Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$33,054
Federal tax deduction
- $4,434
Provincial tax deduction
- $3,085
CPP deduction
- $1,685
EI deduction
- $522
Total tax
- $9,726
Net pay
* $23,328
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
29.4%
70.6%
Net pay
29.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$23,328
Net pay
$2,416
Tax the employer pays
$9,726
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$12,141
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $2,416 to pay you $33,054. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.67 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.2%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 29.4% tax rate now rises to 34.2%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.8% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $33,054 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $9,726. That means that your net pay will be $23,328 per year, or $1,944 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
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 27,745
16.1%
1
Canada
CAD 24,555
25.7%
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.