Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$2,064
Federal tax deduction
- $112
Provincial tax deduction
- $203
EI deduction
- $32.61
Total tax
- $347
Net pay
* $1,717
Marginal tax rate
26.2%
Average tax rate
16.8%
83.2%
Net pay
16.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$1,717
Net pay
$45.66
Tax the employer pays
$347
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$393
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $45.66 to pay you $2,064. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $1.90 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
18.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 16.8% tax rate now rises to 18.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $2,064 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $347. That means that your net pay will be $1,717 per year, or $143 per month. Your average tax rate is 16.8% 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 $26.18, hence, your net pay will only increase by $73.82.
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.
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CAD 1,920
7.0%
1
USA
CAD 1,885
8.7%
2
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.