Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$22,722
Federal tax deduction
- $2,997
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,127
CPP deduction
- $1,096
EI deduction
- $359
Total tax
- $6,578
Net pay
* $16,144
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
29.0%
71.0%
Net pay
29.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$16,144
Net pay
$1,598
Tax the employer pays
$6,578
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$8,177
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,598 to pay you $22,722. 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 $22,722 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $6,578. That means that your net pay will be $16,144 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 17,862
21.4%
1
British Columbia
CAD 17,624
22.4%
2
Nunavut
CAD 17,420
23.3%
3
Ontario
CAD 17,033
25.0%
4
Northwest Territories
CAD 17,016
25.1%
5
Yukon
CAD 16,992
25.2%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 16,420
27.7%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 16,401
27.8%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 16,271
28.4%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 16,186
28.8%
10
Alberta
CAD 16,144
29.0%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 16,037
29.4%
12
Manitoba
CAD 15,973
29.7%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 22,547
0.8%
1
Ireland
CAD 22,535
0.8%
2
Switzerland
CAD 21,085
7.2%
3
Spain
CAD 20,413
10.2%
4
France
CAD 19,937
12.3%
5
Norway
CAD 19,815
12.8%
6
Russia
CAD 19,768
13.0%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 19,484
14.3%
8
Austria
CAD 19,207
15.5%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 18,618
18.1%
10
Italy
CAD 18,599
18.1%
11
Hungary
CAD 18,518
18.5%
12
Ukraine
CAD 18,291
19.5%
13
Germany
CAD 18,095
20.4%
14
Greece
CAD 17,149
24.5%
15
Sweden
CAD 17,024
25.1%
16
Poland
CAD 16,245
28.5%
17
Portugal
CAD 15,519
31.7%
18
Finland
CAD 15,404
32.2%
19
Denmark
CAD 15,203
33.1%
20
Belgium
CAD 15,129
33.4%
21
Netherlands
CAD 14,299
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 13,292
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 19,862
12.6%
1
Canada
CAD 17,033
25.0%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 21,577
5.0%
1
Australia
CAD 21,406
5.8%
2
Thailand
CAD 20,900
8.0%
3
Taiwan
CAD 20,713
8.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 19,756
13.1%
5
Pakistan
CAD 19,510
14.1%
6
New Zealand
CAD 19,243
15.3%
7
Malaysia
CAD 19,162
15.7%
8
Indonesia
CAD 19,144
15.8%
9
Japan
CAD 18,372
19.1%
10
Philippines
CAD 18,276
19.6%
11
Singapore
CAD 18,146
20.1%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 18,042
20.6%
13
Vietnam
CAD 17,346
23.7%
14
India
CAD 16,132
29.0%
15
China
CAD 16,057
29.3%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Puerto Rico
CAD 20,577
9.4%
1
Guatemala
CAD 20,543
9.6%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 20,336
10.5%
3
Ecuador
CAD 20,314
10.6%
4
Colombia
CAD 20,073
11.7%
5
Panama
CAD 19,490
14.2%
6
Chile
CAD 18,517
18.5%
7
Mexico
CAD 18,434
18.9%
8
Uruguay
CAD 17,673
22.2%
9
Peru
CAD 17,609
22.5%
10
Brazil
CAD 17,256
24.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 14,760
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 19,317
15.0%
1
Mozambique
CAD 17,128
24.6%
2
Morocco
CAD 16,775
26.2%
3
Angola
CAD 16,772
26.2%
4
Kenya
CAD 16,611
26.9%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 16,464
27.5%
6
Ghana
CAD 16,416
27.8%
7
Nigeria
CAD 15,629
31.2%
8
Cameroon
CAD 15,559
31.5%
9
Uganda
CAD 15,179
33.2%
10
Senegal
CAD 15,031
33.9%
11
Zambia
CAD 14,381
36.7%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 21,586
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 21,586
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 20,904
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 20,904
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 20,450
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 20,223
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 19,734
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 17,426
23.3%
8
Lebanon
CAD 17,305
23.8%
9
Turkey
CAD 12,850
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.