Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$21,216
Federal tax deduction
- $2,788
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,987
CPP deduction
- $1,010
EI deduction
- $335
Total tax
- $6,120
Net pay
* $15,096
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
28.8%
71.2%
Net pay
28.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$15,096
Net pay
$1,479
Tax the employer pays
$6,120
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$7,599
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,479 to pay you $21,216. 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 $21,216 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $6,120. That means that your net pay will be $15,096 per year, or $1,258 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 16,873
20.5%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,542
22.0%
2
Nunavut
CAD 16,289
23.2%
3
Ontario
CAD 16,007
24.6%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 15,911
25.0%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,894
25.1%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,355
27.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,337
27.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 15,216
28.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15,136
28.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 15,096
28.8%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 14,997
29.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 14,937
29.6%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,692
11.9%
1
Canada
CAD 16,007
24.6%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 19,292
9.1%
1
Guatemala
CAD 19,182
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 19,039
10.3%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 18,988
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 18,918
10.8%
5
Panama
CAD 18,350
13.5%
6
Chile
CAD 17,325
18.3%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,305
18.4%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,705
21.3%
9
Peru
CAD 16,476
22.3%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,164
23.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,781
35.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 20,155
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 20,155
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 19,519
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 19,519
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 19,094
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 18,882
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 18,426
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 16,297
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 16,176
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,898
43.9%
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.