Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$21,299
Federal tax deduction
- $2,799
Provincial tax deduction
- $1,995
CPP deduction
- $1,015
EI deduction
- $337
Total tax
- $6,145
Net pay
* $15,154
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
28.9%
71.1%
Net pay
28.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$15,154
Net pay
$1,486
Tax the employer pays
$6,145
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$7,631
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,486 to pay you $21,299. 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 28.9% tax rate now rises to 33.5%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $21,299 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $6,145. That means that your net pay will be $15,154 per year, or $1,263 per month. Your average tax rate is 28.9% 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 16,927
20.5%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,601
22.1%
2
Nunavut
CAD 16,351
23.2%
3
Ontario
CAD 16,063
24.6%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 15,972
25.0%
5
Yukon
CAD 15,955
25.1%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,413
27.6%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,395
27.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 15,274
28.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15,194
28.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 15,154
28.9%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 15,054
29.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 14,994
29.6%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 21,299
0.0%
1
Ireland
CAD 21,140
0.8%
2
Switzerland
CAD 19,799
7.0%
3
Spain
CAD 19,712
7.5%
4
France
CAD 18,793
11.8%
5
Norway
CAD 18,683
12.3%
6
Russia
CAD 18,530
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 18,381
13.7%
8
Austria
CAD 18,070
15.2%
9
Italy
CAD 17,752
16.7%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 17,565
17.5%
11
Hungary
CAD 17,359
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 17,146
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 17,076
19.8%
14
Greece
CAD 16,196
24.0%
15
Sweden
CAD 16,071
24.6%
16
Poland
CAD 15,337
28.0%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,658
31.2%
18
Finland
CAD 14,508
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,375
32.5%
20
Denmark
CAD 14,245
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,403
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,460
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,756
11.9%
1
Canada
CAD 16,063
24.6%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 20,304
4.7%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 20,233
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 19,665
7.7%
3
Taiwan
CAD 19,415
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 18,557
12.9%
5
Pakistan
CAD 18,443
13.4%
6
New Zealand
CAD 18,089
15.1%
7
Malaysia
CAD 18,077
15.1%
8
Indonesia
CAD 18,024
15.4%
9
Philippines
CAD 17,269
18.9%
10
Japan
CAD 17,252
19.0%
11
Singapore
CAD 17,035
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 16,900
20.7%
13
Vietnam
CAD 16,341
23.3%
14
India
CAD 15,324
28.1%
15
China
CAD 15,064
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 19,363
9.1%
1
Guatemala
CAD 19,257
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 19,110
10.3%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 19,063
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 18,981
10.9%
5
Panama
CAD 18,413
13.6%
6
Chile
CAD 17,391
18.4%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,368
18.5%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,765
21.3%
9
Peru
CAD 16,538
22.4%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,224
23.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 13,835
35.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,264
14.3%
1
Mozambique
CAD 16,104
24.4%
2
Morocco
CAD 15,857
25.6%
3
Angola
CAD 15,736
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,615
26.7%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,528
27.1%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,457
27.4%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,703
31.0%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,661
31.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,254
33.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 14,135
33.6%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,506
36.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 20,234
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 20,234
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 19,595
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 19,595
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 19,169
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 18,956
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 18,498
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 16,359
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 16,238
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 11,950
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.