Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$21,024
Federal tax deduction
- $2,761
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,969
CPP deduction
- $999
EI deduction
- $332
Total tax
- $6,061
Net pay
* $14,963
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
28.8%
71.2%
Net pay
28.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$14,963
Net pay
$1,464
Tax the employer pays
$6,061
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$7,525
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,464 to pay you $21,024. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.58 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.5%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.8% tax rate now rises to 33.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $21,024 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $6,061. That means that your net pay will be $14,963 per year, or $1,247 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.
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 21,024
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 20,871
0.7%
2
Spain
CAD 19,576
6.9%
3
Switzerland
CAD 19,548
7.0%
4
France
CAD 18,572
11.7%
5
Norway
CAD 18,463
12.2%
6
Russia
CAD 18,291
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 18,167
13.6%
8
Austria
CAD 17,857
15.1%
9
Italy
CAD 17,585
16.4%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 17,361
17.4%
11
Hungary
CAD 17,135
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 16,924
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 16,872
19.8%
14
Greece
CAD 16,012
23.8%
15
Sweden
CAD 15,886
24.4%
16
Poland
CAD 15,161
27.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,492
31.1%
18
Finland
CAD 14,317
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,229
32.3%
20
Denmark
CAD 14,060
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,230
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,299
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,543
11.8%
1
Canada
CAD 15,876
24.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 20,091
4.4%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 19,973
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 19,426
7.6%
3
Taiwan
CAD 19,165
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 18,326
12.8%
5
Pakistan
CAD 18,237
13.3%
6
New Zealand
CAD 17,866
15.0%
7
Malaysia
CAD 17,867
15.0%
8
Indonesia
CAD 17,808
15.3%
9
Philippines
CAD 17,071
18.8%
10
Japan
CAD 17,035
19.0%
11
Singapore
CAD 16,820
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 16,679
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 16,144
23.2%
14
India
CAD 15,168
27.9%
15
China
CAD 14,873
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 19,128
9.0%
1
Guatemala
CAD 19,008
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 18,875
10.2%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 18,816
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 18,770
10.7%
5
Panama
CAD 18,205
13.4%
6
Chile
CAD 17,174
18.3%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,159
18.4%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,567
21.2%
9
Peru
CAD 16,332
22.3%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,029
23.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,656
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,060
14.1%
1
Mozambique
CAD 15,906
24.4%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,680
25.4%
3
Angola
CAD 15,536
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,423
26.6%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,347
27.0%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,267
27.4%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,537
30.9%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,474
31.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,075
33.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 13,961
33.6%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,337
36.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 19,973
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 19,973
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 19,342
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 19,342
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 18,922
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 18,711
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 18,259
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 16,153
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 16,032
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,776
44.0%
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.