Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$33,500
Federal tax deduction
- $4,496
Provincial tax deduction
- $3,126
CPP deduction
- $1,710
EI deduction
- $529
Total tax
- $9,861
Net pay
* $23,639
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
29.4%
70.6%
Net pay
29.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$23,639
Net pay
$2,451
Tax the employer pays
$9,861
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$12,312
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $2,451 to pay you $33,500. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.68 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 $33,500 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $9,861. That means that your net pay will be $23,639 per year, or $1,970 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
Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CAD 30,443
9.1%
1
Ireland
CAD 30,275
9.6%
2
United Kingdom
CAD 29,847
10.9%
3
Russia
CAD 29,145
13.0%
4
France
CAD 28,603
14.6%
5
Norway
CAD 27,950
16.6%
6
Luxembourg
CAD 27,497
17.9%
7
Austria
CAD 27,308
18.5%
8
Hungary
CAD 27,302
18.5%
9
Spain
CAD 26,987
19.4%
10
Ukraine
CAD 26,967
19.5%
11
Czech Republic
CAD 26,593
20.6%
12
Italy
CAD 24,729
26.2%
13
Germany
CAD 24,477
26.9%
14
Greece
CAD 24,301
27.5%
15
Sweden
CAD 24,247
27.6%
16
Poland
CAD 23,127
31.0%
17
Denmark
CAD 22,454
33.0%
18
Finland
CAD 22,249
33.6%
19
Portugal
CAD 21,807
34.9%
20
Netherlands
CAD 21,081
37.1%
21
Belgium
CAD 20,412
39.1%
22
Romania
CAD 19,597
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 28,081
16.2%
1
Canada
CAD 24,886
25.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 31,628
5.6%
1
Taiwan
CAD 30,102
10.1%
2
Thailand
CAD 29,921
10.7%
3
Australia
CAD 29,624
11.6%
4
South Korea
CAD 28,231
15.7%
5
New Zealand
CAD 27,985
16.5%
6
Pakistan
CAD 27,339
18.4%
7
Indonesia
CAD 27,103
19.1%
8
Kazakhstan
CAD 26,770
20.1%
9
Malaysia
CAD 26,751
20.2%
10
Japan
CAD 26,659
20.4%
11
Singapore
CAD 26,516
20.9%
12
Philippines
CAD 25,629
23.5%
13
Vietnam
CAD 24,635
26.5%
14
China
CAD 23,575
29.6%
15
India
CAD 22,254
33.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 30,288
9.6%
1
Costa Rica
CAD 29,803
11.0%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 29,776
11.1%
3
Ecuador
CAD 28,959
13.6%
4
Colombia
CAD 28,122
16.1%
5
Panama
CAD 27,643
17.5%
6
Chile
CAD 27,041
19.3%
7
Mexico
CAD 26,378
21.3%
8
Peru
CAD 25,720
23.2%
9
Brazil
CAD 25,070
25.2%
10
Uruguay
CAD 24,407
27.1%
11
Argentina
CAD 21,765
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 26,982
19.5%
1
Mozambique
CAD 24,792
26.0%
2
Angola
CAD 24,613
26.5%
3
Kenya
CAD 24,156
27.9%
4
Ivory Coast
CAD 23,559
29.7%
5
Ghana
CAD 23,550
29.7%
6
Morocco
CAD 23,448
30.0%
7
Nigeria
CAD 22,960
31.5%
8
Uganda
CAD 22,185
33.8%
9
Cameroon
CAD 22,113
34.0%
10
Senegal
CAD 21,690
35.3%
11
Zambia
CAD 21,009
37.3%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 31,825
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 31,825
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 30,820
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 30,820
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 30,150
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 29,815
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 28,572
14.7%
7
Egypt
CAD 25,510
23.9%
8
Lebanon
CAD 25,389
24.2%
9
Turkey
CAD 19,666
41.3%
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.