Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$22,154
Federal tax deduction
- $2,918
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,074
CPP deduction
- $1,063
EI deduction
- $350
Total tax
- $6,405
Net pay
* $15,749
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
28.9%
71.1%
Net pay
28.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$15,749
Net pay
$1,553
Tax the employer pays
$6,405
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$7,959
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,553 to pay you $22,154. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.59 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.6%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 28.9% tax rate now rises to 33.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $22,154 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $6,405. That means that your net pay will be $15,749 per year, or $1,312 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.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Quebec
CAD 17,489
21.1%
1
British Columbia
CAD 17,216
22.3%
2
Nunavut
CAD 16,993
23.3%
3
Ontario
CAD 16,646
24.9%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 16,599
25.1%
5
Yukon
CAD 16,578
25.2%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 16,018
27.7%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 16,000
27.8%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 15,873
28.4%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 15,790
28.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 15,749
28.9%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 15,645
29.4%
12
Manitoba
CAD 15,583
29.7%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 19,422
12.3%
1
Canada
CAD 16,646
24.9%
2
Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 20,092
9.3%
1
Guatemala
CAD 20,030
9.6%
2
Ecuador
CAD 19,843
10.4%
3
Costa Rica
CAD 19,828
10.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 19,637
11.4%
5
Panama
CAD 19,060
14.0%
6
Chile
CAD 18,067
18.5%
7
Mexico
CAD 18,010
18.7%
8
Uruguay
CAD 17,357
21.7%
9
Peru
CAD 17,182
22.4%
10
Brazil
CAD 16,844
24.0%
11
Argentina
CAD 14,390
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 18,896
14.7%
1
Mozambique
CAD 16,719
24.5%
2
Morocco
CAD 16,409
25.9%
3
Angola
CAD 16,358
26.2%
4
Kenya
CAD 16,214
26.8%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 16,090
27.4%
6
Ghana
CAD 16,033
27.6%
7
Nigeria
CAD 15,242
31.2%
8
Cameroon
CAD 15,217
31.3%
9
Uganda
CAD 14,810
33.2%
10
Senegal
CAD 14,673
33.8%
11
Zambia
CAD 14,031
36.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 21,046
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 21,046
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 20,382
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 20,382
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 19,939
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 19,717
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 19,241
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 17,000
23.3%
8
Lebanon
CAD 16,879
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 12,491
43.6%
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.