Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$2,240
Federal tax deduction
- $138
Provincial tax deduction
- $220
EI deduction
- $35.39
Total tax
- $393
Net pay
* $1,847
Marginal tax rate
26.2%
Average tax rate
17.6%
82.4%
Net pay
17.6%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$1,847
Net pay
$49.55
Tax the employer pays
$393
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$443
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $49.55 to pay you $2,240. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $1.98 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
19.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 17.6% tax rate now rises to 19.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $2,240 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $393. That means that your net pay will be $1,847 per year, or $154 per month. Your average tax rate is 17.6% and your marginal tax rate is 26.2%. 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 $26.19, hence, your net pay will only increase by $73.81.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $738 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $3,691 of net incomes.
Compare average tax
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Yukon
CAD 2,008
10.3%
1
Nunavut
CAD 1,979
11.7%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 1,937
13.5%
3
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 1,875
16.3%
4
Nova Scotia
CAD 1,873
16.4%
5
New Brunswick
CAD 1,860
17.0%
6
Prince Edward Island
CAD 1,851
17.4%
7
Alberta
CAD 1,847
17.6%
8
Saskatchewan
CAD 1,835
18.1%
9
Manitoba
CAD 1,829
18.4%
10
Quebec
CAD 2,087
6.8%
11
British Columbia
CAD 2,067
7.7%
12
Ontario
CAD 2,067
7.7%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 2,240
0.0%
1
Germany
CAD 2,240
0.0%
2
Austria
CAD 2,240
0.0%
3
Ireland
CAD 2,240
0.0%
4
Norway
CAD 2,240
0.0%
5
Sweden
CAD 2,229
0.5%
6
Spain
CAD 2,098
6.4%
7
Switzerland
CAD 2,050
8.5%
8
Italy
CAD 2,034
9.2%
9
France
CAD 2,023
9.7%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 1,994
11.0%
11
Luxembourg
CAD 1,992
11.1%
12
Russia
CAD 1,949
13.0%
13
Hungary
CAD 1,826
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CAD 1,803
19.5%
15
Poland
CAD 1,759
21.5%
16
Greece
CAD 1,751
21.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 1,668
25.6%
18
Finland
CAD 1,551
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 1,523
32.0%
20
Denmark
CAD 1,423
36.5%
21
Netherlands
CAD 1,410
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 1,310
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CAD 2,067
7.7%
1
USA
CAD 2,046
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 2,240
0.0%
1
Singapore
CAD 2,240
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CAD 2,240
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CAD 2,225
0.7%
4
Thailand
CAD 2,128
5.0%
5
Philippines
CAD 2,093
6.6%
6
Indonesia
CAD 2,054
8.3%
7
Taiwan
CAD 2,042
8.9%
8
South Korea
CAD 2,001
10.7%
9
New Zealand
CAD 1,974
11.9%
10
India
CAD 1,971
12.0%
11
Malaysia
CAD 1,971
12.0%
12
China
CAD 1,945
13.2%
13
Vietnam
CAD 1,905
15.0%
14
Japan
CAD 1,820
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CAD 1,774
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CAD 2,187
2.4%
1
Brazil
CAD 2,072
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 2,062
8.0%
3
Colombia
CAD 2,061
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CAD 2,028
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CAD 2,025
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 2,005
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 1,994
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 1,960
12.5%
9
Argentina
CAD 1,859
17.0%
10
Chile
CAD 1,846
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CAD 1,835
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 2,218
1.0%
1
Zambia
CAD 2,106
6.0%
2
Morocco
CAD 2,089
6.7%
3
Ivory Coast
CAD 1,981
11.6%
4
Kenya
CAD 1,956
12.7%
5
Uganda
CAD 1,891
15.6%
6
Cameroon
CAD 1,890
15.6%
7
Senegal
CAD 1,876
16.3%
8
Mozambique
CAD 1,871
16.5%
9
Ghana
CAD 1,836
18.1%
10
Angola
CAD 1,751
21.8%
11
Nigeria
CAD 1,677
25.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CAD 2,240
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CAD 2,128
5.0%
2
Qatar
CAD 2,128
5.0%
3
Bahrain
CAD 2,061
8.0%
4
Oman
CAD 2,061
8.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 1,994
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 1,945
13.2%
7
Lebanon
CAD 1,893
15.5%
8
Turkey
CAD 1,830
18.3%
9
Egypt
CAD 1,818
18.8%
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.