Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$31,091
Federal tax deduction
- $4,161
Provincial tax deduction
- $2,903
CPP deduction
- $1,573
EI deduction
- $491
Total tax
- $9,128
Net pay
* $21,963
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
29.4%
70.6%
Net pay
29.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$21,963
Net pay
$2,260
Tax the employer pays
$9,128
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$11,388
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $2,260 to pay you $31,091. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.66 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.1%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 29.4% tax rate now rises to 34.1%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.7% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $31,091 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $9,128. That means that your net pay will be $21,963 per year, or $1,830 per month. Your average tax rate is 29.4% 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
Nunavut
CAD 23,705
23.8%
1
British Columbia
CAD 23,560
24.2%
2
Quebec
CAD 23,356
24.9%
3
Northwest Territories
CAD 23,153
25.5%
4
Ontario
CAD 23,100
25.7%
5
Yukon
CAD 23,091
25.7%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 22,341
28.1%
7
Nova Scotia
CAD 22,222
28.5%
8
New Brunswick
CAD 22,138
28.8%
9
Prince Edward Island
CAD 21,995
29.3%
10
Alberta
CAD 21,963
29.4%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 21,818
29.8%
12
Manitoba
CAD 21,729
30.1%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Ireland
CAD 28,701
7.7%
1
Switzerland
CAD 28,484
8.4%
2
United Kingdom
CAD 28,239
9.2%
3
Russia
CAD 27,049
13.0%
4
France
CAD 26,666
14.2%
5
Norway
CAD 26,314
15.4%
6
Luxembourg
CAD 25,771
17.1%
7
Austria
CAD 25,631
17.6%
8
Hungary
CAD 25,339
18.5%
9
Spain
CAD 25,308
18.6%
10
Ukraine
CAD 25,028
19.5%
11
Czech Republic
CAD 24,811
20.2%
12
Italy
CAD 23,359
24.9%
13
Germany
CAD 23,115
25.7%
14
Greece
CAD 22,730
26.9%
15
Sweden
CAD 22,632
27.2%
16
Poland
CAD 21,589
30.6%
17
Denmark
CAD 20,833
33.0%
18
Finland
CAD 20,753
33.3%
19
Portugal
CAD 20,496
34.1%
20
Netherlands
CAD 19,565
37.1%
21
Belgium
CAD 19,405
37.6%
22
Romania
CAD 18,188
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 26,264
15.5%
1
Canada
CAD 23,100
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 29,420
5.4%
1
Taiwan
CAD 28,019
9.9%
2
Thailand
CAD 27,951
10.1%
3
Australia
CAD 27,721
10.8%
4
South Korea
CAD 26,347
15.3%
5
New Zealand
CAD 26,031
16.3%
6
Pakistan
CAD 25,698
17.3%
7
Indonesia
CAD 25,350
18.5%
8
Malaysia
CAD 25,106
19.3%
9
Kazakhstan
CAD 24,819
20.2%
10
Japan
CAD 24,807
20.2%
11
Singapore
CAD 24,669
20.7%
12
Philippines
CAD 24,003
22.8%
13
Vietnam
CAD 23,018
26.0%
14
China
CAD 21,894
29.6%
15
India
CAD 20,886
32.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 28,110
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
CAD 27,790
10.6%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 27,720
10.8%
3
Ecuador
CAD 27,055
13.0%
4
Colombia
CAD 26,399
15.1%
5
Panama
CAD 25,821
17.0%
6
Chile
CAD 25,137
19.2%
7
Mexico
CAD 24,602
20.9%
8
Peru
CAD 23,907
23.1%
9
Brazil
CAD 23,323
25.0%
10
Uruguay
CAD 22,771
26.8%
11
Argentina
CAD 20,199
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 25,319
18.6%
1
Mozambique
CAD 23,154
25.5%
2
Angola
CAD 22,860
26.5%
3
Kenya
CAD 22,469
27.7%
4
Morocco
CAD 21,988
29.3%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 21,973
29.3%
6
Ghana
CAD 21,956
29.4%
7
Nigeria
CAD 21,321
31.4%
8
Cameroon
CAD 20,647
33.6%
9
Uganda
CAD 20,619
33.7%
10
Senegal
CAD 20,221
35.0%
11
Zambia
CAD 19,528
37.2%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 29,536
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 29,536
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 28,604
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 28,604
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 27,982
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 27,671
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 26,724
14.1%
7
Egypt
CAD 23,703
23.8%
8
Lebanon
CAD 23,582
24.2%
9
Turkey
CAD 18,143
41.7%
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.