Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$21,580
Federal tax deduction
- $2,838
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,021
CPP deduction
- $1,031
EI deduction
- $341
Total tax
- $6,231
Net pay
* $15,349
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
28.9%
71.1%
Net pay
28.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$15,349
Net pay
$1,508
Tax the employer pays
$6,231
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$7,739
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,508 to pay you $21,580. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.59 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 $21,580 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $6,231. That means that your net pay will be $15,349 per year, or $1,279 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 17,112
20.7%
1
British Columbia
CAD 16,803
22.1%
2
Nunavut
CAD 16,562
23.3%
3
Ontario
CAD 16,255
24.7%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 16,178
25.0%
5
Yukon
CAD 16,159
25.1%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,612
27.7%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,594
27.7%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 15,471
28.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15,390
28.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 15,349
28.9%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 15,248
29.3%
12
Manitoba
CAD 15,188
29.6%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 21,566
0.1%
1
Ireland
CAD 21,415
0.8%
2
Switzerland
CAD 20,055
7.1%
3
Spain
CAD 19,850
8.0%
4
France
CAD 19,019
11.9%
5
Norway
CAD 18,908
12.4%
6
Russia
CAD 18,775
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 18,600
13.8%
8
Austria
CAD 18,289
15.3%
9
Italy
CAD 17,923
17.0%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 17,773
17.6%
11
Hungary
CAD 17,588
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 17,372
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 17,285
19.9%
14
Greece
CAD 16,384
24.1%
15
Sweden
CAD 16,259
24.7%
16
Poland
CAD 15,516
28.1%
17
Portugal
CAD 14,828
31.3%
18
Finland
CAD 14,702
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,524
32.7%
20
Denmark
CAD 14,434
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,580
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,624
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 18,975
12.1%
1
Canada
CAD 16,255
24.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 20,521
4.9%
1
Hong Kong
CAD 20,499
5.0%
2
Thailand
CAD 19,909
7.8%
3
Taiwan
CAD 19,672
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 18,794
12.9%
5
Pakistan
CAD 18,654
13.6%
6
New Zealand
CAD 18,317
15.1%
7
Malaysia
CAD 18,291
15.2%
8
Indonesia
CAD 18,245
15.5%
9
Japan
CAD 17,475
19.0%
10
Philippines
CAD 17,472
19.0%
11
Singapore
CAD 17,254
20.0%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 17,125
20.6%
13
Vietnam
CAD 16,542
23.4%
14
India
CAD 15,483
28.3%
15
China
CAD 15,260
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 19,602
9.2%
1
Guatemala
CAD 19,511
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 19,351
10.3%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 19,314
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 19,197
11.0%
5
Panama
CAD 18,626
13.7%
6
Chile
CAD 17,613
18.4%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,580
18.5%
8
Uruguay
CAD 16,967
21.4%
9
Peru
CAD 16,750
22.4%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,428
23.9%
11
Argentina
CAD 14,017
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,472
14.4%
1
Mozambique
CAD 16,306
24.4%
2
Morocco
CAD 16,039
25.7%
3
Angola
CAD 15,941
26.1%
4
Kenya
CAD 15,812
26.7%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,713
27.2%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,646
27.5%
7
Cameroon
CAD 14,872
31.1%
8
Nigeria
CAD 14,852
31.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,437
33.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 14,312
33.7%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,678
36.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 20,501
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 20,501
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 19,854
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 19,854
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 19,422
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 19,206
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 18,742
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 16,570
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 16,449
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 12,128
43.8%
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.