Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$22,492
Federal tax deduction
- $2,965
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,105
CPP deduction
- $1,083
EI deduction
- $355
Total tax
- $6,508
Net pay
* $15,984
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
28.9%
71.1%
Net pay
28.9%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$15,984
Net pay
$1,580
Tax the employer pays
$6,508
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$8,088
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,580 to pay you $22,492. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.60 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 $22,492 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $6,508. That means that your net pay will be $15,984 per year, or $1,332 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 17,711
21.3%
1
British Columbia
CAD 17,459
22.4%
2
Nunavut
CAD 17,247
23.3%
3
Ontario
CAD 16,876
25.0%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 16,847
25.1%
5
Yukon
CAD 16,824
25.2%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 16,257
27.7%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 16,238
27.8%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 16,110
28.4%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 16,026
28.7%
10
Alberta
CAD 15,984
28.9%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 15,878
29.4%
12
Manitoba
CAD 15,815
29.7%
13
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 19,684
12.5%
1
Canada
CAD 16,876
25.0%
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.