Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$22,718
Federal tax deduction
- $2,996
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,126
CPP deduction
- $1,095
EI deduction
- $359
Total tax
- $6,577
Net pay
* $16,141
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
29.0%
71.0%
Net pay
29.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$16,141
Net pay
$1,598
Tax the employer pays
$6,577
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$8,175
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,598 to pay you $22,718. 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 29% tax rate now rises to 33.6%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.6% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $22,718 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $6,577. That means that your net pay will be $16,141 per year, or $1,345 per month. Your average tax rate is 29.0% 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 17,860
21.4%
1
British Columbia
CAD 17,622
22.4%
2
Nunavut
CAD 17,417
23.3%
3
Ontario
CAD 17,030
25.0%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 17,013
25.1%
5
Yukon
CAD 16,989
25.2%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 16,417
27.7%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 16,398
27.8%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 16,268
28.4%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 16,183
28.8%
10
Alberta
CAD 16,141
29.0%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 16,034
29.4%
12
Manitoba
CAD 15,971
29.7%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 22,544
0.8%
1
Ireland
CAD 22,531
0.8%
2
Switzerland
CAD 21,081
7.2%
3
Spain
CAD 20,411
10.2%
4
France
CAD 19,934
12.3%
5
Norway
CAD 19,812
12.8%
6
Russia
CAD 19,765
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 19,481
14.3%
8
Austria
CAD 19,203
15.5%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 18,615
18.1%
10
Italy
CAD 18,597
18.1%
11
Hungary
CAD 18,515
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 18,288
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 18,093
20.4%
14
Greece
CAD 17,146
24.5%
15
Sweden
CAD 17,022
25.1%
16
Poland
CAD 16,243
28.5%
17
Portugal
CAD 15,517
31.7%
18
Finland
CAD 15,402
32.2%
19
Denmark
CAD 15,200
33.1%
20
Belgium
CAD 15,127
33.4%
21
Netherlands
CAD 14,296
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 13,290
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 19,859
12.6%
1
Canada
CAD 17,030
25.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 21,573
5.0%
1
Australia
CAD 21,403
5.8%
2
Thailand
CAD 20,896
8.0%
3
Taiwan
CAD 20,710
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 19,753
13.1%
5
Pakistan
CAD 19,507
14.1%
6
New Zealand
CAD 19,240
15.3%
7
Malaysia
CAD 19,159
15.7%
8
Indonesia
CAD 19,141
15.8%
9
Japan
CAD 18,369
19.1%
10
Philippines
CAD 18,274
19.6%
11
Singapore
CAD 18,143
20.1%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 18,039
20.6%
13
Vietnam
CAD 17,343
23.7%
14
India
CAD 16,130
29.0%
15
China
CAD 16,054
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 20,574
9.4%
1
Guatemala
CAD 20,540
9.6%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 20,333
10.5%
3
Ecuador
CAD 20,310
10.6%
4
Colombia
CAD 20,070
11.7%
5
Panama
CAD 19,487
14.2%
6
Chile
CAD 18,514
18.5%
7
Mexico
CAD 18,431
18.9%
8
Uruguay
CAD 17,671
22.2%
9
Peru
CAD 17,606
22.5%
10
Brazil
CAD 17,253
24.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 14,757
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 19,314
15.0%
1
Mozambique
CAD 17,125
24.6%
2
Morocco
CAD 16,773
26.2%
3
Angola
CAD 16,769
26.2%
4
Kenya
CAD 16,608
26.9%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 16,462
27.5%
6
Ghana
CAD 16,413
27.8%
7
Nigeria
CAD 15,626
31.2%
8
Cameroon
CAD 15,557
31.5%
9
Uganda
CAD 15,176
33.2%
10
Senegal
CAD 15,029
33.9%
11
Zambia
CAD 14,378
36.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 21,582
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 21,582
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 20,901
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 20,901
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 20,446
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 20,219
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 19,731
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 17,423
23.3%
8
Lebanon
CAD 17,302
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 12,847
43.5%
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.