Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$21,799
Federal tax deduction
- $2,869
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,041
CPP deduction
- $1,043
EI deduction
- $344
Total tax
- $6,297
Net pay
* $15,502
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
28.9%
71.1%
Net pay
28.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$15,502
Net pay
$1,525
Tax the employer pays
$6,297
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$7,823
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,525 to pay you $21,799. 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 $21,799 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $6,297. That means that your net pay will be $15,502 per year, or $1,292 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 19,145
12.2%
1
Canada
CAD 16,404
24.8%
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.