 to pay you $20,136. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.57 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.8% tax rate now rises to 33.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $20,136 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $5,791. That means that your net pay will be $14,345 per year, or $1,195 per month. Your average tax rate is 28.8% 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 16,163
19.7%
1
British Columbia
CAD 15,765
21.7%
2
Nunavut
CAD 15,477
23.1%
3
Ontario
CAD 15,271
24.2%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 15,119
24.9%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,107
25.0%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 14,591
27.5%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 14,574
27.6%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 14,458
28.2%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 14,383
28.6%
10
Alberta
CAD 14,345
28.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 14,251
29.2%
12
Manitoba
CAD 14,194
29.5%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 20,136
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 20,051
0.4%
2
Spain
CAD 18,857
6.4%
3
Switzerland
CAD 18,729
7.0%
4
France
CAD 17,858
11.3%
5
Norway
CAD 17,751
11.8%
6
Russia
CAD 17,518
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 17,474
13.2%
8
Austria
CAD 17,120
15.0%
9
Italy
CAD 17,044
15.4%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 16,704
17.0%
11
Hungary
CAD 16,411
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 16,209
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 16,174
19.7%
14
Greece
CAD 15,417
23.4%
15
Sweden
CAD 15,291
24.1%
16
Poland
CAD 14,594
27.5%
17
Portugal
CAD 13,955
30.7%
18
Finland
CAD 13,806
31.4%
19
Belgium
CAD 13,676
32.1%
20
Denmark
CAD 13,463
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 12,671
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 11,780
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 17,851
11.4%
1
Canada
CAD 15,271
24.2%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 19,403
3.6%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 19,129
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 18,655
7.4%
3
Taiwan
CAD 18,355
8.9%
4
South Korea
CAD 17,578
12.7%
5
Pakistan
CAD 17,571
12.7%
6
Malaysia
CAD 17,190
14.6%
7
New Zealand
CAD 17,146
14.9%
8
Indonesia
CAD 17,110
15.0%
9
Philippines
CAD 16,431
18.4%
10
Japan
CAD 16,332
18.9%
11
Singapore
CAD 16,116
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 15,966
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 15,508
23.0%
14
India
CAD 14,663
27.2%
15
China
CAD 14,253
29.2%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 18,370
8.8%
1
Guatemala
CAD 18,205
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 18,111
10.1%
3
Colombia
CAD 18,089
10.2%
4
Costa Rica
CAD 18,022
10.5%
5
Panama
CAD 17,533
12.9%
6
Mexico
CAD 16,485
18.1%
7
Chile
CAD 16,471
18.2%
8
Uruguay
CAD 15,929
20.9%
9
Peru
CAD 15,663
22.2%
10
Brazil
CAD 15,431
23.4%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,079
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 17,403
13.6%
1
Mozambique
CAD 15,266
24.2%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,107
25.0%
3
Angola
CAD 14,890
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 14,801
26.5%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 14,762
26.7%
6
Ghana
CAD 14,637
27.3%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,002
30.5%
8
Nigeria
CAD 13,870
31.1%
9
Uganda
CAD 13,498
33.0%
10
Senegal
CAD 13,402
33.4%
11
Zambia
CAD 12,790
36.5%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 19,129
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 19,129
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 18,525
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 18,525
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 18,122
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 17,921
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 17,488
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 15,487
23.1%
8
Lebanon
CAD 15,366
23.7%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,215
44.3%
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.