Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$48,331
Federal tax deduction
- $6,559
Provincial tax deduction
- $4,501
CPP deduction
- $2,555
EI deduction
- $764
Total tax
- $14,379
Net pay
* $33,952
Marginal tax rate
30.5%
Average tax rate
29.8%
70.2%
Net pay
29.8%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$33,952
Net pay
$3,624
Tax the employer pays
$14,379
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$18,003
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $3,624 to pay you $48,331. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $3.73 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
34.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 29.8% tax rate now rises to 34.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 4.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $48,331 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $14,379. That means that your net pay will be $33,952 per year, or $2,829 per month. Your average tax rate is 29.8% 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 39,075
19.2%
1
Canada
CAD 35,527
26.5%
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.