Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$37,388
Federal tax deduction
- $5,037
Provincial tax deduction
- $3,487
CPP deduction
- $1,932
EI deduction
- $591
Total tax
- $11,046
Net pay
* $26,342
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
29.5%
70.5%
Net pay
29.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$26,342
Net pay
$2,759
Tax the employer pays
$11,046
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$13,804
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $2,759 to pay you $37,388. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.69 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.4%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 29.5% tax rate now rises to 34.4%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $37,388 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $11,046. That means that your net pay will be $26,342 per year, or $2,195 per month. Your average tax rate is 29.5% 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 28,434
23.9%
1
British Columbia
CAD 28,077
24.9%
2
Northwest Territories
CAD 27,772
25.7%
3
Ontario
CAD 27,697
25.9%
4
Yukon
CAD 27,680
26.0%
5
Quebec
CAD 27,488
26.5%
6
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 26,772
28.4%
7
New Brunswick
CAD 26,551
29.0%
8
Alberta
CAD 26,342
29.5%
9
Nova Scotia
CAD 26,284
29.7%
10
Prince Edward Island
CAD 26,196
29.9%
11
Saskatchewan
CAD 26,168
30.0%
12
Manitoba
CAD 26,005
30.4%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Switzerland
CAD 33,541
10.3%
1
Ireland
CAD 32,834
12.2%
2
Russia
CAD 32,528
13.0%
3
United Kingdom
CAD 32,442
13.2%
4
France
CAD 31,718
15.2%
5
Norway
CAD 30,537
18.3%
6
Hungary
CAD 30,471
18.5%
7
Luxembourg
CAD 30,264
19.1%
8
Ukraine
CAD 30,097
19.5%
9
Austria
CAD 29,961
19.9%
10
Spain
CAD 29,686
20.6%
11
Czech Republic
CAD 29,470
21.2%
12
Italy
CAD 26,896
28.1%
13
Sweden
CAD 26,853
28.2%
14
Greece
CAD 26,827
28.3%
15
Germany
CAD 26,675
28.7%
16
Poland
CAD 25,610
31.5%
17
Denmark
CAD 25,070
33.0%
18
Finland
CAD 24,653
34.1%
19
Portugal
CAD 23,915
36.0%
20
Netherlands
CAD 23,528
37.1%
21
Belgium
CAD 22,003
41.2%
22
Romania
CAD 21,872
41.5%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
CAD 30,978
17.1%
1
Canada
CAD 27,697
25.9%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Hong Kong
CAD 35,168
5.9%
1
Taiwan
CAD 33,463
10.5%
2
Thailand
CAD 33,032
11.7%
3
Australia
CAD 32,695
12.6%
4
South Korea
CAD 31,271
16.4%
5
New Zealand
CAD 31,137
16.7%
6
Pakistan
CAD 29,964
19.9%
7
Indonesia
CAD 29,931
19.9%
8
Kazakhstan
CAD 29,920
20.0%
9
Singapore
CAD 29,493
21.1%
10
Japan
CAD 29,432
21.3%
11
Malaysia
CAD 29,345
21.5%
12
Philippines
CAD 28,254
24.4%
13
Vietnam
CAD 27,240
27.1%
14
China
CAD 25,759
31.1%
15
India
CAD 24,462
34.6%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
CAD 33,803
9.6%
1
Puerto Rico
CAD 33,042
11.6%
2
Costa Rica
CAD 32,935
11.9%
3
Ecuador
CAD 31,981
14.5%
4
Colombia
CAD 30,844
17.5%
5
Panama
CAD 30,584
18.2%
6
Chile
CAD 30,092
19.5%
7
Mexico
CAD 29,053
22.3%
8
Peru
CAD 28,645
23.4%
9
Brazil
CAD 27,889
25.4%
10
Uruguay
CAD 27,048
27.7%
11
Argentina
CAD 24,293
35.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 29,620
20.8%
1
Angola
CAD 27,441
26.6%
2
Mozambique
CAD 27,373
26.8%
3
Kenya
CAD 26,877
28.1%
4
Ghana
CAD 26,122
30.1%
5
Ivory Coast
CAD 26,071
30.3%
6
Morocco
CAD 25,804
31.0%
7
Nigeria
CAD 25,604
31.5%
8
Uganda
CAD 24,712
33.9%
9
Cameroon
CAD 24,480
34.5%
10
Senegal
CAD 24,026
35.7%
11
Zambia
CAD 23,400
37.4%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Arab Emirates
CAD 35,519
5.0%
1
Qatar
CAD 35,519
5.0%
2
Bahrain
CAD 34,397
8.0%
3
Oman
CAD 34,397
8.0%
4
Saudi Arabia
CAD 33,649
10.0%
5
Kuwait
CAD 33,275
11.0%
6
Israel
CAD 31,515
15.7%
7
Egypt
CAD 28,426
24.0%
8
Lebanon
CAD 28,305
24.3%
9
Turkey
CAD 22,042
41.1%
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.