Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$21,888
Federal tax deduction
- $2,881
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,049
CPP deduction
- $1,048
EI deduction
- $346
Total tax
- $6,324
Net pay
* $15,564
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
28.9%
71.1%
Net pay
28.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$15,564
Net pay
$1,532
Tax the employer pays
$6,324
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$7,857
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,532 to pay you $21,888. 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 $21,888 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $6,324. That means that your net pay will be $15,564 per year, or $1,297 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 17,314
20.9%
1
British Columbia
CAD 17,025
22.2%
2
Nunavut
CAD 16,793
23.3%
3
Ontario
CAD 16,465
24.8%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 16,404
25.1%
5
Yukon
CAD 16,384
25.1%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 15,830
27.7%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 15,812
27.8%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 15,687
28.3%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15,605
28.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 15,564
28.9%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 15,461
29.4%
12
Manitoba
CAD 15,400
29.6%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 21,831
0.3%
1
Ireland
CAD 21,717
0.8%
2
Switzerland
CAD 20,336
7.1%
3
Spain
CAD 20,002
8.6%
4
France
CAD 19,267
12.0%
5
Norway
CAD 19,153
12.5%
6
Russia
CAD 19,043
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 18,840
13.9%
8
Austria
CAD 18,528
15.4%
9
Italy
CAD 18,111
17.3%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 18,000
17.8%
11
Hungary
CAD 17,839
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 17,620
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 17,513
20.0%
14
Greece
CAD 16,591
24.2%
15
Sweden
CAD 16,465
24.8%
16
Poland
CAD 15,713
28.2%
17
Portugal
CAD 15,015
31.4%
18
Finland
CAD 14,916
31.9%
19
Belgium
CAD 14,687
32.9%
20
Denmark
CAD 14,641
33.1%
21
Netherlands
CAD 13,773
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 12,804
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 19,215
12.2%
1
Canada
CAD 16,465
24.8%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 20,790
5.0%
1
Australia
CAD 20,760
5.2%
2
Thailand
CAD 20,176
7.8%
3
Taiwan
CAD 19,953
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 19,054
13.0%
5
Pakistan
CAD 18,885
13.7%
6
New Zealand
CAD 18,567
15.2%
7
Malaysia
CAD 18,526
15.4%
8
Indonesia
CAD 18,488
15.5%
9
Japan
CAD 17,719
19.1%
10
Philippines
CAD 17,694
19.2%
11
Singapore
CAD 17,495
20.1%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 17,373
20.6%
13
Vietnam
CAD 16,762
23.4%
14
India
CAD 15,658
28.5%
15
China
CAD 15,475
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 19,865
9.2%
1
Guatemala
CAD 19,789
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 19,615
10.4%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 19,590
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 19,433
11.2%
5
Panama
CAD 18,859
13.8%
6
Chile
CAD 17,857
18.4%
7
Mexico
CAD 17,811
18.6%
8
Uruguay
CAD 17,188
21.5%
9
Peru
CAD 16,982
22.4%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,651
23.9%
11
Argentina
CAD 14,218
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,700
14.6%
1
Mozambique
CAD 16,528
24.5%
2
Morocco
CAD 16,237
25.8%
3
Angola
CAD 16,165
26.2%
4
Kenya
CAD 16,027
26.8%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 15,915
27.3%
6
Ghana
CAD 15,854
27.6%
7
Nigeria
CAD 15,061
31.2%
8
Cameroon
CAD 15,057
31.2%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,637
33.1%
10
Senegal
CAD 14,506
33.7%
11
Zambia
CAD 13,868
36.6%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 20,794
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 20,794
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 20,137
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 20,137
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 19,699
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 19,480
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 19,010
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 16,801
23.2%
8
Lebanon
CAD 16,680
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 12,323
43.7%
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.