Salary rate
Annual
Month
Biweekly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
$500
Provincial tax deduction
- $49.21
EI deduction
- $7.90
Total tax
- $57.11
Net pay
* $443
Marginal tax rate
11.4%
Average tax rate
11.4%
88.6%
Net pay
11.4%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
$443
Net pay
$11.06
Tax the employer pays
$57.11
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
$68.17
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer $11.06 to pay you $500. In other words, every time you spend $10 of your hard-earned money, $1.36 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
13.3%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 11.4% tax rate now rises to 13.3%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 1.9% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make $500 a year living in the region of Alberta, Canada, you will be taxed $57.11. That means that your net pay will be $443 per year, or $36.91 per month. Your average tax rate is 11.4% and your marginal tax rate is 11.4%. 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 $11.42, hence, your net pay will only increase by $88.58.
Bonus Example
A $1,000 bonus will generate an extra $886 of net incomes. A $5,000 bonus will generate an extra $4,429 of net incomes.
Tax per region
Region
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
British Columbia
CAD 492
1.6%
1
Ontario
CAD 492
1.6%
2
Yukon
CAD 492
1.6%
3
Quebec
CAD 492
1.7%
4
Newfoundland and Labrador
CAD 449
10.1%
5
Nova Scotia
CAD 449
10.2%
6
New Brunswick
CAD 446
10.8%
7
Prince Edward Island
CAD 444
11.2%
8
Alberta
CAD 443
11.4%
9
Saskatchewan
CAD 440
11.9%
10
Manitoba
CAD 439
12.2%
11
Nunavut
CAD 472
5.5%
12
Northwest Territories
CAD 463
7.4%
13
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Europe
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
United Kingdom
CAD 500
0.0%
1
Germany
CAD 500
0.0%
2
Austria
CAD 500
0.0%
3
Ireland
CAD 500
0.0%
4
Sweden
CAD 500
0.0%
5
Norway
CAD 500
0.0%
6
Spain
CAD 468
6.4%
7
Italy
CAD 454
9.2%
8
France
CAD 451
9.7%
9
Czech Republic
CAD 445
11.0%
10
Luxembourg
CAD 445
11.1%
11
Russia
CAD 435
13.0%
12
Switzerland
CAD 428
14.4%
13
Hungary
CAD 408
18.5%
14
Ukraine
CAD 403
19.5%
15
Poland
CAD 393
21.5%
16
Greece
CAD 391
21.9%
17
Portugal
CAD 372
25.6%
18
Finland
CAD 346
30.8%
19
Belgium
CAD 340
32.0%
20
Netherlands
CAD 314
37.2%
21
Romania
CAD 292
41.5%
22
Denmark
CAD 218
56.3%
23
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North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Canada
CAD 492
1.6%
1
USA
CAD 457
8.7%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Australia
CAD 500
0.0%
1
Singapore
CAD 500
0.0%
2
Hong Kong
CAD 500
0.0%
3
Pakistan
CAD 485
3.0%
4
Thailand
CAD 475
5.0%
5
Indonesia
CAD 456
8.8%
6
Taiwan
CAD 456
8.9%
7
South Korea
CAD 447
10.7%
8
New Zealand
CAD 441
11.9%
9
India
CAD 440
12.0%
10
Malaysia
CAD 435
12.9%
11
China
CAD 434
13.2%
12
Philippines
CAD 432
13.6%
13
Vietnam
CAD 425
15.0%
14
Japan
CAD 406
18.7%
15
Kazakhstan
CAD 396
20.8%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Mexico
CAD 488
2.4%
1
Brazil
CAD 463
7.5%
2
Puerto Rico
CAD 460
8.0%
3
Colombia
CAD 460
8.0%
4
Ecuador
CAD 453
9.5%
5
Guatemala
CAD 452
9.6%
6
Costa Rica
CAD 447
10.5%
7
Panama
CAD 445
11.0%
8
Peru
CAD 438
12.5%
9
Argentina
CAD 415
17.0%
10
Chile
CAD 412
17.6%
11
Uruguay
CAD 410
18.1%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
South Africa
CAD 495
1.0%
1
Uganda
CAD 474
5.1%
2
Zambia
CAD 470
6.0%
3
Morocco
CAD 466
6.7%
4
Ivory Coast
CAD 462
7.5%
5
Ghana
CAD 461
7.8%
6
Senegal
CAD 455
9.0%
7
Kenya
CAD 440
12.0%
8
Mozambique
CAD 423
15.3%
9
Cameroon
CAD 422
15.6%
10
Nigeria
CAD 407
18.5%
11
Angola
CAD 405
19.1%
12
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Middle East
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Saudi Arabia
CAD 500
0.0%
1
United Arab Emirates
CAD 475
5.0%
2
Qatar
CAD 475
5.0%
3
Egypt
CAD 463
7.4%
4
Bahrain
CAD 460
8.0%
5
Oman
CAD 460
8.0%
6
Lebanon
CAD 449
10.2%
7
Kuwait
CAD 445
11.0%
8
Israel
CAD 434
13.2%
9
Turkey
CAD 421
15.8%
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.