Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$24,480
Federal tax deduction
- $3,242
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,290
CPP deduction
- $1,196
EI deduction
- $387
Total tax
- $7,114
Net pay
* $17,366
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
29.1%
70.9%
Net pay
29.1%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$17,366
Net pay
$1,737
Tax the employer pays
$7,114
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$8,851
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $1,737 to pay you $24,480. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.62 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
33.8%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 29.1% tax rate now rises to 33.8%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $24,480 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $7,114. That means that your net pay will be $17,366 per year, or $1,447 per month. Your average tax rate is 29.1% 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 19,018
22.3%
1
British Columbia
CAD 18,888
22.8%
2
Nunavut
CAD 18,740
23.4%
3
Northwest Territories
CAD 18,305
25.2%
4
Yukon
CAD 18,273
25.4%
5
Ontario
CAD 18,231
25.5%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 17,664
27.8%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 17,643
27.9%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 17,503
28.5%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 17,412
28.9%
10
Alberta
CAD 17,366
29.1%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 17,252
29.5%
12
Manitoba
CAD 17,183
29.8%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
CAD 24,257
0.9%
1
United Kingdom
CAD 23,826
2.7%
2
Switzerland
CAD 22,646
7.5%
3
France
CAD 21,351
12.8%
4
Russia
CAD 21,298
13.0%
5
Spain
CAD 21,273
13.1%
6
Norway
CAD 21,210
13.4%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 20,834
14.9%
8
Austria
CAD 20,689
15.5%
9
Hungary
CAD 19,951
18.5%
10
Czech Republic
CAD 19,919
18.6%
11
Ukraine
CAD 19,706
19.5%
12
Italy
CAD 19,599
19.9%
13
Germany
CAD 19,235
21.4%
14
Greece
CAD 18,327
25.1%
15
Sweden
CAD 18,202
25.6%
16
Poland
CAD 17,368
29.1%
17
Portugal
CAD 16,583
32.3%
18
Finland
CAD 16,422
32.9%
19
Denmark
CAD 16,385
33.1%
20
Belgium
CAD 16,061
34.4%
21
Netherlands
CAD 15,405
37.1%
22
Romania
CAD 14,321
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 21,221
13.3%
1
Canada
CAD 18,231
25.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 23,237
5.1%
1
Australia
CAD 22,687
7.3%
2
Thailand
CAD 22,407
8.5%
3
Taiwan
CAD 22,286
9.0%
4
South Korea
CAD 21,178
13.5%
5
Pakistan
CAD 20,829
14.9%
6
New Zealand
CAD 20,669
15.6%
7
Indonesia
CAD 20,527
16.2%
8
Malaysia
CAD 20,503
16.3%
9
Japan
CAD 19,724
19.4%
10
Singapore
CAD 19,519
20.3%
11
Philippines
CAD 19,501
20.3%
12
Kazakhstan
CAD 19,464
20.5%
13
Vietnam
CAD 18,569
24.1%
14
China
CAD 17,283
29.4%
15
India
CAD 17,131
30.0%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 22,133
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 22,078
9.8%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 21,910
10.5%
3
Ecuador
CAD 21,746
11.2%
4
Colombia
CAD 21,422
12.5%
5
Panama
CAD 20,820
15.0%
6
Chile
CAD 19,907
18.7%
7
Mexico
CAD 19,730
19.4%
8
Peru
CAD 18,932
22.7%
9
Uruguay
CAD 18,652
23.8%
10
Brazil
CAD 18,530
24.3%
11
Argentina
CAD 15,902
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 20,618
15.8%
1
Mozambique
CAD 18,394
24.9%
2
Angola
CAD 18,051
26.3%
3
Morocco
CAD 17,906
26.9%
4
Kenya
CAD 17,842
27.1%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 17,621
28.0%
6
Ghana
CAD 17,583
28.2%
7
Nigeria
CAD 16,824
31.3%
8
Cameroon
CAD 16,621
32.1%
9
Uganda
CAD 16,322
33.3%
10
Senegal
CAD 16,136
34.1%
11
Zambia
CAD 15,462
36.8%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 23,256
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 23,256
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 22,522
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 22,522
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 22,032
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 21,787
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 21,261
13.2%
7
Egypt
CAD 18,745
23.4%
8
Lebanon
CAD 18,624
23.9%
9
Turkey
CAD 13,962
43.0%
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.